Nice to see the NY Times still rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic!
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.
"Their web site still has the LIE up...I just checked."
Yep- I'm checking it every few minutes too...LOL.
My phone hasn't stopped ringing since Drudge/Hannity announced this..
I heard that. They showed the copy of the time. All the front pages stories were hits on Bush or Cheney. A little coordination between local Dims and the NYSlimes. maybe?
Thanks for the link and the opportunity to let him have it!
I'm glad she left the Wall Street Journal she really belongs at the NYT.
My pleasure. What a nice way to end the day.
Gee .. what timing
Ombudsman? address please!
Thanks for the ping!
I love the Pajamahadeen!
Thanks for what y'all do!
BRILLIANT!!
I was really mad at Brit. And then during the panel, he was making excuses for Kerry. Since he has known Kerry since childhood, you'd think Brit would know Kerry is a lying opportunist. I just don't get it. His show replays at 11 PM CDT.
They are really awesome. They are fighting for freedom and our security.
Have you seen Fahrenhype 911? It is a real good response to Moore. The worst thing about his junk movie is that bootlegged copies ended up in Iraq. Many troops saw it and got demoralized. For that alone, he should rot in Hell.
FReep C-SPAN to show "STOLEN HONOR"
I missed most of the show but saw the roundtable. My impression was every last man (Fred, Mort and Jeff B. today) said the NYT story was nothing and old news and I think it was Mort who described Kerry latching onto it as he did today as a "desperation tactic".
I'd call it worse. Kerry came very close to saying the death of any of our soldiers with these explosives could be blamed on President Bush. Very close to saying that, IMO.
Unbelievable, The New York Times that is.
Amen. He was a real journalist and will be missed.
Nice to see the NY Times still rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic!
One wonders what other WEAPONS went "missing" before we got there.... duh....
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