that the missile that hit NATO member Poland last week had been launched by Russia, a number of US media outlets have reported.
The news that the agency had
terminated its contract with investigative reporter James LaPorta after a
brief internal probe was broken by the Daily Beast on Monday. The
sacking was later confirmed to the Washington Post by “people at the news organization.”
Last Tuesday, AP issued a news alert citing “a senior US intelligence official,” who claimed that “Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, killing two people.
An unnamed AP employee told the Post that LaPorta misinformed his
editors that a senior manager had already vetted his source, leaving
them “with the impression that the story’s sourcing had been approved.” ” RT
