I am somewhat short of startled, though
it's
a good sign.
mbs
From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Devine, James
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 5:11 PM
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Subject: A Cronkite moment?
From today's MS SLATE:
The NYT runs a startling editorial regretting its near silence in the face of shaky Bush administration claims about Iraqi WMDs. The edit board spanks itself for failing to thoroughly consider the weapons issue and those who maintained that the stockpile was not what the president claimed. Politicians who authorized the war and remain unapologetic are also targeted, with the Times concluding that their own anti-invasion arguments should have come "earlier and faster" and that they should have done more to stand up to the president. As Slate's Jack Shafer has noted, it's rare that news organizations issue such sweeping apologies, though the Times does so more often than others.
