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NEW YORK TIMES PHONY WEAPONS STORY -- you might want to call them at (212) 556-1234
10-26-04 | dfu

Posted on 10/26/2004 6:28:45 AM PDT by doug from upland

The NY TIMES has attempted to pull an October surprise with an apparent fabricated story that was even shopped to 60 MINUTES.

A huge cache of very serious weapons, about 380 tons of HMX and RDX, were supposedly lost because U.S. troops did not guard them. It is, of course, more evidence that George Bush is an incompetent commander in chief and must go.

Unfortunately for the Old Gray Lady, now seemingly to be closer to yellow for its yellow journalism, Jim Miklaszewski of NBC reported the truth in April of 2003 --- the weapons were gone before U.S. troops got to the weapons depot.

John Forbes Kerry, a traitor to this nation in the Vietnam era and an unthinkable commander in chief, used the phony info on the campaign stump yesterday.

If you would like to call the NY TIMES ---

Listen to the prompts and get to the news desk (I think one of the buttons was for international news)
(212) 556-1234


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To: God luvs America

Good idea to also call the NY Daily News at 212-210-2100, ask for the Washington news desk then for James Gordon Meeks..he wrote a story titles "Bushies guilty of big bang snafu in Iraq".


41 posted on 10/26/2004 7:03:35 AM PDT by God luvs America (Support Our Troops....Don't vote for Kerry!)
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To: doug from upland

This is clearly Kerry's and the DNC's attempt at an October surpise story and the MSM are set to play it up big no matter what the facts are. It is equivalent to the 2000s DUI news dump within the last week before that election. DEMS keep with the same script. Have to hit the MSM hard to get them off their set plan toi aid Kerry this way. I am sure the news stories were written a few weeks ago and are set to run this week no matter what.
It keeps Bush on the denfense and attnetion off kerry's negatives even if in the end the story is finally show to be a non-starter. That is what the DEMS what the last week.


Of course if it opens up the fact that Syria got Saddam's WMDs and or their components, that is thin ice for the RATS and the UN.


42 posted on 10/26/2004 7:04:24 AM PDT by rod1 (uired 4 more hours).)
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To: mewzilla

would someone remove the Troll please


43 posted on 10/26/2004 7:05:08 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: doug from upland

I sent them a scathing e-mail last night.

This was their reply:

Thank you for your comments. Everything sent to this mailbox is read by either me or my associate, Arthur Bovino. If a further reply is appropriate, you will be hearing from us shortly.

Don't forget, when referring to a specific article please include its date, section and headline.

If you do not wish your message to be published or relayed to other editors and reporters, be sure to let us know.

-- Daniel Okrent
Public Editor

I loved the part about "when referring to a specific article please include its date, section and headline." As if they don't know which article I was referring to. Sheesh!


44 posted on 10/26/2004 7:05:56 AM PDT by mplsconservative (Old media = lies. New media = truth.)
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To: jriemer

Seems that Jayson Blair must have contributed to this NYT story with his "fact finding".

The facts that are surfacing about the story are imploding it.


45 posted on 10/26/2004 7:11:00 AM PDT by American Sovereignty Defender (I'm voting FOR Bush - before voting AGAINST Kerry)
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To: qw3rty
We might have a problem guys.

Only problem we have is with first time posters, who sign up today trying to disrupt! You manifest all the symptoms, qw3rty, of being a Troll... And indeed, in reading the piece you suggest, I feel certain about that... begone.
46 posted on 10/26/2004 7:11:23 AM PDT by Acrobat (Gregoire, Murray, Cantwell, Ross: sounds like the Trotsky bunch put on trial in the USSR in the '20s)
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To: Enterprise
sorry - correction - 380 tons.
47 posted on 10/26/2004 7:11:30 AM PDT by Enterprise (The left hates the Constitution. Islamic Fascism hates America. Natural allies.)
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To: doug from upland
Oh, you mean (212) 556-1234?

(212) 556-1234 ?

Like that?

or

(212) 556-1234 ?

Like that?

48 posted on 10/26/2004 7:12:20 AM PDT by Constantine XIII
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To: jriemer
when do I get to print out my NEW YORK SLIMES LIES bumpersticker?! We ned to get them out now, especially in New York!
49 posted on 10/26/2004 7:12:30 AM PDT by timestax
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To: God luvs America
Here's how to contact the Times...and believe me it is working.

Phone number is (212) 556-1234 then hit the following prompts: 5-then-1-then-4. That will bring you to the foreign desk. I got the guy ruffled demanding a retraction to the story based on the NBC-news revelations.

His response? "No, we have an official source who confirmed the story." I shot back asking if this was an official from the kerri campaign or the infamous source "Mr. Anonymous" the Times always quotes...after several seconds of silence the dope told me "please hold if you have a reaction to the story" and tried to connect me elsewhere....

CALL NOW...THEY ARE ON THE ROPES!

BTW: NY Daily News Readers, ...I called James Meek in their Washington Bureau who wrote a similar story today entitled "Bushies guilty of big bang snafu in Iraq" which is another take on the Slimes story...besides leaving a message on his voice mail Mr. Meek left his cell # in Washington, (202-236-1931) which I called and left a meesage on as well.
50 posted on 10/26/2004 7:16:37 AM PDT by God luvs America (Support Our Troops....Don't vote for Kerry!)
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To: hobbes1
....NOW, I like that! Litigate the bastards with RICO allegations!!! Great thought!
51 posted on 10/26/2004 7:17:22 AM PDT by pointsal
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To: God luvs America
Here's how to contact the Times...and believe me it is working.

Phone number is (212) 556-1234 then hit the following prompts: 5-then-1-then-4. That will bring you to the foreign desk.

Call NOW!  They are on the Ropes as I made four calls demanding a retraction!

See post #50!

52 posted on 10/26/2004 7:18:41 AM PDT by God luvs America (Support Our Troops....Don't vote for Kerry!)
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To: God luvs America

bttt


53 posted on 10/26/2004 7:25:14 AM PDT by timestax
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To: doug from upland
First it was Jayson Blair. Now it seems the NYT has a new "star":

NEVERMIND!

54 posted on 10/26/2004 7:26:32 AM PDT by Mygirlsmom (Once the free press kept the government honest, now we need the blogosphere to keep the press honest)
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To: silent_jonny
"On Fox & Friends this morning, they were still reporting this story as fact--I don't know if they retracted the story later on, but after I saw this, I shut the TV off."

At about 9:00 am on FOX, a blonde female reporter traveling with Kerry reported the first NYT story then clearly reported on the NBC story which contradicts it. She made it perfectly clear that the weapons were gone when the coalition got there.

55 posted on 10/26/2004 7:29:27 AM PDT by DestroytheDemocrats
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To: doug from upland

I am also ticked at Fox News for the way they are reporting this explosives story, considering that everyone now knows that the NYTimes initial story was bogus (as usual).

Fox News SHOULD be leading today's newscast along the lines of "Embedded reporters who accompanied US soldiers during the Iraq liberation have confirmed that explosives the NYTimes yesterday claimed are missing were in fact removed from that facility before US forces even arrived in that country."

Instead, even Fox News is being deceptive in how they are parroting what the partisan media reported in the first place.

How frustrating is that?


56 posted on 10/26/2004 7:35:23 AM PDT by Edit35
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To: God luvs America

I called and talk to the man who answered. I told him I think NYT should retract their story about the missing WMD in Iraq. I told him I thought NBC had already covered the story quite nicely. The man said "That's your opinion, thank you."


57 posted on 10/26/2004 7:41:42 AM PDT by Enterprise (The left hates the Constitution. Islamic Fascism hates America. Natural allies.)
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To: doug from upland

ESPECIALLY over the next week you will read all the news their editors want you to ! they will worry about retractions and accuracy later.

G*d willing, come 11/3 the huge loser of this year's election is the MSM/


58 posted on 10/26/2004 7:45:08 AM PDT by EDINVA (a FReeper in PJ's beats a CBS anchor in a suit every time)
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To: RightthinkinAmerican

NYT "poppsed" this story arly only because 60 Minutes couldn't get a production ready quickly enough to run this coming SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31 ... TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION.

Media bias ???? nah


59 posted on 10/26/2004 7:47:38 AM PDT by EDINVA (a FReeper in PJ's beats a CBS anchor in a suit every time)
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To: Enterprise

Good work..se we got them on the ropes as they are completely frustrated.


60 posted on 10/26/2004 7:53:37 AM PDT by God luvs America (Support Our Troops....Don't vote for Kerry!)
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