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They can't ask Udall and Wyden in private about it?

Besides, I think they already knew where the "mistakes" were, otherwise they wouldn't have retracted them if they didn't think something was wrong with them themselves.



I don't think they are saying they don't know what the "mistakes" were - rather, that to reveal what they were would be to reveal classified information. And publishing a fixed version would reveal what the mistakes were.


Udall and Wyden did specify the inaccurate statement in a classified attachment to their letter to Alexander.

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_23530383/udall-nsa-states-signi...


The Senators' letter had a classified attachment describing specifics (which, of course, was not publicly released --- but the NSA certainly has it).




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