(LM: The interesting thing about this article is that it implies that a group of Iraq war protesters--and we know who they are--vandalized the office of Rep. Chris Smith WITHOUT PROVIDING ANY EVIDENCE AT ALL other than that the protesters had recently been there! It doesn't say who else had recently been in the office. Wonder if anyone asked.
Maybe the protesters did it, maybe not...but that's the cool thing about proof, it takes away a lot of speculation. Note that no arrests have been made...and that the "authorities" aren't identified.)GOP congressman's N.J. office vandalizedHAMILTON, N.J. - U.S. Rep. Chris Smith's New Jersey offices were vandalized last week, possibly by a group who barged in to protest the Iraq war, authorities said Wednesday.
Some computers were damaged and others had wires disconnected, said Hamilton Detective Lt. James Kostoplis, who is investigating. Computers began malfunctioning after the anti-war group of about 20 people left Smith's Mercer County district office on Aug. 29, Kostoplis said.
No arrests have been made.
Smith, a Republican, had previously met with the anti-war protesters. A spokesperson for Smith in Washington did not return a call for comment Wednesday.
(Article is from AP via philly.com. Link:
http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20070905_ap_gopcongressmansnjofficevandalized.html)
(LM: I'm going to have to start numbering my rants against lousy journalism.)
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