irish media accused of playing a part in september 11th attacks a former american diplomat has accused the irish media of playing a part in the terrorist attacks of september 11th by stirring up “anti-americanism” internationally.
mr george dempsey, first secretary of the us embassy in dublin from 1988 to 1992, said “dishonest” stories circulated by irish newspapers and broadcasters had helped to fuel terrorism in the arab world.
a spokeswoman for the us embassy said mr dempsey was entitled to his views, but “his views are entirely his own, and he does not speak for the embassy”.
in a book to be published next month, on the eve of president bush’s visit to ireland, mr dempsey criticised what he described as “witless pandering to arab irrationality and intransigence” in the irish media.
of the attacks on september 11th, he writes: “let us be clear about this. the irish media, in general, bear their share of responsibility for what happened in the united states.