'NY Times' Readers Hit Coverage of Iran/Iraq Weapons Link

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NEW YORK Three weeks ago, E&P Online and other Web sites raised questions about The New York Times featuring prominently on its front page and Web site a report by Michael R. Gordon -- based wholly on unnamed sources -- claiming firm evidence that Iran was supplying "the most deadly" weapon used against U.S. forces in Iraq: a certain kind of roadside bomb. Gordon had produced key articles relating to alleged WMD in Iraq in the runup to the war that proved false.

Last week, the Times' public editor, Byron Calame, offered his appraisal, which raised some questions about Gordon failing to provide a little more balance in his report but praising followup articles by other reporters that did seem more skeptical.

Today he printed some letters from readers, all critical. A selection follows (the full column is at www.nytimes.com).

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003553572

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1. NYT's John F. Burns has been on CNN spreading the propaganda heavy too

He and Wolf Blitzer usually team up for their afternoon Iran hate fest. Its pretty obvious what they are doing with their "unnamed sources" stuff. These guys are real scum of the earth.

Don

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2. Weapons Produced in Pakistan + UAE

... several sources have already confirmed this. But those treasonous idiots in the NY Times ignore it because they want more war and war profit$.