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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: StarFan; Illinois Rep; Cheapskate; Jet Jaguar; mylife
>> I believe Drudge said on his radio show last night that he thought this story (the weapons missing) may be a plant by Rove...with more news set up for later in the week.

You are correct and I remember questioning why Rove would plant this. If he did, it's sheer genius.

Looks like he was right!

901 posted on 10/26/2004 9:53:50 AM PDT by lainie
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To: Timeout

BUMP


902 posted on 10/26/2004 9:58:24 AM PDT by Dante3
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To: stockstrader
"Kerry is STILL using the original Wash Post story!"

Don't they teach folks in Massachusetts that beastiality is illegal? I mean, Kerry is screwing the pooch AGAIN!
903 posted on 10/26/2004 10:06:54 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: maine-iac7
smells a lot like the collusion that was apparent the day after the CBS documents aired. I think we are living some strange Orwellian nightmare.
904 posted on 10/26/2004 10:15:28 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta (never surrender, this is for the kids)
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To: Timeout

Here's how to contact the Times...and believe me it is working.

Phone number is (212) 556-1234 then hit the following prompts: 5-then-1-then-4. That will bring you to the foreign desk.



905 posted on 10/26/2004 10:15:49 AM PDT by petercooper (Everything I ever needed to know about Islam, I learned on 9-11-01.)
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To: Frank_Discussion
No...
but they DO teach folks in Massachusetts that if you throw enough MUD,,,,,
some of it WILL STICK,,,,
and the MUD that DOES STICK,,,
IS VERY HARD TO REMOVE!!
906 posted on 10/26/2004 10:17:20 AM PDT by stockstrader
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To: Timeout

I am starting to think that CBS is owned by Al-Jazeera.


907 posted on 10/26/2004 10:18:19 AM PDT by Delbert
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To: stylin19a

Do you have a link to your AP story posted at #519? Thanks.


908 posted on 10/26/2004 10:45:58 AM PDT by cyncooper (And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm)
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To: stylin19a

I mean 518.


909 posted on 10/26/2004 10:46:26 AM PDT by cyncooper (And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm)
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To: FreeAtlanta
smells a lot like the collusion that was apparent the day after the CBS documents aired. I think we are living some strange Orwellian nightmare.************

exactly

my theory: We know Saddam counted on his partners in illegal oil-for-arms scam (UN, France, Germany) to block Bush from action. I remember his cock-of-the-walk posturings. He had his "partners" over a barrel - literally - and they did everything they could to stop Bush from acting.>

When it was apparent Bush wouldn't back down - Saddam, with his partners running interference - was allowed to truck this stuff out of Iraq into Syria

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040816-011235-4438r.htm

"Saddam Hussein periodically removed guards on the Syrian border and replaced them with his own intelligence agents who supervised the movement of banned materials between the two countries, U.S. investigators have discovered"

Kerry wants us under the rule of the UN because he's deep in this group =- has been for decades. He needs to protect his butt

There is a massive panic that this will come to light if they don't gain control..

They have everything to loose and they all will be pulling "O'Donnell" tirades....

pray to God enough Americans still have brains

910 posted on 10/26/2004 10:54:46 AM PDT by maine-iac7
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To: cyncooper

It's an AP story reported by Fox - it's a 4/4/03 not 4/02/03 story....sorry for the incorrect date.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,83252,00.html


911 posted on 10/26/2004 10:58:40 AM PDT by stylin19a (It's called GOLF because all the other 4 letter words were taken)
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To: TheForceOfOne
remember the reports of truck convoy's moving across the Syrian border just before the war

**************

here's a link -

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040816-011235-4438r.htm

Saddam agents on Syria border helped move banned materials

By Rowan Scarborough THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Saddam Hussein periodically removed guards on the Syrian border and replaced them with his own intelligence agents who supervised the movement of banned materials between the two countries, U.S. investigators have discovered

912 posted on 10/26/2004 11:02:48 AM PDT by maine-iac7
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To: Timeout
Jim Miklaszewski on MSNBC just know giving a new explanation. Weapons was not searched for at the time Miklaszewski previous spoke about per the Pentagon.

Sounds like the same as I posted earlier in post #896:

Lai Ling who was embedded with 101st Brigade just stated on MSNBC that they only stayed at this weapons facility approximately 24 hours and no search for weapons was carried out. She said that the bunkers were looked at, but no search for weapons. That they were enroute to Baghdad.

913 posted on 10/26/2004 11:13:23 AM PDT by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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To: harbinger of doom

914 posted on 10/26/2004 1:23:33 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (lib­·er·al - noun: ¹A person who is so open-minded that their brains have fallen out)
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