Condi Rice: If you don't like the facts, edit them

The British newspaper The Guardian reports that Condoleezza Rice ordered alterations to a report containing terrorism statistics.

The report showed big increases in worldwide terrorism from 2003 to 2004 (on Bush's watch). According to The Guardian, however, Condi "ordered the report to be withdrawn and a new one issued minus the statistics."

Congressman Henry Waxman summed it up well: "There appears to be a pattern in the administration's approach to terrorism data: favourable facts are revealed while unfavourable facts are suppressed."

Rice, as usual, denies everything.

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