Posted on 02/09/2007 4:14:49 PM PST by bnelson44
A Feb. 9 front-page article about the Pentagon inspector general's report regarding the office of former undersecretary of defense Douglas J. Feith incorrectly attributed quotations to that report. References to Feith's office producing "reporting of dubious quality or reliability" and that the office "was predisposed to finding a significant relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda" were from a report issued by Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) in Oct. 2004. Similarly, the quotes stating that Feith's office drew on "both reliable and unreliable reporting" to produce a link between al-Qaeda and Iraq "that was much stronger than that assessed by the IC [Intelligence Community] and more in accord with the policy views of senior officials in the Administration" were also from Levin's report. The article also stated that the intelligence provided by Feith's office supported the political views of senior administration officials, a conclusion that the inspector general's report did not draw.The two reports employ similar language to characterize the activities of Feith's office: Levin's report refers to an "alternative intelligence assessment process" developed in that office, while the inspector general's report states that the office "developed, produced, and then disseminated alternative intelligence assessments on the Iraq and al Qaida relationship, which included some conclusions that were inconsistent with the consensus of the Intelligence Community, to senior decision-makers." The inspector general's report further states that Feith's briefing to the White House in 2002 "undercuts the Intelligence Community" and "did draw conclusions that were not fully supported by the available intelligence."
Almost all the truly damning quotes came from the office of Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, not the DOD inspector general.
(Excerpt) Read more at media.nationalreview.com ...
`Rat Levin is a despicable loathsome toad.
How in the world does this guy get re-elected
over and over ! ?
This from CQ:
" Feith and Wolfowitz have served as targets for Democrats for years, and now that they have returned to power, they want to use whatever they can to finish them politically. Carl Levin and Jay Rockefeller can't wait to start holding hearings on the matter, even though the IG explicitly states that no laws were broken and the effort was properly revealed to Congress. This is just another venue for political payback, and nothing more."
Too Funny! The "journalists" who wrote this story, clearly got it directly from Levin, didn't read it, edit it, or do anything other than go straight to print with it. Do we still need proof that these so-called "journalists" are in bed with the dems? What an embarrasment for the "journo's" and the "news" paper.
Spruiell says Chris Matthews was talking about the bogus WaPo article on “Hardball” as though it were accurate as late as 5 p.m. ET. Exit question from Hot Air: How vigorous should we expect news networks’ corrections to be once word gets out?
Hmmm...FRONT PAGE article.....
Any guess on what page the retraction and corrections will be on??
BTTT !!
I have been somewhat surprised lately hearing the blovators continuous referral to newspaper articles. So lame.
Caught writing from Levin's talking points feed. Talk about faking intelligence! "Carl, what should I write?"
It led NBC Nightly News at 6:30.
Homer Simpson quote: "Doh!"
Great, so WaPo gets caught presenting slanted, dishonest quotations from the execrable Carl Levin and pretending they were from the IG's report. Gee, for people who want to attack "biased" intel these Demagogues and MSM-types sure are incompetent when it comes to intelligent, accurate discussion of intel.....
Those were NOT wrong quotes.....they were LIES!
People probably should email and call their local affiliates.
"Free Republic Reports Show Treason Media Manipulated Quotes and Headlines".
--the execrable Carl Levin--
How about "the excrement Carl Levin?".
yet another "What a Huge Surprise" ping.
I wonder how long we will have to wait for NBC Nightly News and Chris Matthews to admit their mistake ? I am sure that it will NEVER happen.
WaPo "reporters" probably took a press release from Levin's office and merely reproduced it as a "news article" for the front page of WaPo.
This is common practice for MSM reporters, but this time they were so careless and transparent that they were caught.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.