Wednesday, October 01, 2003
A little confusion at The Newspaper of Record—Not!
Yes, they're still running that headline, "The Struggle for Iraq," but under it are the following bullet points:
Really, these items don't have a lot do with the "struggle" for Iraq, do they?
They have to do with the (now potentially criminal) nature of the Bush regime and the character of those who have gained power within it—a subject the Times has resolutely refused to face up to, with the honorable exception of some of its editorial writers, like Paul Krugman.
C'mon, guys! WaPo is beating you like a gong on this story!
- Text: White House Counsel's E-mail
- Justice Dept. Starts Inquiry on Leak of C.I.A. Officer's Identity (Aug. 8, 2003)
- Joseph C. Wilson's Op-Ed: 'What I Didn't Find in Africa' (July 6, 2003)
Really, these items don't have a lot do with the "struggle" for Iraq, do they?
They have to do with the (now potentially criminal) nature of the Bush regime and the character of those who have gained power within it—a subject the Times has resolutely refused to face up to, with the honorable exception of some of its editorial writers, like Paul Krugman.
C'mon, guys! WaPo is beating you like a gong on this story!
