Right, this could be conspiracy-gone-mad time, but considering the amount of time and effort being devoted to discussing the The Times's various cock-ups in recent days, might it be possible that they are doing this deliberately? Might it just be possible that they are sat in their air-conditioned offices p***ing themselves at all the ructions they're causing out here in the nether-regions and intellectual backwaters?
Either that, or it's the White House (again) and their agenda is simply to keep as many people as possible busy discussing crap whilst they continue raping the world's natural resources?
Alright, so it probably isn't the White House.