You MISS the point....
At no point was this ever about accuracy. It was about PROPOGANDA. And it worked.
It had the desired effect, and it has been repeated and cited over, and over, and over by the Anti-War left.
But, the left has lost The-War-Against-The-War.
No. Actually. I got the point long ago when this first came out and was discussed to pieces at Tim Blair’s blog, long ago.
My point is that there’s no reason to even assume that the thing ever happened at all. The proclivity toward bad practice and blatant manipulation by those on the left is grotesque in it’s extremity and no limits should be assumed to their malfeasance.
I also shake my head in wonder at those who assume that simply because it appeared in print, it must have actually taken place.