ryan is the supernicety wrote:
] ] She cites another example. In September 2002, The Onion
] ] ran a piece called, "Al-Qaida Allegedly Engaging in
] ] Telemarketing." The piece told of the terrorist
] ] organization's nefarious plan to raise funds through
] ] various phone scams. It also showed screenshots of a
] ] videotape the CIA had uncovered in which al-Qaida's
] ] second in command, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, is seen with a
] ] headset, presumably tricking an unsuspecting victim.
] ]
] ] Thus, upon seeing the story, the Branch County sheriff's
] ] department in Coldwater, Michigan, which had been
] ] investigating telemarketing scams targeting the elderly,
] ] issued an urgent press release.
] ]
] ] "In the course of this investigation, it was learned that
] ] this is going on throughout the United States, and some
] ] of these telemarketing programs are believed to be
] ] operated by al-Qaida," the release stated. "The CIA has
] ] announced that they acquired a videotape showing al-Qaida
] ] members making phone solicitations for vacation home
] ] rentals, long-distance telephone service, magazine
] ] subscriptions and other products."

If you see it posted on the internet, it MUST be true!
Bahahahahahahahaha... I like the Onion even more now than before.

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