IP: Good Urban legend site

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Sender: jim () mentat com
> Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 20:28:03 -0800
> From: Jim Gillogly <jim () acm org>
>
> Hi, Dave -
>
> I should have replied earlier, but your corrections normally come
> almost immediately.  Here's a more definitive supplement to the
> following:
>
> My favorite urban legend debunking site is http://www.snopes.com .
> They do a thorough job of fact-checking.  The claim that North was
> afraid of threats from bin Laden is marked "False", but they go on to
> say (and cite) that he specifically expressed fear of Abu Nidal, a
> particularly nasty terrorist leader who acknowledges ordering the
> attacks on the Rome and Vienna airports, among other crimes, and
> whose behavior was so heinous he was even expelled from al Fatah.
> Ollie North also claimed Muammar Qadaffi (pick your spelling :) had
> threatened him.
>
> To see the full Snopes article with links and references, go to
> http://www.snopes.com and enter "ollie bin laden" in the search box.
> --
>         Jim Gillogly
>         Trewesday, 23 Blotmath S.R. 2001, 04:11
>         12.19.8.13.1, 1 Imix 19 Zac, Ninth Lord of Night


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