"Maybe we're all a little too desperate these days for a simple formula to explain how our safe world came unhinged. That, as much as anything, may explain one of the more enduring conspiracy theories of the moment, the notion that we are about to send a quarter of a million American soldiers to war for the sake of Israel."

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Source: Abramson And Keller, Nyt's Incoming And Outgoing Top Editors, Talk Challenges And Changes. Interview with Nat Ives, adage.com. June 2, 2011.

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Bill Keller is a prominent journalist and former executive editor of The New York Times, known for his insights on truth and accountability in media.

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