Home | Away

Wednesday, June 02, 2004

Miller out, Chalabi in at Times

CREDULUS, NY, June 2-- The New York Times announced today that Judith Miller, the controversial reporter who has been responsible for most of the paper’s coverage of alleged WMD programs in Iraq, will be replaced by Ahmad Chalabi as of June 30.

A senior editor at the Times, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the hiring of Chalabi does not raise any “insuperable ethical problems” for the newspaper.  “He’s no longer on the Bush administration payroll,” said the editor, “so it makes sense to eliminate the middleman-- Judy, in this case-- and go straight to the source.  Besides, Ahmad is knowledgeable, forthcoming, and thoroughly fluent in the politics of the region.  He’s also, quite frankly, a lot more fun to be around, and we’re looking forward to working with him.”

Sources say the paper’s editorial staff is planning on a smooth transfer of power, with Chalabi assuming “full sovereignty” over Iraq coverage by the end of the month.

Posted by Michael on 06/02 at 07:51 AM
(4) Comments • (31) Trackbacks • Permalink
Page 1 of 1 pages