The Washington post was nearly universally blasted by social media users on the left and right after their obituary calling Al Baghdadi a “austere religious scholar” in their obituary title that changed 3 times.
Elizabeth Harrington tweeted:
WaPo’s actual obit for a terrorist monster:
“austere religious scholar w/ wire-frame glasses”
“Mr. Baghdadi maintained a canny pragmatism”
“Acquaintances would remember him as a shy, nearsighted youth who liked soccer but preferred to spend his free time at the local mosque”
WaPo's actual obit for a terrorist monster:
"austere religious scholar w/ wire-frame glasses"
"Mr. Baghdadi maintained a canny pragmatism"
"Acquaintances would remember him as a shy, nearsighted youth who liked soccer but preferred to spend his free time at the local mosque" pic.twitter.com/XFFBnUsHEO
— Elizabeth Harrington (@LizRNC) October 27, 2019
Sean Spicer tweeted:
Stop, read this & think about it: last night a ruthless, brutal terrorist who threatened our country & is responsible for the death of American citizens was killed in a successful operation by US military & @washingtonpost described #Albagdadi as an “austere religious scholar”
Stop, read this & think about it: last night a ruthless, brutal terrorist who threatened our country & is responsible for the death of American citizens was killed in a successful operation by US military & @washingtonpost described #Albagdadi as an “austere religious scholar” pic.twitter.com/Mjptm0Fa3Z
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) October 27, 2019
Yashar Ali tweeted:
They had it right the first time.
The Washington Post changed the headline on its Al-Baghdadi obituary from “Islamic State’s terrorist-in-Chief” to “austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State.”
They had it right the first time.
The Washington Post changed the headline on its Al-Baghdadi obituary from “Islamic State’s terrorist-in-Chief” to “austere religious scholar at helm of Islamic State.” pic.twitter.com/cs243EVz7W
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 27, 2019
This is shocking, Washington Post. Terrorist, Murderer, Rapist who presided over genocide, mass killings, torture, conversion over years is an ‘austere religious scholar’ for you? People won’t forget this headline for years. Looks like WaPo lost a loved one.
This is shocking, Washington Post. Terrorist, Murderer, Rapist who presided over genocide, mass killings, torture, conversion over years is an ‘austere religious scholar’ for you? People won’t forget this headline for years. Looks like WaPo lost a loved one. pic.twitter.com/HE38GkRPkb
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) October 27, 2019
This is an absurd article that reads like The Onion. Washington Post describes the world’s most wanted terrorist as an “austere religious scholar at the helm of Islamic State.”
This is an absurd article that reads like The Onion. Washington Post describes the world's most wanted terrorist as an "austere religious scholar at the helm of Islamic State." https://t.co/6fwrh8hGMM pic.twitter.com/8X75VJorSi
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) October 27, 2019
The world has lost an austere religious scholar. Thank you, @WashingtonPost.
The world has lost an austere religious scholar. Thank you, @WashingtonPost. pic.twitter.com/Vzkv905AwC
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) October 27, 2019
After mass mockery, the title of the obituary written by Joby Warrick changed a third time to “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, extremist leader of Islamic State, dies at 48.”
From obscure cleric to enigmatic terrorist leader: Baghdadi's journey to the top of the world's most feared terrorist group. https://t.co/IHAKlypwlE
— Joby Warrick (@JobyWarrick) October 27, 2019
Many responded to Warrick voicing their displeasure at the sympathetic portrayal in the obituary.
https://twitter.com/Discoveringme40/status/1188510197020549121
https://twitter.com/blakehfreeman/status/1188475969679450112
Killer of 500,000 people but the WAPO, he's just misunderstood.
— Henry Chinaski (@ashsoles) October 27, 2019
I'm so old I remember when you called him an "austere religious scholar." Because I'm more than one hour old.
Keep up the great work not being enemies of the American people and all. pic.twitter.com/Q1adJyPvDu
— Matt Bennett (@mattben10) October 27, 2019
This article was written by the staff of TheConservativeOpinion.com
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