Iraq evidence revealed. Not.

I was on the Newsday today, in the World section. Six or seven articles down the page, I’m greeted by this headline, “Experts: Time to Put Cards on Table” which linked to this article, Experts: Time to Put Cards on Table. I was pretty sure I’d missed a big announcement from the UN. the blurb that followed the title was:

“Hoping to convince a skeptical world, the United States went before the United Nations and dramatically presented indisputable evidence that a rogue nation possessed weapons of mass destruction.”

Holy shit! I’m just a quick news scanner, so naturally I assume that the US has finally come up with evidence about Iraq’s weapons and I continue happily with my day, safe in the knowledge that my country is doing the right thing.

Ahem.

Of course, I didn’t believe that had happened and clicked in to see where the article was being disengenuous. I figured I’d have to work a little harder, but I didn’t have to read past the title, which revealed that the article was about Cuba over 40 years ago.

Of course, for sending all those folks with less time on their hands on their way with the impression that the US had delivered evidence about Iraq, the Bush administration heartily thanks the New York Newsday for their fine contribution to Homeland Security.