1.   His account contradicts repeated statements from U.S. embassy officials that the United States never was involved with the counterinsurgency campaign.

2.   His account contradicts the accounts of dozens of witnesses who were at the meeting.

3.   The account contradicted earlier statements from a defense command spokesman and the incoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

4.   However, Egyptian accounts contradict Syrian claims.

5.   Memories conflict, accounts contradict each other, and gaps persist.

6.   The accounts from villagers contradicted earlier reports confirmed by a diplomat indicating that homes were searched during the soccer stadium session.