re: #195 researchok

I just linked to it.

Would you say falsely claiming that his materials were being used by the FBI damaged his credibility?

Under the banner of his David Horowitz Freedom Center, Horowitz sent out an email in August 2007 claiming:

One strong measurement of the effect we’re having (and the need for what we do) came in the form of request from the head the FBI-California Highway Patrol Joint Counter-terrorism Task Force who called this week to ask if their group could use our flash video “What Every American Needs to Know About Jihad” as a training film. [3]

Historian and author Rick Perlstein tracked down a statement by the task force that denied Horowtiz’s claim:

I can assure you the California Highway Patrol’s head of the FBI-California Highway Patrol, Joint Terrorism Task Force did not request a copy of the video. While an employee of this Department did request a copy, the video was not used nor will it be used for training purposes. [4]

I think this quote says it all, really, after he was shown to have huge problems with his story about the professor failing a student over a “Was Bush a War Criminal” question.

“some of our facts were wrong; our point was right.”