When New York Times reports on Hamas

First, it is amusing when the Israel chief propagandist at the paper, Ethan Bronner, is assigned to write a story dealing with Palestinians.  Secondly, look at this level of documentation for information on Hamas:  "But Amr al-Azm, a Syrian historian at Shawnee State University in Ohio, who is in frequent touch with people in Damascus..." (He has been cited in the paper regarding developments in Syria too.  But hell: if Sarah Palin can see Russia from Alaska, Mr. Al-Azm can see Syria AND Hamas from Ohio).