Look at this article

Do I have to train New York Times reporters on the basics of elementary journalism? Where are the standards. Look at this article: it has front page coverage and it is widely circulating around the world. But the claim is based only on the account of an anonymous American intelligence source. No need for verification or substantiation. This is like when Syrian officials used to "anonymous" feed stuff to the columns of Lebanese columnist (in An-Nahar: the right-wing, sectarian Christian, anti-Syrian (people), anti-Palestinian (people) newspaper), Sarkis Na`um, who now supports March 14.