Groundhog Day in Iraq: U.S. Military Press Releases Repeat Quotes

[sabra]

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http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000990675

Groundhog Day in Iraq: U.S. Military Press Releases Repeat Quotes


NEW YORK The U.S. military on Sunday said it was looking into how virtually identical quotations ended up in two of its news releases about different insurgent attacks. In each case the military quoted an Iraqi calling the attackers "enemies of humanity" and vowing to "take the fight to the terrorists," according to a CNN report.

Following a car bombing in Baghdad on Sunday, the U.S. military issued a statement with a quote attributed to an unidentified Iraqi that was virtually identical to a quote reacting to an attack on July 13.

After questioning by reporters, the military released the statement without the quote.

Lt. Col. Clifford Kent, spokesman for the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division, said use of the quote was an "administrative error."


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[mike_c]

1. somebody forgot to tear out that page from the official quote book....

:spank:

[Lannes]

2. Yes it is groundhog day!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4183589


:P

[sabra]

4. doh, my bad :-)

[Lannes]

5. No problem

Ive done it before myself and Im sure Ill do it again. :)

[G_j]

3. Lie = "administrative error."

the thing is, the Pentagon NEVER tells the truth, that is a given.