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GOP Candidate Fears for His Life, Calls FBI, All Because Al Jazeera Wants an Interview?
Feet in 2 Worlds doesn't generally rely on the Daily News' Rush & Malloy gossip page as a credible source, period, let alone on immigrant and ethnic media. But an election-related headline caught our eye yesterday.
When an Al Jazeera English reporter attempted last week to interview an Iraq war veteran running for Congress in Florida, the candidate called the FBI, saying he feared a potential terrorist hit. See the whole story here.
The candidate, Republican retired Lt. Col. Allen West, reported he was suspicious of Al Jazeera English's request to interview him on the recent 'perceived uptick in violence in Afghanistan'. West said he suspected the interview request was a ploy to kidnap him in the dangerous confines of South Florida, where he is hoping to unseat Rep. Ron Klein, a first-term Democratic incumbent in a district that is also home to Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter.
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