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New York Times mocked for bungling meaning of NATO: ‘How embarrassing and sad’
New York Post ^ | April 3, 2026 | Ariel Zilber

Posted on 04/03/2026 2:08:55 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

A New York Times headline that laughably mischaracterized NATO as “A North American Treaty Organization” drew widespread scorn on Friday.

The glaring mangling of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s name quickly spread across X.

Within minutes, a post pointing out the egregious error drew a wave of ridicule, disbelief and anger — much of it aimed not just at the mistake itself, but at what users framed as broader failures in mainstream media.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Society
KEYWORDS: nato; newyorktimes; nyt

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1 posted on 04/03/2026 2:08:55 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

It’s the NYT way ....


2 posted on 04/03/2026 2:12:38 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: MinorityRepublican

3 posted on 04/03/2026 2:18:32 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Forget it, Jake ... it's the New York Times.

4 posted on 04/03/2026 2:21:08 PM PDT by BlueLancer (Orchides Forum Trahite - Cordes Et Mentes Veniant)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Fire the copy editor.

On second thought, keep him for future amusement.


5 posted on 04/03/2026 2:27:28 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: MinorityRepublican

It HAS to say “American” instead of “Atlantic”. “A North Atlantic Treaty Organization without America?” title doesn’t show how witty the NYT is.


6 posted on 04/03/2026 2:39:48 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: MinorityRepublican

It’s kinda hard to argue NATO’s primary purpose when you don’t get the function of its military alliance correct.


7 posted on 04/03/2026 2:40:48 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9
We should pretty much close all our bases in Europe. If we need to keep one base open in Europe, we can make a separate deal with Germany.

And that's the way it should be. Bilateral Agreement instead of an alliance system like NATO where you have countries getting away with not having to contribute.

8 posted on 04/03/2026 2:47:17 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

So confusing for the dozens of people who read the NYT.


9 posted on 04/03/2026 2:54:07 PM PDT by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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To: All

what? it’s not a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans??


10 posted on 04/03/2026 3:12:32 PM PDT by SteveH
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To: SkyDancer

Whenever I read about the NYT I am reminded of Pulitzer Prize winner Walter Duranty informing the US State Department that all of his correspondence were cleared by Stalin in accordance with an agreement with the Soviet Union. Kliefoth Memo: https://www.garethjones.org/Embassy-1.pdf. He was one of the reasons Americans knew nothing of the Holodomor.


11 posted on 04/03/2026 4:50:47 PM PDT by Vehmgericht (s)
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To: Vehmgericht

I don’t know if it is he or some other NYT correspondent who’s buried in the Kremlin Wall in Moscow.


12 posted on 04/03/2026 5:00:35 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Forget it Jake, Its the NYT.


13 posted on 04/03/2026 5:02:41 PM PDT by anton
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To: MinorityRepublican

Any number of commentators from conservative sources could have made that obviously sarcastic twist as well.

How many times are acronyms given novel names here? Every day...


14 posted on 04/03/2026 5:14:45 PM PDT by Moltke (Reasoning with a liberal is like watering a rock in the hope to grow a building.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

c’mon, just because fact-checkers are from somalia, is no reason yo complain about facts.


15 posted on 04/03/2026 6:06:34 PM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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