The Newspaper of (Milli Vanilli) Record

Patterico nails it (and gets blogrolled in the process):

So, when successful lawyers in Houston know prominent Republicans in the state (including Karl Rove), the New York Times calls that a "web of connections" between the White House and a 527 group led by one of those lawyers. And we are treated to a chart such as the FBI might prepare in a prosecution of top Mafia leaders.

But when Saddam Hussein's intelligence officials repeatedly met with top Al Qaeda leaders -- something a little more unusual than lawyers knowing politicians -- I don't remember seeing the phrase "web of connections" used in the New York Times. Or a chart.

Am I the only one who finds that a bit odd?

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