The Times prints what it wants to. For all we know they receive twenty letters of disgust for every one of support. Look at the origin of the letters to the editor. The times always likes to flaunt its global reach by printing as many (usually more) letters from far-flung readers as they do from NYers. You are more likely to see a letter from Seattle than from Staten Island.
An American using the Times as an accurate reflection of what NYers really think is akin to a Frenchman using the Times as a reflection of what all Americans (including you Peach) think.
I think I mentioned that I've been reading the NYT letters to the editor section because I wrote them a letter to the editor and want to see if it's published.
I never said that the Times is a reflection of what ALL Americans think, wtc911, and think your tone is unduly snarky.
My stepbrother lived in NYC until last year, and I'm from New York, so I think I'm pretty well in touch with what goes on there, as much as someone can be who no longer lives in the area. And while there are plenty of New Yorkers who don't approve of the NYT outting the anti-terrorism programs, there are plenty more who support what the Times has done.
I continue to read the N.Y. Times every day. Why? Because I want to know how the enemy thinks and what it is thinking.