March 2012 Archive

Subject: Israel’s Last Chance to Strike Iran

Editor New York Times Sir, I must take exception to the article by Amos Yadlin (NYT Op-Ed, March 1) on Israel’s Last Chance to Strike Iran.  Appearing in ...

In Church v. State, Ross Douthat Speaks for the Prosecution

By Marie Burns: In a post filed yesterday afternoon, New York Times religious writer-in-residence Ross Douthat assails the New Yorker’s George Packer for accusing “Rick Santorum of seeking to overthrow the ...

The Israeli Case for War in ‘The New York Times’

By David Bromwich: An extraordinary op-ed in the New York Times yesterday is entitled "Israel's Last Chance to Strike Iran." Written by Amos Yadlin, a former chief of Israeli military intelligence, the article deepens the impression that members of Israel's security establishment have a faucet at the Times which they can turn on at pleasure.

Another Bogus Argument for War with Iran

By Stephen M. Walt: You know a case for war is weak when its advocates have to marshal blatant untruths in order to convince people that ...

Just In Time for Netanyahu Visit, Neocon Ad in ‘NYT’ Attacks MJ Rosenberg and CAP

By Philip Weiss: Just in time for the AIPAC conference and Netanyahu’s visit to Barack Obama, the New York Times today features a full page ad from ...

Soaring Gas Prices, War on Iran & Olympia Snowe

Danny Schechter un-spins select stories from the day’s New York Times for his NYTX News Dissector video column. Danny Schechter is a journalist, author, television producer ...

Tom Friedman Is Waiting For Afghans to Shape Up

By Peter Hart: I think most sensible people understand that the current uproar in Afghanistan over the desecration of the Quran isn’t really just about the defiling of ...