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"I'm saying that the WMD reporting was not consciously evil. It was bad journalism, even very bad journalism."
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"I think on civilian casualties they could do more. It's actually something I've discussed with the editors involved. They're aware of it, and I'm hopeful that there will be more reporting on that."
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"I think it's one of the Times' problems that they haven't made it clear to readers what various formats mean."
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