In an August 3 syndicated column, National Review editor Rich Lowry downplayed criticisms of recently appointed United Nations ambassador John R. Bolton and misstated allegations that Bolton distorted intelligence on Cuban weapons capabilities. Lowry suggested that Bolton, after drafting statements on Cuban weapons that went beyond what the intelligence supported, simply acquiesced to the intelligence community's "consensus view." In fact, Bolton did not quietly defer to the intelligence community regarding the Cuba speech but instead "berated" the analyst who corrected it and reportedly tried to have him removed from his position -- a detail Lowry omitted.
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