While I agree that sans controversy, the exclusion of "these' might not have been so important, I think that when reporting on issues like this that are apt to

While I agree that sans controversy, the exclusion of "these' might not have been so important, I think that when reporting on issues like this that are apt to cause controversy, it is better to err on the side of caution and stay as close to the original quote as possible, in order to avoid situations such as this.