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To: LindyBill who wrote (191013)	12/30/2006 7:50:20 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793782

It's becoming obvious that Captain Jamil Hussein is a Lieutenant Kije, a non-existant person. Perhaps he was modelled on a real person once. But now he is clearly serving as a fictional cover for sourcing all those stories around Baghdad for whom no real source is willing to be mentioned. Haven't got a source for your juicy quote? No problemo, just ascribe it to Captain Jamil Hussein. That way, you don't have to risk getting into trouble by inventing biographical details about a new non-existant source. It's so much easier besides. The sheer geographical and temporal variety of the quotations ascribed to Captain Jamil Hussein make it clear what is happening. A few years ago, nobody would have noticed anything. But now everybody has the equivalent of Lexus-Nexis, and bloggers can compare notes to spot the pattern. If Captain Hussein were legit, it's inconceivable that the AP wouldn't have tried to answer the charges. They can't fix this by firing one stringer. I haven't seen the bloggers total up how many AP reporters have quoted Captain Hussein, but I bet it's a lot. And who should be surprised? Look at the whole Middle East, and ask yourself how much value is put on journalistic integrity in most Arab countries.