Well… almost.

Once again the warmongering neocons in Bu$hCo seem to be using the NYT and the same “journalist” that collaborated with Judith Miller in the fabricated stories about WMDs in Iraq to beat the drums of war, this time with Iran.

I wrote yesterday about Thelma and Louise (cast this time by George and Dick), getting ready to take us over the cliff. Now we see the suckers in the traditional media repeating the misinformation campaign we saw before the Iraq war.

Remember this story?

Monday, September 9, 2002.

U.S.: Iraq Is Hunting for Nukes
By Michael Gordon and Judith Miller

WASHINGTON — More than a decade after Iraqi President Saddam Hussein agreed to give up weapons of mass destruction, Iraq has intensified its quest for nuclear weapons and has embarked on a worldwide hunt for materials to make an atomic bomb, U.S. officials said Saturday.

In the past 14 months, Iraq has tried to buy thousands of specially designed aluminum tubes, which American officials believe were intended as components of centrifuges to enrich uranium…

Now compare that story with this anonymously-sourced, completely un-substantiated and un-rebutted report on Iran supplying the “most lethal weapon directed against American troops in Iraq”.

Deadliest Bomb in Iraq Is Made by Iran, U.S. Says
By Michael Gordon

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 — The most lethal weapon directed against American troops in Iraq is an explosive-packed cylinder that United States intelligence asserts is being supplied by Iran.

The assertion of an Iranian role in supplying the device to Shiite militias reflects broad agreement among American intelligence agencies, although officials acknowledge that the picture is not entirely complete.

In interviews, civilian and military officials from a broad range of government agencies provided specific details to support what until now has been a more generally worded claim, in a new National Intelligence Estimate, that Iran is providing “lethal support” to Shiite militants in Iraq.

Did you notice that Michael Gordon is author of both reports?

If you read the whole story you will also notice the lack of any named source, other than “US Says”.

What credibility do these people have left that allows them to publish stuff like this in what is supposed to be one of the so-called “major newspapers” in the country, The New York Times? Or perhaps it is that the NYT are just suckers for anything Bu$hCo tells them to publish.

In any event, here is another story that appeared a couple of weeks ago in the LA Times this one from real journalists where we learn that there is “Scant evidence found of Iran-Iraq arms link” and that according to critics “U.S. warnings of advanced weaponry crossing the border are overstated”.

Keep your eyes on the ball. It’s Deja Vu all over again.

The fraudulent Iraq story repeats itself only now with Iran, and it features most of the same neocons and White House actors.