A Boy Named Sue: Is AP Being Played By Jamil Hussein?

What's in a name? Well, Johnny Cash might sing about a boy named Sue and his dad's efforts to toughen up the kid against the world, but would an Iraqi do such a thing to their kid? Gateway Pundit received email from an Iraqi-American who had some interesting comments about the names being proffered by AP. For starters, Jamil translates as pretty or beautiful.

This makes it an even more peculiar name. Still possible. His father names his son Jamil, Thus Jamil Gulam means "Pretty Boy".

Now unless it is a family tradition, I would never do that to any of my Sons.

It could be that an Iraqi is playing a huge joke on AP.

I'll say. Of course, the AP isn't exactly trying to find out whether they were played and have instead stuck to their story regardless of the developments.

UPDATE:
Confederate Yankee continues his correspondence with AP over the ongoing issue of Jamil Hussein's identity and what AP knew and when they knew it. Like myself, he's awaiting Michelle Malkin and Bryan Preston's reporting on the subject of the mosque incidents that figured so prominently in AP's coverage based on Jamil's say-so, including a possible visit to the location where the attacks are said to have occurred.

UPDATE:
Others weighing in: Bill's Bites catches Ed Morrissey sparring with NPR over Jamilgate and Flopping Aces notes that Michelle and Bryan are back from Iraq and looking forward to their reporting.