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The Paper of Record, my ass

More poo pooing on the NYT but they deserve it:

When a publication of record such as the New York Times gets Baghdad’s October murder rates wrong by up to a factor of 28 to 1 and no correction is issued, the consequences are significant. To equate accidental deaths and U.S. soldiers killing terrorists with murders is irresponsible.

Interesting sidenote from the article:

This June, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld started the ruckus when he said: “You’ve got to remember that if Washington, D.C., were the size of Baghdad, we would be having something like 215 murders a month.” Some were bothered simply because this indicated that Iraq was being handled well. Others were upset that a country where civilians were able to freely own machine guns could have a lower murder rate than our own nation’s capital where even handguns are banned. The claim did not sit well with those pushing to renew the assault weapons ban in our own country.

5 Responses to “The Paper of Record, my ass”

  1. Eric Says:

    “a country where civilians were able to freely own machine guns could have a lower murder rate than our own nation’s capital where even handguns are banned.”….THIS should be an eye-opener for all the anti-gun idiots out there…

  2. Indigo Says:

    Don’t hold your breath, Eric. Sad.

  3. tgirsch Says:

    People in Afghanistan are allowed to own guns without restrictions. It’s a gun-owner’s paradise! Let’s move!

    Or could it be that gun ownership is not as relevant to the murder equation as either side of the gun rights debate would like us to think?

  4. SayUncle Says:

    Or could it be that gun ownership is not as relevant to the murder equation as either side of the gun rights debate would like us to think?

    I would agree with that sentiment. There are many other factors aside from gun prevelance.

  5. John Lott's Unethical Conduct Says:

    Baghdad’s Murder Rate Irresponsibly Distorted by Lott

    Last time I commented
    on Lott’s claims about the Baghdad murder rate, I noted his
    pathological refusal to admit that he was wrong about the
    r…

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