http://www.msnbc.com/news/715101.asp
Meet the Press, today:
MR. RUSSERT: The Wall Street Journal provided the
Defense Department a hard-drive computer disk at the end
of last year which had valuable information. Do you think
theres any connection between the paper providing that
computer disk and the kidnapping of Daniel Pearl?
SEC. RUMSFELD: I dont. I think youre quite right,
The Wall Street Journal was enormously helpful by
purchasing, and then discovering, on this used laptop, that it
had a great deal of information that would be helpful from
an intelligence standpoint. They did provide it to us. Were
appreciative of that.
But my impression is that what took place with respect
to Mr. Pearl was really more opportunistic; that these
people were looking for people they could grab, and they
found him, and tricked him into moving into a location that
they were able to seize him.
[Minutes later] ...
MR. RUSSERT: So categorically, Secretary of
Defense Donald Rumsfeld will not allow the Pentagon to
put out any false press releases, any disinformation here or
abroad.
SEC. RUMSFELD: This department and these people
are not involved, and I am not involved, in putting out
information to the American people or to foreigners that is
untruthful.
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