That's what I'm wondering. I'm also remembering that the NYT's was in on the rathergate story if I remember right. Only dan rather jumped the gun and ran with the forged document story first.
Could it be that the NYT's was in on this dirty deal as well?
You ask, "Could it be that the NYT's was in on this dirty deal as well?" YES!!! they published Joe Wilson's lies during a presidential election. The comparison to Rathergate is most apt.