Kesher Talk

Correction? No: Australian Broadcasting Corporation reporter Tim Palmer has demanded an apology for this post, taken from Tim Blair's blog. He is threatening to sue Kesher Talk.

Blair has apologized for any misrepresentation. But I made it clear in my original post that any possible problems with Shimon Peres' annoying "blood bath" quote derived from its source, Yediot Aharonot journalist Shimon Shiffer. I never accused Palmer of fabrication. I did question the source. The only mistake -- yet to be proven -- was assuming that Peres would not be so ridiculously stupid. Wishful thinking on my part? Most likely.

In any event, Palmer is in the clear, so there is no need for an apology.

To be frank, if this had come up in a regular newspaper, the "correction" would have run in small type out of sight. Here, he's getting what amounts to, at best, a clarification. On my front page. Not a bad deal at all.

posted by Howard @ 7/08/2002 09:49:28 AM