Another example of Mr. No Facts Fisk -
"Two missiles from an American jet killed them all - by my estimate, more than 20 Iraqi civilians, torn to pieces before they could be 'liberated' by the nation that destroyed their lives. Who dares, I ask myself, to call this 'collateral damage'? Abu Taleb Street was packed with pedestrians and motorists when the American pilot approached through the dense sandstorm that covered northern Baghdad in a cloak of red and yellow dust and rain yesterday morning."
1. Did Mr. Fisk see the two missiles? How does he know there were two missiles?
2. "American jet"? I suppose he actually saw the jet that fired the missiles.
3. "20 Iraqi civilians"? Really? That's even more casualties than the Iraqi government claimed.
The main problem with Mr. Fisk's story is that it may be COMPLETELY WRONG! The pentagon has reported that they did not target the market and mentioned that the damage could have been caused by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile. For the record, the pentagon didn't claim it was impossible that it wasn't one of their missiles gone astray
But who cares about getting all the facts first Mr. Fisk? Just go ahead and make stuff up. Are you sure it wasn't two American jets and one missile a piece? Or a British jet and three missiles? Was it 20 civilians or 200? Ah, who cares. Just go ahead and make up facts - it makes you sound like a legitimate REPORTER.
AI
