With a change of a word, it changes everything.

To prove my point, I have removed the congressman's name, and replaced a few pronouns in the article... 
 
 
In the 1980s, he was a prominent fundraiser for MUA, The Muslim United Army that raised money for Pakistan and was suspected of running guns into Pakistan, too. Indeed, *****'s rise to prominence within the Pakistani-American movement was predicated upon his support for MUA at a time when New Yorkers were softer on terrorism than they are now. MUA helped win ***** his seat in Congress, making him, in some respects, the terrorists' Man in Washington. ... 
 
In 1982 he told a pro-Pakistan rally in Nassau County, New York, that "We must pledge ourselves to support those brave men and women who this very moment are carrying forth the struggle against imperialism in the streets." That same year, a MUA bomb killed eight people in London's Hyde Park. Two years later, the MUA almost succeeded in murdering the British prime minister. 
 
 
Surely there would be outrage... 

Now here is the real story... 
 
In the 1980s, he was a prominent fundraiser for Noraid, the Irish-American organization that raised money for the IRA and was suspected of running guns to Ulster, too. Indeed, King's rise to prominence within the Irish-American movement was predicated upon his support for the IRA at a time when New Yorkers were softer on terrorism than they are now. Noraid helped win King his seat in Congress, making him, in some respects, the terrorists' Man in Washington. ... 
 
In 1982 he told a pro-IRA rally in Nassau County, New York, that "We must pledge ourselves to support those brave men and women who this very moment are carrying forth the struggle against British imperialism in the streets of Belfast and Derry." That same year, an IRA bomb killed eight people in London's Hyde Park. Two years later, the IRA almost succeeded in murdering the British prime minister. 
 
http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/12/17/peter_king_terrorism/inde x.html 
 
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Is there a difference in the two stories? 
 
Both are about a man supporting terrorists fighting against a countries government. 
 
I think they are exactly the same...