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NBC BLOWS A HOLE IN NY TIMES' EXPLOSIVES STORY (KERRY SPOT)
The Kerry Spot, NRO ^ | 10/25/04 | Jim miclacevski

Posted on 10/25/2004 6:26:01 PM PDT by Timeout

KERRY SPOT

Jim Miklaszewski of NBC News pretty much dismantled the New York Times attack on behalf of Kerry today.

NBC News: Miklaszewski: “April 10, 2003, only three weeks into the war, NBC News was embedded with troops from the Army's 101st Airborne as they temporarily take over the Al Qakaa weapons installation south of Baghdad. But these troops never found the nearly 380 tons of some of the most powerful conventional explosives, called HMX and RDX, which is now missing. The U.S. troops did find large stockpiles of more conventional weapons, but no HMX or RDX, so powerful less than a pound brought down Pan Am 103 in 1988, and can be used to trigger a nuclear weapon. In a letter this month, the Iraqi interim government told the International Atomic Energy Agency the high explosives were lost to theft and looting due to lack of security. Critics claim there were simply not enough U.S. troops to guard hundreds of weapons stockpiles, weapons now being used by insurgents and terrorists to wage a guerrilla war in Iraq.” (NBC’s “Nightly News,” 10/25/04)

If Jill Abramson, managing editor of the New York Times, had a shred of concern over her paper's reputation for getting the facts right never mind objectivity or fairness, she would be running the correction - or at least this blatantly contradictory information - in the giant headline font and above-the-fold location that today's story got. But I guess the interest in echoing the sentiments of Maureen Dowd is more important than getting it right at the Old Gray Lady.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: explosives; iraq; jillabramson; kerry; mediawingofthednc; nbcnews; newyorktimes; nyt; nytrogate; wot
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To: Timeout

NBC to NYT: "If anybody's gonna sink Bush, it'll be US!"


21 posted on 10/25/2004 6:31:42 PM PDT by RightthinkinAmerican (Is the Republican attack machine an assault weapon?)
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To: Lunkhead_01
I guess the Old Gray Lady has Alzheimers!

So many lies to keep straight.

22 posted on 10/25/2004 6:31:46 PM PDT by CFC__VRWC (I've got a tagline, but I'm too lazy to type it out.)
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To: OXENinFLA

I just heard Hannity mention this


23 posted on 10/25/2004 6:31:47 PM PDT by Mo1 (This Sept 10th attitude is no way to protect our country)
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To: Timeout

Another October Surprise!


25 posted on 10/25/2004 6:31:58 PM PDT by BlindGuardian ("You'll pay for this Captain Planet!")
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To: Admin Moderator

This should be put in The Breaking News section, Thanks


26 posted on 10/25/2004 6:32:08 PM PDT by carolinaoutdoorsman
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To: Timeout
Al Qakaa

It's spelled w/ a "k" too. uggggg

27 posted on 10/25/2004 6:32:17 PM PDT by OXENinFLA
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To: Timeout

Anyone with a brain can tell you it was the UN who blew it by not getting this stuff out of Iraq. If it was so important, why did they allow themselves to be 'convinced' to leave the explosives for peaceful uses?

HEY, WHAT ABOUT THE 248,000 TONS OF EXPLOSIVES DESTROYED OR CAPTURED?


28 posted on 10/25/2004 6:32:25 PM PDT by finnman69 (cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestus globus, inflammare animos)
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To: Timeout
This was recycled news. No doubt about that. But Bush critics will seize on this and make hay out of it.:

Critics claim there were simply not enough U.S. troops to guard hundreds of weapons stockpiles, weapons now being used by insurgents and terrorists to wage a guerrilla war in Iraq.” (NBC’s “Nightly News,” 10/25/04)

29 posted on 10/25/2004 6:32:51 PM PDT by randita
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To: digger48

I heard that...right after of Dennis had the nerve to say the Washington Times was a biased source....they can dish it out but they sure don't like to take it, do they?!!


30 posted on 10/25/2004 6:32:58 PM PDT by Kylie_04
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To: Howlin

So what is going on ...I just spent 3 hours in a planning board meeting and have been out of the news loop.


31 posted on 10/25/2004 6:33:08 PM PDT by Dog
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To: Timeout

>>If Jill Abramson, managing editor of the New York Times, had a shred of concern over her paper's reputation<<

You can stop right there. Abramson doesn't have a shred of concern for her own reputation, evidenced by that "book" she co-wrote with Jane Meyer regarding Anita Hill with huge passages simply made up. If this brainless bimbo told me grass was green and the sky is blue, I wouldn't believe it.


32 posted on 10/25/2004 6:33:28 PM PDT by 1L
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To: Howlin

Yup, Rush pointed this out today.

The nonstory is 19 mos old and reflects poorly on the IAEA and the international inspectors, and the UN hand wringers.

NOT POTUS OR OUR TROOPS


33 posted on 10/25/2004 6:33:30 PM PDT by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: finnman69

I predicted last night that this was another great Karl Rove rope-a-dope story. Kerry bit off on it big time.


34 posted on 10/25/2004 6:33:37 PM PDT by rocklobster11
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To: Josh in PA

Don't forget the Monday Night Doom and Gloomers here..


35 posted on 10/25/2004 6:33:47 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
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To: Timeout; The Sailor; grace522; kjfine; Old Sarge; USAF_TSgt; darkwing104; txradioguy; Long Cut; ...

Kerry caught lying about our troops AGAIN!


36 posted on 10/25/2004 6:33:47 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (GET OUT THE VOTE NOV 2 ! IF YOUR NEIGHBORS OR RELATIVES NEED A RIDE TO THE POLLS OFFER TO HELP)
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To: Timeout

Am I in the Twilight Zone here? You mean NBC news didn't just go along with the NYT story. I never listen to nightly news anymore. Sorry I missed it!


37 posted on 10/25/2004 6:33:49 PM PDT by housewife101
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To: pissant

I'm slow. How does NBC contradict NYT here?


38 posted on 10/25/2004 6:33:49 PM PDT by Rumierules
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To: HomeSlice

Welcome to FreeRepublic.


39 posted on 10/25/2004 6:33:58 PM PDT by airborne (God answers all prayers. Sometimes the answer is ,"No".)
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To: Kylie_04

of Dennis = old Dennis. Brain/fingers disconnect.


40 posted on 10/25/2004 6:34:10 PM PDT by Kylie_04
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