David Corn Fact Checks Bob Woodward

Brian Zick

David Corn compared Bob Woodward's account (written in his book Plan of Attack) of the January 31, 2003, Bush/Blair pre-war meeting with a memo written by David Manning, Blair's chief foreign policy advisor, who was actually in the room. It appears that all of Woodward's vaunted "insider access" ultimately served to produce a handsome little work of fiction.

The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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