Spy chief Mike McConnell’s spokesperson has provided an extended written response to TPMmuckraker about its reporting on the sketchy episode where FISA allegedly delayed surveillance of Iraqi insurgents who kidnapped American soldiers. McConnell is not retracting his account–which our sources say is inaccurate–but he’s not exactly standing by the account either. Make your own judgment.
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