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That article shows what looks like an honest mistake. Iraq did eject American weapons inspectors, just not the rest. It doesn't cite this as evidence for WMD bu
by lern_too_spel 3y ago
That article shows what looks like an honest mistake. Iraq did eject American weapons inspectors, just not the rest. It doesn't cite this as evidence for WMD but as a political cudgel that neoconservatives could use to push their policy. The rest of the article builds a narrative about what actually happened in Iraq using reporting from the NYT.
- slim 3y agonothing honest about it. they repeated the same "mistake" 6 times in 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2022. If they told the truth, it would be obvious that US gov is evil, not Irak gov.
- lern_too_spel 3y agoAgain, the "mistake" they repeated was the year that the inspectors were expelled, which they erroneously stated as 1998 instead of 1997. The article GGP posted is mostly just a summary of a story the NYT itself reported in 1999, so if you believe that article told the truth, you must also believe the NYT article told the truth. https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/08/world/us-used-un-team-to-place-spy-device-in-iraq-aides-say.html https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/08/world/us-used-un-team-to-...