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reine.de.tout1/01/2011 4:05:54 pm PST

Here’s the first part of a statement from the White House on the bombing in Egypt:

I strongly condemn the separate and outrageous terrorist bombing attacks in Egypt and Nigeria. The attack on a church in Alexandria, Egypt caused 21 reported deaths and dozens of injured from both the Christian and Muslim communities. The perpetrators of this attack were clearly targeting Christian worshipers, and have no respect for human life and dignity.

Here’s the headline at another blog (Gateway Pundit)
SICK. OBAMA IS MAKING UP MUSLIM VICTIMS In Egyptian Terror Attack

The writer quotes only the second sentence from the statement above, then goes on to say:

The attack on a church in Alexandria, Egypt caused 21 reported deaths and dozens of injured from both the Christian and Muslim communities.

Not true.
All 21 of the victims in the attack were Christian. No Muslims died in the attack.
Catholic Online reported:


The explosion, during the first hour of the New Year, left 21 dead, 79 injured and questions about possible involvement of al-Qaida. All but eight of the injured and all the fatalities were Christians from Saints Church, located on the eastern side of the coastal city.

He’s afraid to say Islamic extremism.
Now he’s making up Muslim victims too.

The WH statement acknowledges what appears to be a fact, that is, eight of the injured were not Christians from the Saints Church, so it’s my guess they were Muslims.

Gateway Pundit quotes selectively, then comes up with a completely bogus meaning for the quote.

Gah.