Thursday, January 04, 2007

Jamail-Jamil Hussein Found

I discussed somewhat briefly in two posts (here and here) the Jamail-Jamil Hussein controversy. Well, according to Patterico, Hussein has been found where the AP said he was: at the al-Khadra station.

I'm still suspicious about why it took so long to produce this source, given that the controversy started about six weeks ago. I understand that the man supposedly is afraid of arrest now, but evidently he wasn't afraid to talk to the A.P.

What I've always been more concerned about was the accuracy of the stories. As Patterico points out, the A.P. dropped its claim that four mosques had been burned, focusing solely on whether Hussein was a real guy or not.

I'm glad they finally found the guy and identified him as the source for more than 60 stories. But where's the information forthcoming about these burned mosques that nobody else verifies?

UPDATE: Kathleen Carroll basks in smugness over the finding of Hussein. But no discussion about the four mosques.