Aside from whatever legitimate quotes are mentioned above, Sec'ty Rumsfeld is long been characterized as a straight shooter who's pretty clear about what he is doing and where he is headed. In any quick read of a variety of print media, from both liberal and conservative camps, does not support a man who is unclear or often misspoken. I suspect that to the extent the quote is accurate, it becomes newsworthy simply because it is out of character for him. And the fact that it has appeared in no US papers that I can access, leads me to believe that it's a case of something that was perfectly clear to the on-scene reporters, but appears garbled in the transcript.

Finally, GUEST: These are adults talking... Now if you can't play upstairs quietly with the other children, I'm going to have to send you home...