We've all long suspected Friedman of manufacturing his anecdotes and quotes. He always manages to find a cute foreigner who speaks in slightly broken English yet manages to say exactly what Tom Friedman might say, or who tells a wonderfully amusing story filled with mixed metaphors which proves beyond reasonable doubt that Tom Friedman is Right Yet Again.
This isn't proof that Friedman makes stuff up, but it is proof he doesn't care much for the facts.
