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04/12/2004 Archived Entry: "More on the 8/6/2001 PDB"
More on the 8/6/2001 PDB
A few blogs picked up on the De Zeit article I referenced the other day and have added necessary color and shading. Buzz at The Lost City parses the wording in the WaPo, noting that they say that what the White House released is only part of the entire PDB. He also has a link to the original article in German, in case you're interested.
And astute B3 reader Denise sends an email pointing out that this briefing is not actually new news - she cites an article from May 2002 which deals pretty much the same information as what was trumpeted over the weekend. And as always, Josh Marshall provides more depth than a knucklehead like me can provide.
They're in the midst of slithering out of being straight with us again. Thanks to Buzz and Denise for the extra info.
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We've got to keep the heat on and make "journalists" do their jobs. It should be reported that there are 10 unreleased pages. Most people likely believe that the document is short, bolstering the chimp's claims. He deserves to have this proclaimed loudly.
Posted by Snabby @ 04/12/2004 12:21 PM NY
I think it was Kevin Drum at Washington Monthly who said that the original was 11 1/2 pages long, and this was the only part of it that had to do with Al Qaeda.
He said if the other 10 pages had any significance, the 9/11 commission would have screamed, which makes sense because they have spoken up every time the white house has tried to hold something back.
Posted by Poika @ 04/12/2004 05:59 PM NY
