Historian Brad Simpson Explains What Is Not A Transcipt In The White House

Brad Simpson has a nice little primer on the not-at-all-a-transcipt typical readout of an American diplomatic phone call.  Fat, lazy, and sloppy reporters might get all pissy if you point out that they are fucking idiots for not understanding this bullshit, but now you can know more than Dave Weigel about this, too.