Too embarrassed to admit his mistake, he decided to blame the Jews and become a local hero.
When the Spanish National Police got the real perpetrator, an Algerian named Ouhnane Daoud, the FBI had to admit its mistake.
"This decision by the PSNI to issue an unreserved and unconditional apology to myself and my wife and family for the indignity and trauma inflicted on us by this unwarranted raid on our home vindicates what I said at the time - the PSNI got it wrong and should publicly admit their mistake, " he said.
One of its defining characteristics is never, ever, to admit to a mistake in public.
When you are the world's greatest central banker, after all, you should be able to admit the odd mistake.
Given the not-so-distant experience of Vietnam, it is a testament to your obtuseness, not to mention your American-induced hubris, that you continue to support this fiasco, and will only come to recognise (if not admit) your mistake long after the lessons and consequences are writ large for all to see.
Some doctors who have supported Avandia may be reluctant to admit they made a mistake.
The lesson that I learned was that when you make a mistake, admit it as soon as possible.
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"I commend the president for being flexible enough to admit he made a mistake, " House Speaker Newt Gingrich said in a statement.
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Is it too much for you to admit that you made a mistake and that you have a moron on your staff?
One difference between an okay boss and a great boss is that the great boss will admit that he made a mistake and strive to do better the next time.
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But Hyman did admit that there was clearly a mistake in some analysts' research last year.
What he really wanted was for Mr Ghosn simply to go on television and admit that Renault had made a mistake.
His worst mistake (which he does not admit to) was to order the shelling of Tskhinvali, South Ossetia's capital, on August 7th.
They resist at all costs the temptation to justify the actions they took yesterday or last year or a decade ago (which the voters heartily endorsed), and admit openly and gratefully that all of these were a terrible mistake, based on a false premise, exhibiting an unforgivable arrogance, that they will never be stupid enough to pursue, believe or exhibit ever again.
The mother said they don't want the Americans to admit, or the British, that they put him in prison and made a big mistake for his arrest.
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