re: Lies , damn lies and statistics.
"Ya gotta admit REB, the state department's bias probably had a role in them accepting the rosy data without questioning it. Not very scientific don't ya think?"
Probably, and not very scientific. I do not think they lied, and the important part is that they are providing the public with the correct data, instead of denying it or trying to cover it up.
They made a mistake and they corrected it. Nothing more.