hnn reported an accusation in one article then retracted it in another the accusation was always absurd and came from some anonymous person now identified as a friend of a known enemy of khalidi people who write on controversial topics get accusations hurled at them all the time and there is no reason we should report them unless they become prominent public issues being echoed by the usual suspects like campus watch doesn't make something notable if they do become prominent public issues and are reported on by high quality sources then we can report it also on the basis of those sources talk