When I say he made a mistatement I do not mean he made a statement that was technically true but was worded poorly so that taken out of context could appear to mean something it did not. This appears to me to be your and BM's impression of the comment in question. That's what I would call a poor choice of words. A comment that is technically correct but constucted in such a way as to be possibly unclear in it's meaning.
By mistatement I mean that the comment was factually incorrect as he stated it in the context that he meant it. I disagree that it could reasonably be taken any other way. I suppose this means I am saying you and BM are being unreasonable on this point, but I don't have a problem with that.
However a mistatement does not have to be an intentional comment contrary to the facts. That would be what I would define as a lie.
Geoschmo