[aristeides]

The odd thing about Bill Keller's column, is that it makes a solid case for war, through suggesting what the Presidents' advisers are likely telling him, before Keller twists his logic into a doughnut to end up supporting the house policy of Times owner Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and managing editor Howell Raines.

That sounds like the best strategy, if your aim is to get pro-war arguments published in an organ that only publishes anti-war pieces.

[mrustow]

The odd thing about Bill Keller's column, is that it makes a solid case for war, through suggesting what the Presidents' advisers are likely telling him, before Keller twists his logic into a doughnut to end up supporting the house policy of Times owner Arthur Sulzberger Jr. and managing editor Howell Raines.

That sounds like the best strategy, if your aim is to get pro-war arguments published in an organ that only publishes anti-war pieces.

In theory, yes, but this guy is a socialist and a newbie columist. He's not going to fight 43rd Street, not even indirectly. Safire, and even Friedman can go their own way, but not Keller, assuming he'd even want to.