From the NYT Editors: The Times and Iraq

The New York Times > International > Middle East > From the Editors: The Times and Iraq: "But we have found a number of instances of coverage that was not as rigorous as it should have been. In some cases, information that was controversial then, and seems questionable now, was insufficiently qualified or allowed to stand unchallenged. Looking back, we wish we had been more aggressive in re-examining the claims as new evidence emerged � or failed to emerge.
The problematic articles varied in authorship and subject matter, but many shared a common feature. "

...and do read on. These comments should be considered whenever one wants to entertain the idea that the MSM - NYT in particular, is in somebody's pocket.