If you don't have a source - Make one up - more lies

[radfringe]

If you don't like the numbers - cook the books.
If you don't agree with the scientific data - change it
If you don't like the story - switch the frames
If you don't have a reason to go to war - "fix" the intelligence.
If you don't have a source - Make one up

U.S. military admits error in news releases
Statements had similar quotes from 'unidentified Iraqi'
Monday, July 25, 2005 Posted: 2038 GMT (0438 HKT)
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/25/military.release/index.html

BAGHDAD (CNN) -- The U.S. military expressed regret Monday for issuing news releases about two separate attacks in Iraq that included almost identical quotes attributed to an unidentified Iraqi.

In both statements, the military quoted an Iraqi calling the attackers "enemies of humanity" and vowing to "take the fight to the terrorists," the latter an expression President Bush frequently has used in speeches.

In the first news release, issued after a July 13 Baghdad bombing that killed mostly youngsters, an unidentified Iraqi spoke of terrorists attacking "the children."

In the second release, sent out after an attack Sunday near a police station in the capital, an unidentified Iraqi referred to strikes on "the ISF," or Iraqi Security Forces.

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Below are the two news releases from the U.S. military with the similar quotes:

From Sunday:

" 'The terrorists are attacking the infrastructure, the ISF and all of Iraq. They are enemies of humanity without religion or any sort of ethics. They have attacked my community today and I will now take the fight to the terrorists,' said one Iraqi man who preferred not to be identified."

From July 13:

" 'The terrorists are attacking the infrastructure, the children and all of Iraq,' said one Iraqi man who preferred not to be identified. 'They are enemies of humanity without religion or any sort of ethics. They have attacked my community today and I will now take the fight to the terrorists.' "

[katinmn]

1. Admits error? More like: Got caught in a lie

Gee, I wonder which esteemed news organization noticed the similar quotes. The surprise to me is that this even got covered. CNN is usually such a cheerleader.