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Weapons of Mass Destruction

• August 19 -- Philip Shenon Steams Rice Over 9/11
Philip Shenon puts Condi Rice on the hot plate again: "…[David Kay's] remarks were clearly aimed at her performance and reflected a widespread view among intelligence specialists that Ms. Rice, perhaps Mr. Bush's most trusted aide, and the National Security Council have never been held sufficiently accountable for intelligence failures before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the Iraq war."

• July 16 -- More Mea Culpas: Forgive Us for Thinking Iraq Had WMD
Continuing to apologize for believing the Bush administration too much on Iraq (?), the Times issues a surprising lead editorial apologizing for thinking, like everyone else, that Saddam had WMD.

• July 14 -- Ignoring Sen. Rockefeller's WMD Hypocrisy
It wasn't just Bush saying Hussein had WMD: So did Democratic Sen. John Rockefeller. But David Johnston's story on the Senate intelligence report ignores that while letting Rockefeller criticize Bush for making statements similar to ones from Rockefeller himself.

• May 26 -- The Times' WMD Mea Culpa
The Times engages in some unusual self-criticism in a long Editor's Note, accusing itself of excessive gullibility regarding claims of WMD in Iraq. Such self-criticism should be encouraged. But why stop there?

• May 19 -- Sarin? So What
An editorial soft-pedals the finding of deadly sarin gas in Iraq and pooh-poohs any possibility that it confirms Allied fears of Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction: "If laboratory tests confirm the presence of sarin, that finding may not tell us much about whether Saddam Hussein retained a hidden chemical arsenal after supposedly destroying it." Columnist William Safire thinks differently.

• April 7 -- Frank Rich's Ill Humor
Frank Rich contrasts Richard Clarke's 9-11 "apology" with Bush's light-hearted performance at an annual correspondents' dinner: "A nation of viewers that had watched a public servant mourn the unnecessary loss of American life on 9/11 now saw the president make light of the rationale that necessitated the sacrifice of an additional 500-plus Americans (so far) in the war fought in 9/11's name."

• March 23 -- Richard Clarke "Undercuts" Bush: "Basic Credibility in Jeopardy"
Anti-Bush accusations from Richard Clarke make the Times front page, while a "News Analysis" enthusiastically portrays Bush as "on the defensive" with his "basic credibility in jeopardy."

• March 8 -- There They Go Again
A Times editorial resurrects the old "imminent threat" canard.

• February 11 -- Bush's "Blows to American Credibility"
Does the U.S. have a credibility problem? Steven Weisman hammers the question home in a story with this teaser: "Credibility tarnished, Washington labors on to halt banned arms."

• February 2 -- The "Imminent" Patrick Tyler
Patrick Tyler goes to town on Bush and Blair claims of the "imminent threat" Saddam Hussein allegedly posed. But Bush never actually used the term.

• January 28 -- No One to Blame but Bush?
David Sanger pens "Bush Backs Away From His Claims About Iraq Arms," but fails to note other countries believed the same thing about Iraq--and so did John Kerry.

• January 9 -- Qaddafi's Non-Coerced Conversion?
Patrick Tyler notes "something seems to have come over" Libyan strongman Colonel Qaddafi--but shrinks from crediting Bush's war conduct for the dictator's abrupt change of heart.

• December 18 -- The Times Misfires (Again) on Bush's "Imminent Threat"
The Times puts one of its favorite anti-war myths back in circulation in Richard Stevenson's snidely titled "Remember 'Weapons of Mass Destruction'? For Bush, They Are a Nonissue."

• August 11 -- ‘Serious’ Gap in WMD Coverage
The Financial Times ran an op-ed on Iraq’s WMD by Curt Mileikowsky, (former head of Asea's nuclear power division) and Evelyn Sokolowski (former head of the joint analysis group for Sweden's nuclear utilities). The New York Times ran an op-ed on the same subject the same day by…Steve Martin. Yes, that Steve Martin.

• June 27 -- Kristof’s All Ears In Iraq
Columnist Nicholas Kristof went to Iraq and is shocked to find some people there really like George Bush.

• June 26 -- Times Buries Unearthed Iraqi Nuke Secrets
The Times again gives Iraqi weapon skeptics front-page treatment but buries coverage of the nuclear parts and documents found in an Iraqi scientist’s garden.

• June 25 -- A Distorted Headline On “Distorted” Intelligence
James Risen and Douglas Jehl’s story on military intelligence-gathering sports the distressing headline: “Expert Said to Tell Legislators He Was Pressed to Distort Some Evidence.” But the expert admits he never altered his intelligence reports –plus, he’s discussing Cuba, not Iraq.

• June 23 -- Rosenbaum’s Weapons of Tax Deception
Reporter David Rosenbaum spreads more misinformation on who benefits from Bush’s tax cut.

• May 30 -- Not So Fast, Mr. Kristof
Columnist Nicholas Kristof’s mocks what he considers the fruitless search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Perhaps he should read yesterday’s Times story on germ laboratories.