Al-Reuters resorts to blatant distortion in the caption of this photograph. (Hat tip: Renna.)

U.S. President George W. Bush has told a roomful of top Pentagon brass his administration would never stop looking for ways to harm the United States. Bush is pictured in a July 31 file photo. REUTERS/Mannie Garcia

Here’s what he really said, in a story al-Reuters headlines: Bush misspeak cites US readiness to harm US:

“Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we,” Bush said on Thursday.

UPDATE at 8/5/04 2:46:19 pm:

Another one for the media bias files … an eye-opening critique at Honest Reporting of a USA Today “backgrounder” slide show that distorts and omits vitally important details about the Arab-Israel conflict: USA Today’s Deceptive Backgrounder. (Hat tip: Tempestman.)