There is STILL no story on the UK memo in the New York Times

[steve2470]

Yes, I know they are part of the corporate media, but.... Don't you think that the "flagship" paper should print something ????? At least the friggin Washington Post gave into pressure and printed something, albeit on page A-18. I have already written the public editor at [e-mail]. Should we still write them ???

[althecat]

1. According to Washpost's Ombudsman Gettler there was one...

From: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/14/AR2005051400705.html

"The New York Times, alertly, did a story right away from London on May 2, including some of the language from the memo and some reaction from Blair. "

Not that I have ever seen it...

[steve2470]

2. I'm going to try to find that....

I bet it's two sentences by Blair. Then, case closed.

[DeepModem Mom]

5. Here is the abstract for a May 2 article --

For Blair, Iraq Issue Just Won't Go Away

By ALAN COWELL (NYT) 1007 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 9 , Column 1

ABSTRACT - British newspaper article suggests that Prime Min Tony Blair committed himself to American plan for 'regime change' in Iraq months before he told Parliament or people that British participation in American-led invasion was all but inevitable; question of his integrity and credibility in way he handled period leading up to Iraq war has become major issue as Britons prepare to vote on May 5; photo (M)

[steve2470]

4. here it is....if you want the full article you have to pay = $2.95

FOREIGN DESK | May 2, 2005, Monday

For Blair, Iraq Issue Just Won't Go Away

By ALAN COWELL (NYT) 1007 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 9 , Column 1

ABSTRACT - British newspaper article suggests that Prime Min Tony Blair committed himself to American plan for 'regime change' in Iraq months before he told Parliament or people that British participation in American-led invasion was all but inevitable; question of his integrity and credibility in way he handled period leading up to Iraq war has become major issue as Britons prepare to vote on May 5; photo (M)

[DeepModem Mom]

6. If that's the only article, it doesn't seem sufficient...

re. U.S. readers.

[kliljedahl]

7. I found this listed in the archives

but I'm not gonna pay to read it:

FOREIGN DESK | April 29, 2005, Friday $
Blair, on Defensive, Releases a Secret Memo on Iraq War
By ALAN COWELL (NYT) 919 words


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[Up2Late]

3. Maybe they ran the story in the International Harald-Tribune?

I think the NYT was just recently co-opted by KKKarl.

[steve2470]

8. ok kind DU'ers, I just bought the entire article

I will post 4 paragraphs here. If you want the rest, please email me.

<snip>

In a Sunday morning television interview, Mr. Blair did not deny that the meeting took place in July 2002, but he recalled that ''subsequent to that meeting, we went the United Nations route,'' seeking a resolution in November 2002, calling on the Iraqi government to disarm. An effort to secure a more bellicose second resolution faltered in early 2003.

Mr. Blair disputed a suggestion that Britain might have pulled out of the war, leaving America to topple Mr. Hussein alone.

''So we the British at the moment of decision would have faltered and backed off,'' Mr. Blair said. ''That's not my conception of Britain.''

He denied, however, that Britain had committed itself irrevocably to war by July 2002.

''The idea that we had decided definitely by that stage is disproved by the fact that we went back to the U.N.'' he said.

<snip>

the link may not work, best I can do.

http://query.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F50613FE34550C718CDDAC0894DD404482

[althecat]

9. Thanks steve....