TimesWatch

Roger Cohen: Liberal Reporter Turned Liberal Columnist

"The Bush presidency has shown contempt for due process...." And reporter-turned-columnist Cohen was just getting warmed up.

9-11 Failures: Blaming Bush's Neo-Cons, Ignoring Clinton's Exaggerations

The Times' lead editorial ignores Clinton's culpability in the pre-9-11 hunt for Osama bin Laden, while blaming Bush's "neo-conservative agenda" for distracting the CIA.

Support the Iraq War with Higher Taxes and a Draft?

Pentagon reporter Thom Shanker again pushes higher taxes as a "national sacrifice" for the war in Iraq.

Suddenly, Iraq Isn't Like Vietnam

Not when Bush makes the comparison to defend the war.

A Bizarre Review of a Bizarre Book: "Poems from Guantanamo - The Detainees Speak"

Dan Chiasson: "It is hard to imagine a reader so hardhearted as to bring aesthetic judgment to bear on a book written by men in prison without legal recourse, several of them held in solitary ...

The Times Spies Phony Dangers in FISA Legislation

The Times ventures where even the ACLU fears to tread: "Broad new surveillance powers approved by Congress this month could allow the Bush administration to conduct spy operations that go well ...

"Belligerent Side" of Giuliani Under Wraps in Iowa

The Times waits for Giuliani to show his true colors in Iowa: "There was no sign of the belligerent side of Mr. Giuliani so familiar to New Yorkers...."

The Times Just Can't Forget the Max Cleland Ad

"Mr. Rove was asked whether harsh Republican attacks on the national security credentials of various Democrats in 2002, orchestrated by him, had added to the climate. Among the advertisements that ...

Selena Roberts' "Snitch" Glitch: Snitching Vital in Duke Case, but "Betrayal" Against Vick?

According to Roberts, "snitching" is good when done to foster rape charges against college lacrosse players, but a "betrayal" when done to strengthen animal cruelty charges against pro football ...

Giuliani Friendship with Fox News' Ailes Suspect, but Times Ignored Rick Kaplan-Bill Clinton Ties

Another double standard - the Times runs a front-page "expose" of the Roger Ailes-Rudy Giuliani friendship, but barely touched on the deep ties between Clinton and Rick Kaplan that resulted in ...
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