Update again: (Read this from Hitchens as well on another famous quote.)
In my quixotic campaign to indict people for what they do say, rather than what suits our prejudices, I direct you all to a post that is making its way around the blogosphere, but you may not have decided to read. Patterico’s dissection of Newsweek’s famous quote of Alberto Gonzales:
In my judgment, this new paradigm renders obsolete Geneva’s strict limitations on questioning of enemy prisoners and renders quaint some of its provisions.
Let me give you a hint on the problem, there was no period after provisions. Read on at Patterico’s.
Update:
While I am at it this really bugged me from Patterico’s site as well:
Patterico: They prefer Pepsi to Coke. From today’s New York Times magazine article on Guantánamo:
For detainees who obeyed the rules, the military offered new perks. Exercise time was extended once more. On Hood’s instructions, Gatorade and energy bars were given out during recreation periods. Wednesday became pizza night. Guard officers suggested soccer and volleyball tournaments to the compliant detainees in Camp 4. The detainees came back asking that a prize — two-liter bottles of Pepsi — be awarded to the winners. (The detainees disdained Coca-Cola, guards said.)
Patterico: Bastards.
You know how I feel on this, or if you don’t read here, and don’t forget to leave your input. I still want to know.
[tags] Michael Isikoff, Alberto Gozales, Geneva conventions, Newsweek, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, terrorists, detainees[/tags]
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I saw that too, and must admit that I never bothered to check the original source for the quote in order to see what Gonzales was referring to as “quaint”. Shame on me.