Gee. This is a surprise...
Re Doubts raised on Saddam theory in 2001... umm, this is news?
No, don't get me wrong. I'm glad it's getting coverage. They lied big and that got people killed, and justice should at the very least involve this story staring at them from every newspaper box, every TV screen they pass.
Still, the story needs work. The lead's good, clarity-wise: "The Bush administration knew as early as mid-2001 that a central plank of its argument about Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction was regarded by its own nuclear experts as probably untrue"... that's good, to the point.
But the headline doesn't really match the lead. People, let's cut to the chase here. I see something that cuts to the marrow of the content, lays it out, nice and clear. I'm seeing something like:
"Administration lied fat asses off over tubes"
Oh well. Mebbe in the Mirror.
No, don't get me wrong. I'm glad it's getting coverage. They lied big and that got people killed, and justice should at the very least involve this story staring at them from every newspaper box, every TV screen they pass.
Still, the story needs work. The lead's good, clarity-wise: "The Bush administration knew as early as mid-2001 that a central plank of its argument about Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons of mass destruction was regarded by its own nuclear experts as probably untrue"... that's good, to the point.
But the headline doesn't really match the lead. People, let's cut to the chase here. I see something that cuts to the marrow of the content, lays it out, nice and clear. I'm seeing something like:
"Administration lied fat asses off over tubes"
Oh well. Mebbe in the Mirror.
posted by AJM at 1:58 a.m. (Permanent Link)
