Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Pentagon probes use of apparent fake quotes in Iraq news releases

Pentagon probes use of apparent fake quotes in Iraq news releases - Yahoo! News: "Tue Jul 26, 7:17 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Pentagon said it was investigating the use of near-identical quotations from unidentified Iraqis in official news releases that criticized insurgent bombings.
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Journalists in Iraq first complained Sunday to US authorities in Baghdad about the questionable quotes in the releases.

"If a journalist were to make up a quote or copy a quote or misuse a quote like that, he could lose his job," a reporter told DiRita Tuesday.

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