Isn’t this a-hole Eason Jordan referred to in the NYT story the SAME Eason Jordan of CNN who admitted to intentionally not reporting atrocities in Saddam’s Iraq in order to be on good terms with Saddam?
The same guy. Some follow-up:
‘Journalists’ Pelton and Jordan Get All Wet Carrying Water For Inept CIA
http://bigjournalism.com/bthor/2010/03/21/journalists-pelton-and-jordan-get-all-wet-carrying-water-for-inept-cia/
The New York Times and the CIA’s Sour Grapes of Wrath
http://bigjournalism.com/bthor/2010/03/16/the-new-york-times-and-the-cias-sour-grapes-of-wrath/