Shots Across the Bow

He knew it! Why didn’t we listen?

He knew it! Why didn't we listen? A man named Steven Emerson predicted that Al quaida was active in America, and a major attack was immanent. For his trouble, he was banned from NPR. Why?

According to this report published by FAIR in their magazine EXTRA, Emerson was a bigot who hated Muslims and Arabs. Their primary evidence? He raved about Islamic terrorists operating within the US, planning to murder American citizens. Some of their evidence that he was a crackpot? Among other things, he stated that there was a large terrorist cell operating out of Fla, and that Islamic professors in Florida Universities had ties to terrorist organizations.

In light of the WTC attacks, maybe FAIR/Extra owes him an apology.

I'm still reading the report, and comparing it to Emerson's testimony at a congressional hearing on terrorism held Feb 1998, as well as one held Dec 4 2001. I'll write up and post what I find and we'll see if FAIR is really fair.

Place your bets!

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