THE NEW YORK TIMES has angered the Australian Street. Tim Blair notes:

THE NEW YORK TIMES describes America’s allies as “powerless” and “motley and ad hoc”.

That’s Australia and Great Britain the Times is talking about, among others. Remember when the Times was worried about George W. Bush insulting and alienating friendly nations? Now the Times is doing the same.

It’s interesting to contrast Bush’s careful courtesy toward nations who don’t deserve it, with the language that the antiwar folks — who are supposedly the internationalists — use to describe the rather large coalition that Bush has put together. Remind me again — who is supposed to be blundering and insensitive here?