[More in the cross-post on the MRC's NewsBusters blog.]
NBC's morning and evening newscasts have yet to cover the New York Times's front-page article on 15 October 2014 about Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons stockpiles in Iraq, which were discovered by U.S. forces after the Iraq War. NBC was quick to cast doubt on the existence of these WMD's during the immediate aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion. Ann Curry asked a wounded soldier in April 2003, "Are you angry that what you were on a mission to protect America against weapons of mass destruction [which] may never have existed?"
The network's Big Three competitors did cover the liberal newspaper's scoop on their Wednesday morning show. ABC's Good Morning America gave the story a minimal amount of air time – 25 seconds:
AMY ROBACH: Well, a new revelation about deadly chemical weapons in Iraq left over from the Saddam Hussein era – American troops were reportedly exposed to them as recently as 2011. The New York Times saying U.S. forces found thousands of chemical warheads since the 2003 invasion, but the Pentagon reportedly kept that discovery secret. It comes amid growing concerns that ISIS fighters may have recently used chemical weapons, like mustard gas.