In Case You Missed This: Lost in translation

My recent comment piece explaining how Iran's president was badly misquoted when he allegedly called for Israel to be "wiped off the map" has caused a welcome little storm. The phrase has been seized on by western and Israeli hawks to re-double suspicions of the Iranian government's intentions, so it is important to get the truth of what he really said.

So, why does McCain and Palin continue to parrot this obvious lie? If Israel's friends in Congress base their provocative rhetoric and aggressive actions towards Iran on what they are sure to know by now are intentional mispresentations of President Ahmadinejad's statements, and if that provocative rhetoric and those aggressive actions somehow lead to war, isn't that treason???