It's actually not clear that they DID get the story wrong. This could just be standard CYA behavior by army brass after they got caught doing something that looked bad.
Or, indeed, it could be NPR getting the story wrong and making one person's mistake look like eeeevil Bush administration policy.
In any case, there's not enough to go on in the piece to come to any real conclusion. NPR could be totally off base, Shoemaker could be earnest but mistaken, Shoemaker could be lying. Being skeptical is reasonable. Being altogether dismissive, on the other hand...
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Date: 2008-02-15 05:34 am (UTC)Or, indeed, it could be NPR getting the story wrong and making one person's mistake look like eeeevil Bush administration policy.
In any case, there's not enough to go on in the piece to come to any real conclusion. NPR could be totally off base, Shoemaker could be earnest but mistaken, Shoemaker could be lying. Being skeptical is reasonable. Being altogether dismissive, on the other hand...