The U.S. military is calling it an "administrative error," but others are suggesting it was caught posing propaganda as news.
The military issued a news release on July 24, following a car bomb, that included a quote from an unidentified Iraqi man.
But the quote was almost identical to one used in a July 13 release, following a separate car bomb.
Here's the kicker: After questioning from the U.S. news media, the military re-issued the July 24 release, minus the quote.
Problem solved! Lt. Col. Clifford Kent, spokesman for the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division, told CNN that the quote was an "administrative error," and said the military was investigating.
And if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.
Even if the quotes were absolutely identical, the "administrative error" theory might not hold water.
We'd have to assume that our military accidentally pulled a quote from July 13 and stuck it into a July 24 release. Doesn't make a lot of sense.
But the quotes aren't identical. They're almost identical. So the "administrative error" would be
that our military accidentally pulled a quote from July 13, altered it slightly, then stuck it into a July 24 release.An alternate theory, of course, is that the military interviewed the same unidentified Iraqi, who read his July 13 quote for use in the July 24 news release ...
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How similar are the quotes? You be the judge.
The July 24 news release, on a car bomb that killed 25 near the al-Rashad police station, read: "
'The terrorists are attacking the infrastructure, the ISF (Iraqi Security Forces)
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."
The July 13 news release, on a car bomb that killed several children, read: "
'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.***
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