Newsweek again! A little better job on the Somali missing men story

Yesterday I told you what a rotten job of reporting Newsweek did on its Somalis in Lewiston, ME story, they have done a little better job on the Somali missing men story.   But, since we have been on this from the beginning, there isn’t a whole lot to report here.  Newsweek appears to have interviewed all … Continue reading Newsweek again! A little better job on the Somali missing men story

LA Times gives us more information on the Somali missing men story

Only a few months behind on the story of the Minneapolis missing Somali men (former refugees) who are believed to have returned to Somalia for terrorist training, the Los Angeles Times does have some further details.  For instance we learned this really important nugget—one of the would-be Islamic fighters wanted to go to Harvard.  Ho … Continue reading LA Times gives us more information on the Somali missing men story

Somali missing youths story makes the front page in Washington, DC

Yesterday’s Washington Times placed the Somali missing youths story on the front page above the fold!    For new readers of RRW, we have been following this story for weeks here. American-raised, possibly some American born, Somali refugees are packing up and are believed to be headed to terrorist training camps in Somalia to join the … Continue reading Somali missing youths story makes the front page in Washington, DC

News Busters: Star Tribune makes Somali missing men look like characters in West Side Story

I had noticed that the Minneapolis Star Tribune coverage of the missing Somali men was a little sugary, but I realized that I have become so accustomed to mainstream media outlets soft-peddling terrorism that I didn’t give it another thought until a reader sent me this analysis at News Busters which begins: It reads like the … Continue reading News Busters: Star Tribune makes Somali missing men look like characters in West Side Story