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Does " referring a reporter to a vague news release" mean "talking about a reporter involving in an ambiguous news release"?

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Both the Pentagon and the http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/c/central_intelligence_agency/index.html?inline=nyt-org continue to wage parallel drone wars in Yemen, but neither is discussed publicly. A Pentagon spokeswoman declined to comment about the Dec. 12 strike, referring a reporter to a vague news release issued last week by the government of Yemen, written in Arabic.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

NL888referring a reporter to a vague news release

vague: not having a particular meaning; not precise; not express clearly or accurately; not clearly known or understood; fuzzy (e.g. argumentation).

NL888 · Answer

Thanks.
I know that. Still failed to get "referring a reporter to a vague news release."

Mister Micawber · Answer

NL888Does " referring a reporter to a vague news release" mean "talking about a reporter involving in an ambiguous news release"?

No: 'telling a reporter to read a vague news release.'

AlpheccaStars · Answer

NL888A Pentagon spokeswoman declined to comment about the Dec. 12 strike, referring a reporter to a vague news release issued last week by the government of Yemen, written in Arabic.

The Pentagon did not want to tell the reporter anything directly. Instead, they told him to go and read something issued by the government of Yemen for answers. This was apparently an attempt to deflect the reporter's direct questions.

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