Given 'Secretary Rumsfeld told us he was just gaining situational awareness when he spoke with the Vice President at 10:39.', can 'Rumsfeld hadn't been briefed about the events yet.' be seen as maintaining a distinct, neutral position?
Secretary Rumsfeld told us he was just gaining situational awareness when he spoke with the Vice President at 10:39.###Rumsfeld hadn't been briefed about the events yet.