Pentagon to probe reuse of anonymous quote

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

Pentagon to probe reuse of anonymous quote
Investigation to determine quote's accuracy, evaluate procedure

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Pentagon will investigate the use of a quote from an anonymous Iraqi that was issued almost unaltered in a second news release referring to a separate incident, a spokesman said Tuesday.

The investigation will attempt to determine whether the quote was accurate in the first place and whether the military needs to change its procedures and take disciplinary action, said Pentagon spokesman Lawrence Di Rita.

"I think the quote may have been modestly modified, but the basic point is accurate that they have appeared to use the second quote in another statement," Di Rita said.

The two releases, which refer to separate instances 11 days apart, each contain a 40-word quote attributed to an unidentified Iraqi. The quotes differ by only one word.

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Find this article at:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/26/military.release/index.html

[FloridaPat]

1. Right. This is the onlhy anonymous quote misused in the last 5 years - not

This they investigate but not the lies that lead to the invasion of Iraq???

[KeepItReal]

2. Pentagon:"Let's investigate ourselves again"

Let me guess the outcome... "Just another honest misstake."

[Stevious]

3. hmmm

Who freeps the Yahoo news ratings on stories like this?

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050726/pl_afp/usiraqmilitarymedia_050726231753
:wtf:

[DBoon]

4. "next time be more careful when you lie"

"Gee someone caught us this time. Make sure we get away with it next time."

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

5. le kick

[rexcat]

6. This is typical of this maladministration...

All they want to do is keep the electorate in the dark so we can't make an informed decision. This is one of the hallmarks of fascism.

[Adrian Luca]

7. People are missing an important point!

The second time the quote was used it was modified to make it fit the second story. Therefore there can be no doubt that its re-use was not an innocent mistake.

[EFerrari]

8. When they trot out Di Rita, you know it's one of their bigger

whoppers. Must be his job description.

[TroglodyteScholar]

9. Don't worry about this, folks...

Just a little communications foible between the Ministry of Peace and the Ministry of Truth. Won't happen again. As a matter of fact, it never happened in the first place.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

11. Yeah, I keep waiting for the Ministry of Truth MIB squad to show up,

with their memory neutralizer.



"You didn't see nuttin'!"

[Toots]

10. Hmmm more "fixing the facts" seems to be a pattern here

Remember the photoshopped pictures of the soldiers at a Bush* ralley. "Fixing the facts" is all these people do.