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Comment by barry-cotter

6 years ago

The NYT published Walter Duranty’s denials of the Ukrainian Holocaust, and other warmed over Soviet propaganda. They were full on in their support for the Iraq war. Far less has changed about them than about your knowledge of them.

Whilst true[1], that's history wholly irrelevant to the pressent story.

The Times has explored and admitted its error.[2]

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Notes:

1. Generally: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial_of_the_Holodomor

2. One of numerous articles: "Times Should Lose Pulitzer From 30's, Consultant Says" (2003) https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/23/us/times-should-lose-puli...

  • An apology and some pro-forma introspection doesn't render its past deeds irrelevant. This is part of a pattern, and it persists to this day.