I hate this administration.

[novapsyche]

Why can't we hold anyone responsible for their lies?

Pentagon deleted key comment from Rumsfeld transcript

Woodward contends he got that information directly from Rumsfeld. "Don Rumsfeld is on the record, if you look on the Pentagon Web site, saying that he said, 'This war plan, you can take it to the bank. It's going to happen,'" the reporter said in a CNN interview earlier this week.

But he was wrong. The transcript of the October 23 interview posted by the Pentagon had been edited -- and that quote had been deleted with no reference on the Web site that any deletions had been made.

[...] [Rumsfeld] then stated flatly that nothing relevant had been removed.

[...] Pentagon officials said the transcript was edited by "mutual consent" with Woodward after a meeting last Friday, because, they argued, the deleted section did not directly confirm Rumsfeld spoke to Prince Bandar or when the conversation took place.

Woodward denied he agreed to the deletion, and The Washington Post published the full text of the deleted section Wednesday.

"I was surprised that it was deleted," Woodward was quoted as saying "because it obviously dealt with a critical issue."

In a CNN interview, Woodward added, "It is inconceivable that I would have agreed."

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[kittenkissies.livejournal.com]

Because they get to lie AAAAALLLLLLLLL they want to and no one will do a goddam thing about it.