Mobile chem labs found in Iraq (?) According to CNN, some portable chem- and bio-weapons labs were found hidden underground in Iraq. They were weaponless, but evidently they were full of documents that may indicate their possibly sinister purpose. What this article really does for me, though, is impact against CNN's credibility. Last week I complained that CNN, MSNBC and others were sticking with their main headline, "Chemicals found in Iraq!" when other news sources were reporting that the chemicals were determined to be pesticides. In today's article, in the last paragraph, we read:

Last week, troops from the 101st Airborne found a stash of chemicals, which was investigated as possible nerve agents, but the material turned out to be pesticides, Freakly said. The United States will further examine the latest find, he said. [CNN]

The news networks consistently jump the gun, reporting speculation rather than news, and they appear to learn no lessons from their mistakes.