] 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. ... ] It is still possible that chemical or biological weapons will ] be unearthed in Iraq, but in this case it looks as if we, along ] with the administration, were taken in. And until now we have not ] reported that to our readers. The Times -- the NY TIMES -- finally realizes that maybe they were not quite right about the whole Iraq thing. Maybe they have some influence, and perhaps should have questioned their sources, and/or cover the dissenting opinions better |