Feminist News retracts accusation against Operation Rescue West

Well, now. Here's a news story that didn't make the MSM.

[drippingsarcasm]Gosh, I wonder why...[/drippingsarcasm]

The pro-abortion publication Feminist News has retracted its October statement that members of Operation Rescue West "have been found guilty of murdering abortion providers and clinic staff."

Troy Newman of Operation Rescue said it took the threat of a lawsuit against the Eleanor Smeal-led Feminist Majority Foundation to get the correction.

"We're certainly delighted that she's finally acknowledged that Operation Rescue has a longstanding history of being peaceful and nonviolent in our direct action against the abortion providers here in America," Newman said.

And here's the actual correction:

On October 7, 2004, the Feminist News ran a story that included an unsubstantiated statement alleging that members of Operation Rescue West "have been found guilty of murdering abortion providers and clinic staff." As soon as we became aware of this error, which we regret, we removed the story from the Feminist News Archives and we are posting this correction on the Feminist News.

Yeah. "As soon as we became aware of this error." Sure. It only took the better part of two months for them to "become aware" of it. Right.

Of course, had the shoe been on the other foot, it would have been headline news in the MSM.