Posts By cspannos

Eric Schmitt’s Anonymous & Mostly Non-Official Sources Advocate U.S. Drone War

By Chris Spannos: In his Sunday front page article, “Lull In Strikes By U.S. Drones Aids Militants,” New York Times terrorism and national security writer Eric ...

Dear Arthur: Your Employee’s Demands Are News Fit To Print

Chris Spannos interviews Grant Glickson: Anyone reading the New York Times this week would think that it was business as usual for the “paper of record.” However, the paper left out that on January 4th 566 current and former Times employees sent a letter to publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. expressing their “profound dismay at several recent developments."

When it Rains, it Pours: The New York Times Fumbles into the New Year

By Chris Spannos: The New York Times has experienced a dramatic series of changes closing out this year and that seem to cast the shadow of instability over ...

Julian Assange on The New York Times: Part 8

Special Fundraising Offer: Donate to receive a remastered version of this series. A multipart interview with WikiLeaks Editor Julian Assange focusing on his experience collaborating with the ...

Julian Assange on The New York Times: Part 7 on Pentagon Papers & With Richard Falk Comment

Special Fundraising Offer: Donate to receive a remastered version of this series. In part seven of our interview Julian Assange talks about both the New York Times ...

The New York Times on Bradley Manning & Chat Logs

By Chris Spannos: As news of the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq now occupies headlines, the New York Times has swept Pfc. Bradley Manning aside as a ...

U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq

NYTX interviews Iraqi-American political analyst Raed Jarrar: Millions of Iraqis are celebrating the U.S. withdrawal this month, in what is widely viewed as a condemnation of the U.S. military involvement in Iraq. This is especially true with the final attempt by the U.S. government to maintain troops under NATO being rejected by the Iraqis. While President Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and other U.S. officials are trying their best to make the U.S. involvement in Iraq sound like a success, the vast majority of Iraqis see the 20 years of war with the U.S. as a major disaster that has destroyed their country.

CIA Drone Downed in Iran: Interview with Reese Erlich

NYT eXaminer interviews Reese Erlich: The CIA has now acknowledged that a spy drone went down in Iran. Iranian authorities say their military shot it down; the U.S. maintains there were mechanical problems. The incident has forced the U.S. government to admit for the first time that it is conducting regular spying on Iran. Officials claim that the U.S. uses drones to look for an Iranian nuclear weapons program. More likely, the U.S. seeks information about existing conventional weapons and potential responses to a U.S. or Israeli military attack.

Mainstream Media & the Magic of Occupy Wall Street: Kalle Lasn Interview

As 2011 draws to a close one of the biggest stories of the year was Occupy Wall Street. It went from an almost total mainstream media blackout to becoming a major story poised to continue into 2012. NYTX speaks with Kalle Lasn about mainstream media coverage of OWS.

The U.S. Pakistan Crisis

By Phyllis Bennis: The question of how the Times view the relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan is very much framed by the reality of the Afghanistan war. This is a war increasingly being waged in Pakistan, with Pakistan, against Pakistan—all at once. And of course, the framework of international law does not enter into that discussion.