[someone234]

Or Cook could just reap some PR-points with a convincingly stated flat out lie. It's not like anyone will remember it in a couple of weeks anyway.

[giovani]

I disagree. If things go south (meaning they do what they claimed they couldn't, and then get caught) people will surely remember it, and in that case it would be negative PR-points, doubled. That doesn't mean he's not lying, it just makes it less likely.