From yesterday's special edition of the New York Times:
"Corrections: For the Record."
Portraits of Grief:
Form September 14 to December 31, 2001, the New York Times published "Portraits of Grief" daily obituaries of the victims of the September 11 attacks. We are proud of this coverage, which won several awards. Tomorrow, the Times begins part two of the series with obituaries of the civilians and soliders killed between 2001 and today in Afghanistan and Iraq. Two soldiers, and one hundred civilians will be very briefly memorialized each day, adding a full fold-out page to each edition. The series will continue for thirty years. "
And another:
Special Interests:
The Times has in the past used the term "special interests" to describe unions environmentalists, and even whole ethnic groups and has used the word "pandering" when politicians take those groups' concerns into account. We have typically not, however, used "pandering" to refer to politicians catering to the interests of corporations. The Times regrets that our use of such language may have given the impressions that the interests of corporations are more important than those of citizens.
If only.
This special edition of the New York Times comes to us from an army of political pranksters, including Andy Bichlbaum of The Yes Men who joins us here.





