Monday, August 29, 2005
I Knew Secretary Rice Was Misquoted
In an earlier posting about the Gaza pull out, I quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice based on a report I had read in the the paper of record--my source was the New York Times. I was less than happy with the quote, which follows:
"Everyone empathizes with what the Israelis are facing," Ms. Rice said in an interview. But she added, "It cannot be Gaza only."
Great News! Secretary Rice didn't say it or at least didn't say it in the way the NYT portrayed it. Betsy Newmark at Betsy's page quotes others:
It was not Rice dictating to Israel that it "cannot be Gaza only." She was stating what others had been "repeatedly" telling Israel and the United States, and responding that there were four settlements in the West Bank being dismantled, with a Roadmap for the future.
The NYT dowdified Rice in a straight news story. Man, that's low.
(h/t Rich Rickman for the heavy lifting here). Read his whole thing and be further disgusted with the Grey Lady.
"Everyone empathizes with what the Israelis are facing," Ms. Rice said in an interview. But she added, "It cannot be Gaza only."
Great News! Secretary Rice didn't say it or at least didn't say it in the way the NYT portrayed it. Betsy Newmark at Betsy's page quotes others:
It was not Rice dictating to Israel that it "cannot be Gaza only." She was stating what others had been "repeatedly" telling Israel and the United States, and responding that there were four settlements in the West Bank being dismantled, with a Roadmap for the future.
The NYT dowdified Rice in a straight news story. Man, that's low.
(h/t Rich Rickman for the heavy lifting here). Read his whole thing and be further disgusted with the Grey Lady.
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:36 PM 
