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Drew J · 07-02-2006, 02:09 AM

Proof That 'Flight 77' Eyewitness Report Skewed

Quote:

Man furious with newspaper for twisting his words

Paul Joseph Watson/Prison Planet.com | June 30 2006

The Cincinnati Post reported Cissell's comments in a September 12 story.

''I thought, 'This isn't really happening. That is a big plane.' Then I saw the faces of some of the passengers on board,'' Cissell said.

"My words to the reporter were, "I was about four cars back from where the plane crossed over the highway. That it happened so quickly I didn't even see what airline it was from. However, I was so close to the plane when it went past that had it been sitting on a runway, I could have seen the faces of passengers peering out."

Cissell expressed his incredulity at the sloppy journalism betrayed in the article. As of June 30th it is still online without retraction.

If you read on, you will see another 'witness' had comments that were skewed.

Starshark · 07-02-2006, 02:13 AM

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EricK · 07-02-2006, 02:14 AM

From one part of the article...

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Cissell's comments were taken so far out of context that this seems to be a deliberate attempt at sensationalism or even an effort at lending bias towards the assumption that the plane was a large commercial airliner with passengers on board.

And later...

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Cissell is not certain that the plane was as large as a 757, but at least as large as a 727.

"As far as the size of the plane, it happened very quickly. What I can say is that it was a passenger plane at least as big as a 727 maybe bigger.

Quality journalism. I can see why you constantly quote from such sources.

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