Subway Shooting Story Changes Yet Again

The initial reports of the Brazilian national shot by London police July 22 told us that the man was "directly linked" to the subway bombings and that he wore a bulky jacket that might have concealed a bomb and jumped the ticket barrier when police identified themselves. Police have already admitted Jean Charles de Menezes was not connected to the bombing. Now, de Menezes's family claims the police have admitted he was not wearing a bulky jacket, nor did he jump the ticket barrier. The police investigation is expected to take "several months," by which time this whole incident will have been conveniently forgotten.