September 12, 2012
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Sort Of A Backtrack
Update: The State Dept. now claims the press release was not "authorized", and has attempted to backtrack, but in such a mealy-mouthed way that it's hard to give them any kind of credit. They have not grown a spine; at best, they're working towards a proto-notochord. It seems obvious to me that the "unauthorized" reply followed the first instinct of the professional politician: Abandon all principle whenever the mob demands you do so.
