Mis-sniped

Hillary told a porkie:

Video footage of Sen. Hillary Clinton's 1996 trip to Bosnia offers a contradictory description to the dramatic account the Democratic presidential candidate delivered in a recent speech.

At an event last week in Washington, Clinton said she and her crew landed in an "evasive maneuver under sniper fire."

She described her trip to Tuzla as if it were a scene from "Saving Private Ryan."

"There was supposed to be some sort of greeting ceremony, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles," she said.

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Video footage from the trip reveals no visible threat and a brief greeting ceremony on the tarmac. A little Bosnian schoolgirl read them a poem. The first lady paused for pictures. She and daughter Chelsea even climbed up on a guard tower.

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Clinton revised her Bosnia story, admitting there was a "misstatement" in her account describing running with her head down to get into the vehicles...

Some experience, some bullets. Allahpundit has a nice title, and some speculation on how the video surfaced:

CBS reporter on Hillary’s Bosnia trip: Yes, I can confirm she’s a shameless liar

Mark C.

Posted by markc at March 25, 2008 10:24 PM