"Getting It Wrong on Purpose"

Another revealing article by Stephen Hayes at The Weekly Standard today, about NYT's recent treatment of the "Iraq Reconstruction and Development Council (IRDC) -- a group of 150 Iraqi exiles working with the Pentagon":

.... This supposedly "under close wraps" program that the Pentagon was "guarded" about was featured on network television on the April 1 edition of "Sixty Minutes II." A few days before that, on March 28, 2003, key members of the group (in fairness, they were only identified as Iraqi-Americans, not as IRDC big-wigs, per se) were made available at a press conference at The National Press Club.

Jehl quotes two Iraqi-Americans critical of the Pentagon program. There may be others. Some of the Iraqi-Americans I've interviewed over the past several months have expressed frustrations with the project. But those who complain are in a small minority. And much of their criticism concerns the fact that the program isn't larger -- they believe they can make valuable contributions but haven't yet been asked to join the effort....

As you probably know, Faithful Reader, the motto of the New York Times is All the news that's fit to print. Many have pointed out that it would be more accurate if it were All the news that's fit to slant. The title of Hayes' article might be even better: Getting It Wrong on Purpose.

(Thanks, MM.)

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Wed. 05/07/03 11:29:44 AM
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