The truth that Gaddafi had no “adopted daughter” has been known since before the 1986 raid. But our media went forward with the propaganda and disinformation anyway. NBC’s Andrea Mitchell repeated the lie in a February NBC Nightly News report this year.
However, many in the media are now publicly starting to have second thoughts because documents obtained from the Gaddafi family compound in Libya show that Gaddafi did have a daughter and that she did not die but lived and studied to be a doctor. This is “Hanna” or “Hana,” depending on the spelling.
The strange turn of events suggests that Gaddafi, after using the dead “adopted daughter” story for anti-American propaganda purposes in 1986, raised a real daughter by the same name. Why? Gaddafi was always considered unstable and his behavior cannot be rationally understood. But the short answer is that he thought he could get away with it. And he almost did—until his regime began grumbling and the secrets started leaking out.
The big loser in all of this is not only Gaddafi but his dupes in the media, led by Andrea Mitchell of NBC news.
Another big loser is Charlie Rose, who in 2001 interviewed Gaddafi for the CBS News’ “60 Minutes” show and prominently mentioned that “it was reported that his 15-month-old adopted daughter was killed” (at about 6:07 in the broadcast) in the 1986 strike. Author Milton Viorst said that Gaddafi had been psychologically “wounded” by the death of his daughter. “He talks about his daughter who was killed in one of those bombings. My judgment seeing him talk about her is that he was profoundly wounded by this event and he has not recovered from it,” he said. Viorst added, “He remembers this child.”
Read More at AIM By Cliff Kincaid, Accuracy in Media
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Like they say if you repeat the lies often enough you get to believe them
"Secrets started leaking out". Hopefully, a whistleblower will start leaking out this administration's secrets and he can topple himself. Please, dear Lord, give America back to the People!!
ALL the news media should have their arses kicked, they tell us NOT the truth, but give us pap & entertainment!! NEVER the real news, and never a single word about Obozo, our Liar in Chief commiting FELONIES, and TREASON!!! They still support him and will crucify ANY republican who gets the nomination!!
Andrea Mitchell is a horse's ass.
Since when have daughters ever meant anything to the peoples of the middle east. Girls have often been considered a burden on the family, they were generally bartered off into marriage as soon as they were old enough, with as large a dowery as possible being negotiated by the new husbands family. The more daughters one had the more the family had to pay out in dowery requirements. The male children were always highly desired, due to their ability to carry on the family name and heritage. It is absolutely rediculous, even laughable to believe he was " psycologically wounded " by the death of a 15 month old girl baby. Pure rubbish, more media garbage.
Andrea Mitchell is not an editorial reporter, yet she injects her opinion into every piece she does. She should be fired for her entire body of work, a rehash of liberal talking points which are themselves lies. I think her "power marriage" keeps her on the air, but most people know she's one of the worst "reporters" in the media.