To Tell The Truth

Isn't this interesting? In 1997, Ali Abu Kamal a Palestinian visiting from Gaza went on a shooting spree on the observation deck at the top of the Empire State Building in New York City. He killed one person and wounded several others before taking his own life.

The killer's widow claimed her husband was not politically motivated. His son-in-law said Kamal was despondent after losing his life savings. And his daughter, said that he was unable to return home after losing his money.

Now, the truth is told. The New York Daily News writes that Kamal's daughter now says her father wanted to punish the U.S. for supporting Israel. She says her mother's original account was a lie fashioned by the Palestinian Authority. What were the odds that prestigious organization would stoop to falsehoods?

"A Palestinian Authority official advised us to say the attack was not for political reasons because that would harm the peace agreement with Israel," she told The News on Friday. "We didn't know that he was martyred for patriotic motivations, so we repeated what we were told to do."

So, this becomes one more act of terrorism condoned by the Middle East madmen and treated lightly by the US press.