First Carter, and now the State Department Corrects Obama

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/13/state-department-corrects-obama-says-egypt-is-ally/

The State Department, cutting through the confusion over President Obama's claim that Egypt is not a U.S. ally, contradicted his characterization Thursday.
For the record, spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, Egypt is considered a major non-NATO ally.

well... maybe foreign intelligence briefs are a bit more difficult to sift thu than community organization briefs.