[aristeides]

That the bombing of the embassy was due to an outdated map was a transparent lie. The German government, through a leak to the Frankfurter Allgemeine just before a visit Schroeder was to make to Peking, made that clear at the time.

What was outrageous was that the U.S. media insisted at the time on repeating this transparent lie that could only fool an idiot.

[A. Pole]

What was outrageous was that the U.S. media insisted at the time on repeating this transparent lie that could only fool an idiot.

Maybe the owners of mass media figure that majority of the public is stupid enough. Well, let us hope that they miscalculated.