Who is desperate here?

James Taranto discusses the dispute over the AP source for a story in Iraq:

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... what got our attention was the tone of the two letters. Here's an excerpt from Lt. Dean's:
Unless you have a credible source to corroborate the story of the people being burned alive, we respectfully request that AP issue a retraction, or a correction at a minimum, acknowledging that the source named in the story is not who he claimed he was.

The Associated Press denounces unfounded attacks on its story about six Sunni worshipers burned to death outside their mosque on Friday, November 24.

The attempt to question the existence of the known police officer who spoke to the AP is frankly ludicrous and hints at a certain level of desperation to dispute or suppress the facts of the incident in question.

So the military makes a "respectful request," to which the AP responds by "denouncing unfounded attacks" and calling criticism of its reporting "frankly ludicrous" and accusing its critics of "desperation."

Which side comes across as more impartial and interested in the facts?

Indeed, and which side sounds desperate?

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