This is an excerpt of the daily press briefing in which the spokesman responds to questions about the cartoon controversy.
Hmm, this sure reads a heck of a lot differently than the NY Slimes and Reuters and others reported, doesn't it?
I suspected as much.
BTW, the entire press briefing is available on the State Department web site.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2006/60394.htm