White House and NY Times Face Off: Has Obama Opted for Hard Power in Afghanistan?

[T]he New York Times ...front-page story noting that President Barack Obama is adopting a new "approach to Afghanistan that will put more emphasis on waging war than on development." The piece cited unnamed senior administration officials.

[White House press secretary Robert ] Gibbs says the policy review is just beginning. The Times reports the deal's done. Who to believe? Full Story »

Posted by Michele Kelly
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Posted by: Posted by Michele Kelly - Jan 28, 2009 - 4:41 PM PST
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Edited by: Michele Kelly - Jan 28, 2009 - 4:41 PM PST

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Kenneth Sibbett
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by Kenneth Sibbett - Jan. 29, 2009

A rather small article that doesn't really explore any news that new.It doesn't really matter when the report was produced, just that the report is issured in a timely manner.

If it took Bush seven years to tame Afghanistan,and he failed as usual, Please give Obama a few months before you start to twist the knifes in his back.

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Michele Kelly
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by Michele Kelly - Jan. 28, 2009

This is quality journalism because it checked out and found wanting the reliability of a story in the New York Times, one of the world's most used news sources. The NYT reports that Obama's U.S. policy in Afghanistan has been decided. This story investigates that claim and found that the policy is still emerging.

The NYT is suspect. We can never forget NYT reporter Judith MIller and her reporting of the Weapons of Mass Destruction story. What's the deal here? Are we talking conspiracy theory?

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