Questions for Jamil, Jamail, er, Whomever

The crack reporting team at Editor & Publisher, was fast off the mark in repeating the possibility that the mysterious “policeman” may have been found, who the Associated Press claimed is its prime source for the Shia immolation of six Sunnis but the AP won't produce him.

E&P says:

Though far from definitive proof, it was strong enough to cause at least one conservative blogger to wonder if those who had mocked the AP might have to eat “a huge shinola sandwich.”

That is based upon this from Winds of Change blog:

With the help of some friends who have been doing a smidgen of looking, and it appears - appears, but is not certain - that there is in fact a Jamail Hussein in the Yarmouk police station in Baghdad. We'll know more tomorrow.
Not sure yet what this means in terms of the AP story - but will know more about that tomorrow or Monday as well.
Watch the skies...

Those on the Left, who are quick to judge based on this, are gleefully rubbing their hands at those on the Right who have questioned the AP’s reporting. For example:

Looks like Malkin is stuck between Iraq and a hard place.

Here’s some of the questions that need to be answered:
1. At which mosque did the incident occur? Are there damages consistent with the incident?
2. Is there photographic evidence of the immolations, or the burn-marks on the ground?
3. Where are the bodies? What are their names?
4. Why has no Sunni imams or Iraqi authorities vouched for the incident?
5. What are the names of any “witnesses”? Are they credible?
6. Who is Jamil, or Jamail, Hussein? Is he a knowledgeable policeman? If a policeman, though located far from the scene, how would he know what happened, especially when others nearby don’t? What are his affiliations?
7. What are the qualifications of the AP reporter who sources Jamil? How does AP verify his reporting?

It’s not over, by a long shot. Indeed, “watch the skies.” We eagerly await the E&P’s full report of all the facts. Indeed, we eagerly await E&P even asking the questions.

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