In the same way that the Left in general claims that they would not be so stupid as to have believed there were WMDs in Iraq, the NY Times refuses to acknowledge that they themselves were duped.

Raid on Chalabi Puts 'NYT' Even More on the Spot

Describing Chalabi, Sanger wrote today: "He became a master of the art of the leak, giving new currency to the suspicions about Mr. Hussein's weapons." Leaks? Who was his favored drop? Miller of the Times, although there were many others.