Don't the Iraqis Know that the New York Times Already Declared Their Election a Success

Shortly after the Iraqi election, the New York Times declared the poll "an overwhelming and heartening triumph." NYT White House reporter David Sanger again today calls it surprisingly successful.

With the NYT, you don't even have to wait for the count to be done to hail the legitimacy of a vote.

Even worse, the Guardian is reporting a troubling array of "red complaints" - those which could actually affect a particular outcome - that have been raised by Iraqis about the conduct of the poll.

Much like the NYT's heralding of Powell's speech before the U.N., the NYT has again opted for a quick suck-up to the White House instead of a reasoned analysis of the actual facts on the ground and once they come in.