[decimon]

AP needs to fire Desmond Butler for incorrectly saying that Lantos had not called for the closure of Gitmo (which is a slander/libel in Democratic circles!).

Desmond Butler didn't say that. He relayed the words of a Lantos aide.

[VOA]

“Desmond Butler didn’t say that. He relayed the words of a Lantos aide.”

You are right.
What can I say, I flunk proofreading.

But Desmond Butler could do with a refresher course “Don’t trust everything
a politician or his flunkies tell you”.
But maybe that isn’t taught at J-School.