Wall Street Journal Scrutinizes Hundreds of Articles by Fired Reporter<br />“I clearly made mistakes in my reporting and entered into a world I didn’t understand,” Mr. Solomon said in a statement to The A. P.<br />“I never entered into any business with Farhad Azima, nor did I ever intend to.<br />It is part of The Journal’s response to an article published by The Associated Press on Wednesday<br />that described communications between Mr. Solomon and the businessman, Farhad Azima, about a possible business venture involving aerial espionage in Iran and a $725 million defense-related contract with the United Arab Emirates.<br />But I understand why the emails and the conversations I had with Mr. Azima may look like I was involved in some seriously troubling activities.”<br />The Journal said on Wednesday that Mr. Solomon had “forfeited our trust.” The company declined to comment further Thursday.<br />Early Wednesday, employees in The Journal’s D. C. bureau sensed that Mr. Solomon, 49, was in some trouble.
