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To: Tom Clarke who wrote (13269)	10/21/2003 5:13:59 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

When I read the quote at the time, I didn't see any "clumsy wording." I felt he meant what he said. The bloggers that are backing off should not be, IMO. He asked for it. But I would not be surprised at all if Eisner had picked up the phone. I posted Perle's interview yesterday. Sullivan picked up a couple of my favorite quotes. ________________________________________ QUOTE OF THE DAY: "You know, a lot of our guys in Iraq carry around pieces of the World Trade Center. The chattering classes are talking about the relationship between Saddam Hussein and 9/11. These guys are under no illusions. It's all part of the same war." - Richard Perle, in a worthwhile interview in the Jersualem Post. My favorite aphorism: "Syria is a terrorist organization." andrewsullivan.com

To: Tom Clarke who wrote (13269)	10/21/2003 7:33:32 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793955

I hope Hewitt is successful in giving the Arkin "Gods and Generals" story some legs. Arkin broke it as an "Op-Ed" in the LA Times after giving it to NBC to run ahead of him. ________________________________________ My producer has talked with William Arkin twice today. In the first call Arkin curtly refused my latest request for the transcripts on which he based his story about General Boykin's "jihad.". He told my poducer that I had misquoted him, and hung up. Upon being informed of this, I instructed my producer to call a second time to extend Arkin an invitation to appear on today's show. Arkin declined and stated that I was attempting to create a controversy where there wasn't one, and he didn't want any part of it. This is absurd, and Arkin hasn't been misquoted. Earlier today I received a request for a copy of my interview with Arkin from Fox News and gladly provided it. The fact remains that Arkin is hiding the transcripts on which he based his story, and hoping the media moves on before anyone forces the disclosure of those transcripts or obtains them from other sources. He wanted a hit-and-run on General Boykin, with not too much attention paid to his methods. Arkin's dodging of a simple request for the transcripts --which he agreed to last Thursday-- is a huge giveaway, but whether Howard Kurtz's or Fox News' interest will flush the transcripts out remains to be seen. I hope the details emerge before the Los Angeles Times looks up from its trench and can examine the issue ahead of a third party. hughhewitt.com