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| US dismisses lies attributed to Holbrooke by Pak daily | |
| 2010-09-19 | |
| The usual Pakistani noise machine. It's been this way forever. The US on Saturday dismissed remarks attributed to its Special Af-Pak Envoy Richard Holbrooke that the Obama administration would not accept any slackness by the Pakistan Army in the fight against Taliban due to the military's engagement in flood relief efforts. A statement issued by the US embassy said Holbrooke had been misquoted by a Pakistani daily as saying during an interaction with the media yesterday that America would not accept slackness by the Pakistan Army in the war on terror. The Pak press sticks to 'the narrative'- which happens to be schtoopid-psycho. "At no time did Ambassador Holbrooke make such a statement. Both the headline of the article and the quote in the article were fabricated," the statement said. Now THAT'S a denial!
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| Posted by:Free Radical |
| #2 BTW, The Washington Times is standing by its story, despite the official denial by the General. They claim several (anonymous, out of fear of retribution) military sources in the audience, who affirmed the exact quote. However, because the briefing was "off the record", there is no recording. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-09-19 10:01 |
| #1 It makes things hard when you have a liar's contest. Who lies more, the administration or the Pakistani press? Perhaps it's a contest between quality and quantity. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-09-19 09:54 |