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But the winner, the staffers at the Wisconsin newspaper “Fond du Lac Reporter.” In July, it published an article about a gas station complete with a photograph and address that had formerly been owned by a man, it said, the Department of Homeland Security agency had identified as—quote “one of the plotters of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.”
What the agent had actually said was that the gas station owner was an applauder of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, slight difference. The paper, surprise, surprise, has been sued.
Even so, the staffers of “The Fond du Lac Reporter,” today‘s worst persons in the world.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9662225/
Here's the background:
Senior Special Agent Jeff Stillings was attributed in the newspaper as believing Hussain “to be one of the plotters of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and an agent for Osama bin Laden.” The newspaper the next day reported from a statement issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that the agent actually referred to Hussain as “an applauder.”
The July 28 article included a photograph of the gas station. Its caption included the address of the store, information on Hussain and said the store is “now under new ownership.”
The complaint states that AAP suffered damages including lost income, loss of earning capacity and property damage as result of the article and accompanying photograph. The petroleum company demanded a retraction of false and defamatory statements prior to filing the lawsuit, and the newspaper didn’t comply, according to the complaint.
“AAP Petroleum has received threats and suffered derogatory comments from people who read the article and believe that Citgo is connected to terrorism, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and/or Osama Bin Laden,” the complaint states.
http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/local/stories/local_22862418.shtml
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