https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/05/25/reading-the-tea-leaves-at-the-new-york-times/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 23:02:05 -0400<![CDATA[Not much more than a day after the military appropriations bill finally slogged through Congress without a troop withdrawal deadline, the NYT is locked and loaded with a new inside story on Iraq policy &#8211; White House Said to Debate &#8217;08 Cut in Iraq Troops by 50% &#8220;Said?&#8221; If that weasel-ish word right in the headline weren&#8217;t enough, how about this sentence, which is run as a full paragraph in itself? &#8220;The officials declined to be quoted for attribution because they were discussing internal deliberations that they expected to evolve over several months.&#8221;]]>Fri, 25 May 2007 21:51:36 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2007/05/25/reading-the-tea-leaves-at-the-new-york-times-n214029