AP PUBLISHES FALSE REPORT OF BLAIR LINKING LONDON TERROR TO ISRAEL-PALI CONFLICT

Two days after the terrorist bombings in London, British Prime Minister Blair gave a high-profile interview on BBC Radio, which Associated Press covered in this manner:

Prime Minister Tony Blair said Britain must defend against terrorism ― but must also strive to understand the underlying causes of the violence, which he identified as deprivation, lack of democracy and ongoing conflict in the Middle East. "I think this type of terrorism has very deep roots," Blair said. "As well as dealing with the consequences of this ― trying to protect ourselves as much as any civil society can ― you have to try to pull it up by its roots." That meant boosting understanding between people of different religions, helping people in the Middle East see a path to democracy and easing the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, he said.

OOPS. TURNS OUT AP MADE THE WHOLE THING UP!

AP Corrects: Blair Didn't Link Israel, Bombings
In the aftermath of last week's terror attacks against London, the Associated Press issued multiple stories reporting that British Prime Minister Tony Blair gave an interview on BBC Radio in which he discussed the "very deep roots" of terrorism and linked the attacks against his country to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

On Sunday the AP issued the following correction: "In a July 9 story about Prime Minister Tony Blair's comments on overcoming global terrorism, the Associated Press erroneously reported that he spoke of easing the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Blair did not specifically mention the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in his interview with the British Broadcasting Corp." (CAMERA)