The Grey Lady that did not bark in the night (NYT never mentioned WHIG!)

[StefanX]

The Grey Lady that did not bark in the night
http://www.correntewire.com/the_grey_lady_that_did_not_bark_in_the_night

Curiously, America’s Greatest Newspaper (not!) has never mentioned the White House Iraq Group. Not once.

Why is this curious? Because to make the case for Bush’s war of choice in Iraq, the W.H.I.G. was tasked with fixing the facts and the intelligence around the policy through a disinformation campaign that involved more than 50 planted stories in the press. The W.H.I.G. membership? Karen Hughes, Andrew Card, Mary Matalin, James Wilkinson, Karl Rove—and "Scooter" Libby, the source Judy "Kneepads" Miller was, erm, "protecting."

Why would the Times not cover this story? Why wouldn’t anyone else? Here are some theories, in increasing order of institutional corruption....

Read more at:
http://www.correntewire.com/the_grey_lady_that_did_not_bark_in_the_night

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Is Judith Miller part of the White House Iraq Group? Seems like it.

[leveymg]

2. Memo to all NYT editors: Readers generally lack security clearances, so

we will henceforth withhold all information that might reveal White House strategies and foreign policy decisions. When in doubt, see me or Ms. J. Miller, who is cleared.

Signed: The Publisher
Date: January 20, 2001