'Barstow notes 'articles in the New York Times

In Rome, as the demonstration passed the Colosseum, Muslims in the crowd bent in prayer before the ancient monument. Earlier this month, conservative politicians balked after Muslims in predominantly Catholic Italy prayed in public squares during demonstrations against Israel in Milan and Bologna. Another demonstration took place in Assisi, the central Italian city where St Francis was born. The Vatican, meanwhile, announced that Pope Benedict had sent an unspecified amount of money from his personal charity funds to help the tiny Catholic population in Gaza. In Cairo, Egyptian police used batons to beat protesters who rallied against the Israeli offensive, witnesses said.(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta and Veronique Tison).

McCaffrey Notes Inappropriateness of New York Times Reporter TodayCovering DOD IG Report Refuting Reporter's Own Earlier StoriesWASHINGTON, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ General Barry McCaffrey (ret)issued the following statement today on the inappropriateness of New YorkTimes reporter David Barstow being allowed to write the paper's story today onDOD's Inspector General Report refuting Barstow's earlier stories referencingGen McCaffrey:Gen. McCaffrey stated:"Disappointing and slanted coverage of this DOD IG Report by the NYT Editorwho cleared Barstow to write this news piece.Barstow should not have beenallowed to defend his own flawed reporting in the face of contrary swornofficial evidence to his central argument. The DOD Inspector General reportmentions me and other retired military analysts and notes that 'extensivesearches found no instance. to achieve a competitive advantage' and statedthat there was 'no conflict.'"Barstow notes 'articles in the New York Times.'He fails to state that hewas the sole author of 'these articles' or note that he is now part of thestory.These were his by-line articles that have been apparently refuted bythis DOD IG Report."Barstow also notes, '(The report) documented one instance in which an analysthad lost access because of critical war commentary.'How could he notpublicly reveal to his readers that I was the one that the report mentioned byname as having been dropped from this group of analysts"This is Journalism 101.Barstow fails to reveal a central inconvenient factwhich undermines his entire 5000 word attack in his subsequent article. "The Washington Post and other media wrote their normal, objective, balancednews story about the DOD IG Report in today's editions.I make no case for oragainst the DOD IG investigation which, however, does dispute Barstow'sentire story."Suggest the New York Times should not have allowed Barstow to selectivelymine the DOD IG report to defend his articles and again attack me.Howcould he not mention sworn testimony from a senior defense official that notedDOD anger at my criticism of Rumsfeld and the Pentagon"All of America expects excellence from the New York Times. (Reuters) - Following are developments in the fighting in the Gaza Strip as of 1700 GMT (12 p.m.

EST): WorldGAZA - Israeli air strike killed a father and son in the Jabalya refugee camp, Palestinian medical workers said.GAZA - Israeli tank shell killed a woman and boy in Jabalya, Palestinian medical workers said.GAZA - Gunfights continued between Israeli troops and Hamas militants southwest of the city of Gaza, residents said.GAZA/EGYPT BORDER - Israel carried out an air strike on smuggling tunnels that run beneath Gaza's border with Egypt, residents said.GAZA - Four Israeli soldiers wounded seriously, possibly in a "friendly fire" incident in the Gaza Strip, army says.DEATH TOLL - The Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza says at least 1,205 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza offensive, among them 410 children and some 5,300 have been wounded, among them 1,631 children.Israel has lost 13 dead 10 soldiers, and three civilians hit by Hamas rocket fire - since December 27 when it launched an offensive with the stated goal of halting rocket salvoes.SOUTHERN ISRAEL - Gaza militants launched at least 14 rockets and mortar bombs into southern Israel causing no casualties.GAZA - Israeli bombardment kills two boys sheltering at a U.N school and wounds 14, including the boys' mother, a U.N. Hey, Mets Fans I am one of your own As any other fan, I am just sick of the last three seasons. But 2010 is a new year, and basically a new team.There are various solutions to our problem but I here I am reconstructing the Mets Lineup and making it worthy to face the Phillies. In this slideshow, I will tell all Mets Fans what I would do if I were Omar Minaya, and what we will all be missing...Enjoy! Comments are more than welcome If it sucks, tell me If it rocks, also tell me )))))))))))). Recognize that fish, Mets Fans Yes, its that guy we all the hate. But the word on the street is that Jorge Cantu's $3.5 million salary is kinda big for the Marlins Look out for the Marlins to trade their cleanup hitter. My plan is to platoon him with Daniel Murphy, Murph against righties and Cantu against lefties.Omar you gotta love his .322 average against southpaws. Hey Mets Fans, Say Hi to Luis Castillo Let's just hope he can repeat his magical year of 2009 Notmuch else to say, ya..... Hey, you never can stop loving this guy.

Hopefully, he'll turn into the David Wright David Wright he used to be. Hey as I said before, Hope and pray he's healthy If he's gone, the Mets are gone.. Hey, Omar NewsFlash: Holliday is a free agent, now go out with your money Papa Wilpon gave you, and get HIMMMMM.Do I need to say anything else Once again: Silence. Omar, hey maybe one day you will get your brains one day Nice Job, by getting a Potential Superstar. But now, let's let him tame the strike zone, and show his power he displayed when he came to the Metropolitans.. Mostly because we aren't satisfied with rookie Santos, but Bengie Molina gives us a veteran catcher with proved power and one of the most respected catchers in the game Omar go get this too, k.