He must not have got the memo that the docs are more than likely FAKE. But then we know the NYT standards are iffy at best. A copy of a copy of a conversation as related by a third party is ....well, FACT to the NYT and it's pathetic staff.
The fact that Freepers know this - and that Krugman iss confused by various references to WMD - says a lot about Krugman's intelligence.
I think it best that all true Freepers try to avoid reading Krugman in the future.