Tuesday, October 26, 2004
380 tons of nothing
Being seasoned news watchers and armchair pundits I'm sure you're all too familiar by now with the "New York Times" claim and the NBC counterclaim about those missing 380 tons of high explosives.
My favorite piece of media about this latest whipped-up controversy comes from this CNN report - particularly the last paragraph:
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My favorite piece of media about this latest whipped-up controversy comes from this CNN report - particularly the last paragraph:
"[I]n the wake of the NBC report, the Bush campaign fired off a statement saying that Kerry's criticism of the president over the missing material has 'been proven false before the day is over'...It's obviously also an administration that never admits a mistake, no matter how fictional.
"But Kerry senior adviser Joe Lockhart fired back with a statement of his own, accusing the Bush campaign of 'distorting' the NBC News report.
" 'In a shameless attempt to cover up its failure to secure 380 tons of highly explosive material in Iraq, the White House is desperately flailing in an effort to escape blame,' Lockhart said. 'It is the latest pathetic excuse from an administration that never admits a mistake, no matter how disastrous.'
"Lockhart did not elaborate on how the Bush campaign was distorting the NBC report."
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