Errors of the Times. The New York Times published this picture today with this caption: "A Baghdad billboard showed Moktada al-Sadr, who has pushed through his choice for Iraq's next prime minister, pictured between the clerics Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr, his late father, right, and Abdel Aziz al-Hakim." Four NYT correspondents contributed to the article that accompanied the picture, and none noticed the error. And the NYT has the largest bureau in Baghdad, and it did not catch the error. This is your "prestigious" newspaper. (Of course, the person to the left is not `Abdul-`Aziz Al-Hakim but Muhammad Baqir As-Sadr).Thursday, February 16, 2006
Errors of the Times. The New York Times published this picture today with this caption: "A Baghdad billboard showed Moktada al-Sadr, who has pushed through his choice for Iraq's next prime minister, pictured between the clerics Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr, his late father, right, and Abdel Aziz al-Hakim." Four NYT correspondents contributed to the article that accompanied the picture, and none noticed the error. And the NYT has the largest bureau in Baghdad, and it did not catch the error. This is your "prestigious" newspaper. (Of course, the person to the left is not `Abdul-`Aziz Al-Hakim but Muhammad Baqir As-Sadr).
