Monday, July 07, 2014

Wash Times wrongly accuses man of funding ISIS, apologizes

Wash Times wrongly accuses man of funding ISIS, apologizes
By: Sydney Smith
July 07, 2014 05:00 AM EST

The Washington Times wrongly accused a Saudi businessman of funding the terrorist group ISIS.

The June 17 article, "Turkey’s support for ISIS Islamist terrorists. Aiding jihadists could put Ankara at odds with Iran" was by Daniel Pipes. Pipes is "the founder and president of the Middle East Forum, a Philadelphia-based research institute," according to his website.

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