Powell admits books can no longer be "cooked"

[patriotvoice]

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-exec/2004/jun/13/061300720.html

A State Department report that incorrectly showed a decline last year in terrorism worldwide was a "big mistake," Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.

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"I'm not saying it is responsible until I sit down with all of the individuals who had something to do with this report: CIA, my department, members of my department, other agencies that contributed to it," Powell said.

"It's a numbers error. It's not a political judgment that said, 'Let's see if we can cook the books.' We can't get away with that now. Nobody was out to cook the books. Errors crept in," he told ABC's "This Week." (emphasis added)

[wtmusic]

1. The language of torturpology

"Errors crept in." Damn them, anyway!

[LittleApple81]

3. We can't get away with that now...AS WE DID BEFORE?

I can see the errors marching in like coackroaches or fire ants....

[BlueCollar]

2. We can't get away with that ....NOW

meaning we could before?

Should I get my tinfoil hat out now?

:tinfoilhat:

[sendero]

4. "mistakes were made"

... what a bunch of losers.

[lovedems]

5. Lies, mistakes, what's the big deal anyway?

There wasn't *anything* political about it! It isn't anybody's fault.

What an ass.

[trof]

6. Doncha love the passive voice?

"What happened to my vase, Georgie?"
"I don't know mommy. It broke."

[Eric J in MN]

7. I don't know if this was an honest mistake or not, but

I don't know if this was an honest mistake or not,
but we're dealing with an Administration which says it rained when it was dry (Bush "bicycle" fall).

An Administration which made up a story about a British pilot saying, "Did I just see Air Force One go by?" (Bush trip to Iraq to be photographed with a plastic turkey).

And now we have Powell, who made a bogus UN presentation which led to war, saying he's going to straighten everything out.

When will journalists regard Bush officials as liars?

[I thought so.]

8. Answer to your last line.

When the bosses let them.

[BlueCollar]

10. they already do

the question is...when will they do anything about it?


Answer: When we tell them we no longer buy their product or watch their station...but rely on the independent media and the internet for integrity in journalism...

[seabeyond]

9. no more cooked books, promise..........

ya i believe em

[Cocoa]

11. oops

I love when they accidentally let the truth slip out.

[donhakman]

12. ?