Tape comments were spliced in; no motor noise in backgound; Iranians hailed US ship; objects in water were never thought to be dangerous; small boats incapable of damaging ships; no threats or hostile actions happened; US ships were not alarmed.
Despite spectacular and erroneous media coverage, none have offered corrections, leaving impression of threat in American public mind. Bush uses it to stiffen anti-Iran rhetoric.
Best comment on story: "What happened to the skier?"

Exactly. Pop.

Ron Paul made mention of this in the South Carolina republican debate, which Romney mocked.

The rightwing is wondering how they can pin this on Dan Rather.

It's Bill's cigar maker's fault, to be sure.

I actually find it stunning that the government and military can't even come up with convincing propaganda. It's like a kid telling the teacher: "The dog ate my homework."

All the more amazing that they continue to use it, to push it along.

The elections can't come soon enough. Just the opportunity to crush the Republicans will bring some satisfaction, even if the world doesn't change overnight.