The true situation is rather complex and uncertain and has been made worse by deliberate obfuscation, but this is roughly correct.
The authors write that this has resulted in "deliberate obfuscation" of the issues which has had an influence on public opinion and policy-making.
So they have a technical report that they've put together, noting that there's been deliberate obfuscation of dates.
But it is a deliberate obfuscation.
There was nothing more frustrating than trying to work out what another person was saying in the face of coyness or even deliberate obfuscation.
"It is a deliberate obfuscation of the pricing on these loans," said a source close to the talks, which began one week ago in New York.
James Henderson characterises this as deliberate obfuscation, an attempt to avoid the blame for being so far off course.
It has also been employed by some sympathizers, and rests on the deliberate obfuscation between all kinds of violence...
But he cautioned that no amount of outside scrutiny can defend from deliberate obfuscation and fraud.
Huff noted that deliberate obfuscation was a complicating factor.