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14. Judith Miller's reporting was disputed in real time

Mon Feb 27, 2017, 01:12 PM

Feb 2017

And the Times stood by her stories, even through the invasion of Iraq and the squandering of billions upon billions of dollars and millions of lives. Elisabeth Bumiller's weekly valentines to the Bush administration were clearly designed to take the edge off these hard truths and lend a soft-focus image to a pack of blood-gargling psychopaths.

If the Times corrected any of this, it escaped my notice.

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NYT: "Truth" [View all] kpete Feb 2017 OP

The thin thread of truth is dangling on a sword edge now. BSdetect Feb 2017 #1

Is this the New York Times that ran Judith Miller and Elisabeth Bumiller? gratuitous Feb 2017 #2

With all the information in the world, it is almost impossible to be right all the time. kentuck Feb 2017 #4

Judith Miller's reporting was disputed in real time gratuitous Feb 2017 #14

Honestly...some are never happy. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #11

Yeah, a few million dead or injured, a few billion squandered gratuitous Feb 2017 #15

Damn. The Old Grey Lady is pissed. underpants Feb 2017 #3

I like the concept - but I'm not at all thrilled with the execution. Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #5

Much of the truth is "hidden". kentuck Feb 2017 #6

I would rather see the focus on uncovering it, Ms. Toad Feb 2017 #8

I stand with the NYT Gothmog Feb 2017 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author defacto7 Feb 2017 #9

I agree. Demsrule86 Feb 2017 #12

K&R defacto7 Feb 2017 #10

Then there's the TV ad. Do you think it works? LAS14 Feb 2017 #13