FlitJanuary 17, 2003
MORE KANDAHAR ERRORS, THIS TIME
MORE KANDAHAR ERRORS, THIS TIME FROM THE GLOBE
"If it was well known, that should have been told to the pilots right away, shouldn't it have?" shot back David Beck, lawyer for Major Umbach. He noted that more than three minutes passed between the time Major Schmidt first reported his intention to attack and the time he dropped his bomb.
--Globe and Mail, today
Incorrect. More than three minutes passed between the time Maj. Schmidt first reported seeing surface fire, and the time he dropped his bomb. His statement of intention to attack was exactly 90 seconds before the fatal act... big difference.
This story would be a lot easier for people to understand if Canadian journalists would stop making fundamental errors of fact.
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