US Faking Documents?

In an interview by Fox News Channel's John Gibson of FBI Assistant Director for Public Affairs John Miller on Friday, the following exchange took place.

MR. GIBSON: The alleged al Qaeda document found during raids in Iraq paints a dismal outlook for al Qaeda, as we have just been discussing. What do we know about it? Do we know if it authentic?

Here now is FBI Assistant Director for Public Affairs John Miller.

So John, this document is now being challenged. It was challenged by Senator Harry Reid today -- as much as said it could be a fake. You just saw Congressman Cummings not sure whether to believe it. And those people who oppose the president and oppose the war are claiming it was made up.

What do we know about this thing?

MR. MILLER: Well, I'm actually not briefed on that and that's not what I was told we were talking about today or I would have gotten briefed on it. But I'm not sure it's in the FBI's portfolio. This is something recovered by the military. We may have something to do with looking at it down the road, but I can't answer you question, John.

MR. GIBSON: Well, when you find these -- well, let me put it this way, John. Does the American government fake terrorist documents?

MR. MILLER: The American government doesn't fake terrorist documents. But again, John, I don't want to get pulled into a discussion that I'm not briefed on, so I can't talk about these particular documents, per se. Not to characterize them one way or the other, I just wasn't told this was going to come up and I've not read into those.

That's not quite an admission, but it certainly isn't a denial.