My letter on Wash Post (Debate transcript doctored)

Transcript of democratic Debate - you mean selected
excerpts?

To:
letters@washpost.com




I was checking your transcript to see one of the most important
responses (on the dangers of preemption) and noticed it was missing .
For your information, here's what you didn't include in your transcript:




"Clark, who has been very critical of the Bush administration's foreign
policy since entering the race, charged Thursday that its "pre-emptive
doctrine," as expressed in attacking Iraq, "is causing North Korea and
Iran to accelerate their nuclear weapons development."
He also challenged other candidates who serve in Congress to directly
confront the president on that issue.
"Let's see you take apart that doctrine of pre-emption now. I don't
think we can wait until November of 2004 to change the administration on

this threat," he said. "We're marching into another military campaign in

the Middle East. We need to stop it."
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/10/elec04.prez.democrats.debate/index.html

Can you explain to me why this was excluded from your transcript? Was it

not newsworthy ? Too long? Too boring? Too irrelevant?
Please enlighten me."

Flawed transcript:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5841-2003Oct9.html


A correct transcript:
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0310/09/se.03.html

:thumbsup:

I would send this to their Ombudsman also. You deserve an answer to your questions.

Good Catch!