Posted on 10/25/2004 6:26:01 PM PDT by Timeout
KERRY SPOT
Jim Miklaszewski of NBC News pretty much dismantled the New York Times attack on behalf of Kerry today.
NBC News: Miklaszewski: “April 10, 2003, only three weeks into the war, NBC News was embedded with troops from the Army's 101st Airborne as they temporarily take over the Al Qakaa weapons installation south of Baghdad. But these troops never found the nearly 380 tons of some of the most powerful conventional explosives, called HMX and RDX, which is now missing. The U.S. troops did find large stockpiles of more conventional weapons, but no HMX or RDX, so powerful less than a pound brought down Pan Am 103 in 1988, and can be used to trigger a nuclear weapon. In a letter this month, the Iraqi interim government told the International Atomic Energy Agency the high explosives were lost to theft and looting due to lack of security. Critics claim there were simply not enough U.S. troops to guard hundreds of weapons stockpiles, weapons now being used by insurgents and terrorists to wage a guerrilla war in Iraq.” (NBC’s “Nightly News,” 10/25/04)
If Jill Abramson, managing editor of the New York Times, had a shred of concern over her paper's reputation for getting the facts right never mind objectivity or fairness, she would be running the correction - or at least this blatantly contradictory information - in the giant headline font and above-the-fold location that today's story got. But I guess the interest in echoing the sentiments of Maureen Dowd is more important than getting it right at the Old Gray Lady.
Over at DU, they are in denial (again). Quoting the 18 months, and saying the war started 19 months ago. LOL. The story said "at least" 18 months ago. Kerry was supposed to be talking the economy this week, but Fox said he is staying on the WOT due to this story. Who knows, it may have been a leak by Rove to put the WOT back on the front page. Kerry and the dems are such suckers. Story debunked, just like Dan Rather. Way to go everyone. That that Kerry and DU. HA HA HA !!!!!!
Best I can tell is that the UN knew about these explosives but determined them to be of no international significance, so they allowed Saddam to keep them. Now of course they're claiming that the explosives are indeed dangerous, and that the US military screwed up, yada yada yada.
Lockhart was correct, but not in the way he intended.
Drudge last night on his radio show said that the White House leaked this. Looks like Kerry & company felled right into it.
Could they be, I don't know ... BIASED!?
I've got it - Sandy Burglar smuggled those explosives out of Iraq in his pants. We haven't heard much about Sandy for awhile - can't he please be indicted before election day???
I sense Bob Shrum is pulling the strings on the bombshells. It's not the first campaign he's destroyed with his own two fat hands.
Thanks for finding that information so quickly! I kept rememebering all day today that there was evidence that Sadaam sent a convoy out of the country about the time we invaded.
I like your idea. THIS is the surprise! hehehe
Oh, you're good!
Only question I have is who is the Defense official attributed to the following in the NYT piece?
"At the Pentagon, an official who monitors developments in Iraq said U.S.-led coalition troops had searched Al-Qaqaa in the immediate aftermath of the March 2003 invasion and confirmed that the explosives, which had been under IAEA seal since 1991, were intact. The site was not secured by U.S. forces, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity"
Lemmings don't backpeddle. They just dive right in.
15! Congratulations! You done good!
1) Leak anti-Bush ammunition to the NYT.
2) Force NBC to refute the story in the next morning's TODAY SHOW...using their own news reports from embedded reporters during the original invasion.
He's a genius.
"Senator? Would you like to comment on how foolish you think you looked after making a speech based upon shoddy reporting by the Times? Would you like to reverse yourself, or remain looking like a horse's ass? Senator? Senator???"
Sandy Burgular's indictment should be put on the fast track, right before they send him on the frog walk in a pink jumpsuit.
Thanks for a great laugh! Now I can relax and leave the computer for the night after seeing the personification of Al CACA [British spelling.]
Thanks for the ping!
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