A verdade a que temos direito (uma adenda)

Nem de propósito! Através do Ponto Media, soube que o New York Times pediu hoje desculpa aos seus leitores por... ter exagerado nas notícias sobre o Iraque? Nãããããooo... por não ter ido suficientemente longe na procura da verdade:
«Looking back, we wish we had been more aggressive in re-examining the claims as new evidence emerged — or failed to emerge.»
«Editors at several levels who should have been challenging reporters and pressing for more skepticism were perhaps too intent on rushing scoops into the paper. Accounts of Iraqi defectors were not always weighed against their strong desire to have Saddam Hussein ousted.»