Condit's San Francisco attorney Joe Cotchett issued a statement last week saying the affidavit submitted to Smith was a draft she was encouraged to edit if she felt it was incorrect.

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"While we would have much preferred none of this be made public at this time, we appreciate the paper's willingness to edit out those passages, which would likely have endangered personnel and operations in Afghanistan, " Morrell said in a statement.

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