June 20, 2006

Do Ex-Terrorists Now Need ID Cards?

A note on dhimmitude at AP from Maria Sliwa:

In my six years of working in public relations, this is a first. For the past week, I have notified representatives at the Associate Press Daybook (AP) in Philadelphia, via phone calls and email (215-561-1133 and phillyap@ap.org) that there would be an event tonight involving three former terrorists presenting exclusive video footage of terrorism in America. Each time I spoke with an AP representative, I was assured that this event would be posted in the daybook today. When I called this morning, however, I was informed that the event would not be posted, because the AP is unable to verify that the three former terrorists are indeed former terrorists. This is despite the fact that they have received quite a bit of media attention in the past: see shoebat.com and 3xterrorists.com for a sample of past media coverage. Posting an event in the daybook is key to maximizing media exposure. Most editors, reporters and news directors review the daybook daily in order to set assignments for the day's news. So my question to the AP in Philadelphia is this: Should the three ex-terrorists go back to their former terrorist organizations and request ID cards?