"Inattention" and being 'mistaken" vs. outright lying

it seems to me that the wapo is grossly disingenuous in claiming to "know" that alberto gonzales was "mistaken" when he spoke in march... now, given, it might be a bridge too far to ask them to claim that they "know" he was lying, but, given the circumstances, it would be entirely reasonable to suspect that to be the case...

Mr. Gonzales's Inattention
Once again, new information raises questions about statements by the attorney general.

"I never saw documents. We never had a discussion." Those were the words of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales in March when trying to distance himself from the Justice Department's controversial decision to fire eight U.S. attorneys. The attorney general was, we now know, mistaken: E-mails and the testimony of former aides prove that he had been involved in that process -- and for nearly two years.

now, with evidence piled on evidence, to add "inattention," "dismissive" and "disengaged" to "mistaken" seems to suggest serious denial on the part of the wapo when the rationale for suspecting outright lying is almost overwhelming...

Mr. Gonzales either read the reports, dismissed them as irrelevant OR inconsequential, and failed to share them with lawmakers; OR he failed to read them and showed an alarming degree of disengagement in overseeing the use of one of the administration's most potent -- and potentially invasive -- tools against terrorism. [emphasis added]

OR...

HE IS LYING!

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