Stars And Stripes: Brian Williams Never Anywhere Near Enemy Fire

9:58 PM 02/04/2015

Derek Hunter
Contributor

NBC News anchor Brian Williams is under fire for claiming to have been under fire in Iraq in 2008 when he was not.

In his original story, Williams placed himself in a Chinook helicopter that was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. In his apology, Williams said he was in the Chinook behind the one that took the hit. But that, according to witnesses, isn’t close to the truth either.

Stars And Stripes reports that Williams “was nowhere near that aircraft or two other Chinooks flying in the formation that took fire. Williams arrived in the area about an hour later on another helicopter after the other three had made an emergency landing, the crew members said.”

In Williams’ original account he was in the Chinook that was hit. When he apologized his recounting of the story made it sound as though the Chinook that was hit was part of his convoy, in close proximity to the “Nightly News” anchor. But it turns out he was not on the scene for an hour, long after the attack had ended.

Read more: Daily Caller

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