[Doug Thompson]

I have always said that when I screw up I admit up and boy, I screwed up big time. Thanks for the Freepers who first brought this to my attention. I should have listened earlier.

Doug

[adam_az]

The question now is, who is this guy, and where is he now?

[HairOfTheDog]

NO KIDDING....

Thanks..... Thanks alot!

Hope you have a better rest of the week!

[livius]

I think Dem plants have gone from the "unnamed source" to the "non-existent, fictional, but named source." Thanks for admitting you were had.

But you probably weren't the only one. I think it's a really clever technique, and you probably weren't the sole journalistic victim.

[habs4ever]

So, since you helped push a bogus line, fix the mess you caused, if you can.Why not use your brainpower to find out just who this turd was and who he worked for all these years.

[piasa]

fyi

[SAMWolf]

It happens to the best of us. Takes courage to admit it.

[rwfromkansas]

Alright....surely your Hill friend knows who he is if he knows his name is not Terry Wilkinson. Sue his ass.

[facedown]

FWIW, you have my greatest respect, Sir.

[MJY1288]

What is his name and who is the person who said he was a fraud?

BTW, It's quite ironic that yesterday you called president Bush a liar for going with what he thought was reliable intelligence, and today you're admitting you got some bad info and went with it.

But before I believe you, I think you need to explain (in detail) how you corresponded with this guy, did he call you every single time over all these years?

[bvw]

You live when you learn. To LIFE!

[mware]

Doug why not try to make a list of articles that used him as a source. See if they will allow you to print retractions of those articles, so people can sort it out for themselves.

[ArrogantBustard]

The bottom line is that someone has been running a con on me for 20 some years

So whointheheck is this guy, really, and who's been paying his bills?

[facedown]

ping

[Jhoffa_]

I think that's a really good apology.

It'd be so much easier to just bury it and forget it to save face. But, the apology was the honorable way to go.

bravo.

[Dog Gone]

I am impressed that you are willing to admit your mistake. You didn't wait or try to hide it.

Correcting the damage, and exposing the Rat operative, are the next things on the to-do list.

[Registered]

Thanks for posting this.

[mware]

Doug, can you get this information to Sean Hannity for tonights show???

GW is getting hammered by Chris Matthews. This story has to be corrected in the rest of the media ASAP.

[MaxPlus305]

Instead of just deleting the references, it would've been nice to have a list of all the stories that this con was quoted in, to better correct anyone who might have read these stories in the past and carried their misconceptions to this day.

[Tacis]

Well, fine. But, the obvious question is, "Were you lying then or are you lying now?"

Why should we believe that what you've written above is truthful? How do we know what you said wasn't the result of extortion, threats, a bribe, or a promise of future goodies for retracting the first story. Claiming you were conned is a very small price to pay and from the comments, looks like it has increased your standing.

But, who is the guy? He had maintained a positive and useful cover for 20 years. You used him before but never had to contact him to check a fact or ask for a lead? And, why/how would he have identified you 20 years ago as a person he could con 20 years hence? Has any money, either way, ever changed hands? And, if you, why not several of your coequals?

I'm sorry, the story is too neat, too glib. There is more to it than has been written here.

[danmar]

Don't beat your self up, Doug. Sh!t happens, what the hell! Next time somebody is selling you a bill of goods, make sure, you know "exactly", who you're talking to.

In God we trust, all others, identify yourselves, with two US forms of identification.