Here we go again. Today, the New York Times front-pages an article that claims Iran is the source of deadly roadside bombs in Iraq. The source for this accusation? Anonymous administration officials. No experts or skeptics were interviewed; no independent examination of the bombs themselves was completed. We're just supposed to trust the administration, who are so confident in their conclusions that they won't even stand by their claims. The ironic part is that the author of the piece, Michael Gordon, co-authored the now-obviously-false 2002 story about Iraq attempting to acquire nuclear weapons. Will the press (or, specifically, the NYT) ever learn?
See DK Diary and Glenn Greenwald for more in-depth coverage.
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