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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (41975)	9/4/2002 5:21:18 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

BTW, the NY Times published a correction today where they admitted that they had misrepresented Kissinger's views. Then they restated Kisinger's views and mistated them again, though not as obviously. A paper of any integrity would have never published the original article or would have corrected itself the instant that the error was noted, which would have been fairly soon after publication. Did it really admit to a misrepresentation? I haven't seen the correction, but I would be dumbfounded if the word "misrepresentation" appears anywhere near the erratum. I bet the only reason for the backtracking was the fact that Henry the K probably threatened to go to another newspaper to complain about the NYT's misrepresentation. I'm extremely disappointed to see a great newspaper go the way of the dodo. I can't find one I like.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (41975)	9/4/2002 5:30:36 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Here's the relevant text of the NYT "correction" on Kissinger's views. The Aug. 16 article described Mr. Kissinger's expressed concerns about the need for building an international coalition before waging war and his doubts about the Bush administration's plan to make "regime change" the center pole of its policy. But it should have made a clearer distinction between his views and those of Mr. Scowcroft and other Republicans with more categorical objections to a military attack. The second article listed Mr. Kissinger incorrectly among Republicans who were warning outright against a war. That's it. The sliced the salami so thinly you could see through it. Hell's bells, I think the "correction" is newsworthy, but the NYT buried it in the "Corrections" section, under a correction on a typo in the Lionel Hampton story. You'll never see a major newspaper admit to a misrepresentation, i.e., a lie, though the NYT's characterization of Kissinger's views was clearly a lie.