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March 21, 2016
The Iranian Missile Photo That CNN Missed
Two CNN articles erroneously reported this month that Iranian media have not published photographs of the missiles emblazoned with the Hebrew words "Israel must be wiped off the earth," and that CNN could not independently confirm the information. So CAMERA has helped CNN, directing editors to a photograph of the missile with anti-Israel graffiti which appeared in the Iranian media.
On March 15, Barbara Starr wrote ("U.S. official raises Iran rocket fears; Tehran denies tests are illegal"):
The missiles, capable of reaching Iran's archenemy Israel, were marked with a statement in Hebrew reading "Israel must be wiped off the Earth," Iran's semiofficial Fars News Agency reported.
The phrase originates from a remark made by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution. CNN has not independently confirmed this report, and Iranian media have not shown photographs of the message.
These very same two paragraphs first appeared on CNN's website March 9, in an article by Tim Hume and Alireza Hajihosseini wrote ("Iran fires ballistic missiles a day after test; U.S. officials hint at violation").
The following photograph of the missile emblazoned with the anti-Israel graffiti appears on the Fars News site.
CAMERA has contacted CNN to request corrections. Stay tuned for an update.
Posted by TS at March 21, 2016 08:57 AM
Comments
could you not show all of the rocket and its launcher? as it is it is not very convincing evidence, even tho I do believe it!
Posted by: David at March 22, 2016 08:05 AM
"A satellite image shown on Israel's Channel 2 news, January 21, 2015, said to show a new long-range Iranian missile on a launch pad outside Tehran. (Channel 2 screenshot)A satellite image shown on Israel's Channel 2 news, January 21, 2015, said to show a new long-range Iranian missile on a launch pad outside Tehran. (Channel 2 screenshot)" From the Times of Israel.
I think it is fair to ask how the photo of the ballistic missile was validated?
The photo I saw shown in the Times of Israel is a better than excellent shot of it being prepped for firing.
The photo above is from the FARS news agency but I suppose the inscription could be painted on anything. Still I'm willing to give CAMERA the benefit of the doubt. As it does appear to be the same missile in the same terrain as that shown by CNN released by Iran?
Posted by: jeb stuart at March 27, 2016 03:28 PM
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