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This kerfuffle over the 380 tons of explosives apparently has blown up in the faces of the New York Times staff and Senator John Kerry. Not to mention the major networks. Here's how it went:

The NYTIMES urgently reported on Monday in an apprent October Surprise: The Iraqi interim government has warned the United States and international nuclear inspectors that nearly 380 tons of powerful conventional explosives are now missing from one of Iraq's most sensitive former military installations.

Jumping on the TIMES exclusive, Dem presidential candidate John Kerry blasted the Bush administration for its failure to "guard those stockpiles."

**ABCNEWS Mentioned The Iraq Explosives Depot At Least 4 Times
**CBSNEWS Mentioned The Iraq Explosives Depot At Least 7 Times
**MSNBC Mentioned The Iraq Explosives Depot At Least 37 Times
**CNN Mentioned The Iraq Explosives Depot At Least 50 Times

Lo and behold, NBC News is reporting tonight that the 380 tons of explosives were already gone when the American troops, with NBC News crew embedded, arrived at the ammo storage facility. But the Times and the Kerry Campaign are not backing down and still blame President Bush for the missing explosives.

A senior Bush official e-mailed DRUDGE late Monday: "Let me get this straight, are Mr. Kerry and Mr. Edwards now saying we did not go into Iraq soon enough? We should have invaded and liberated Iraq sooner?"

I couldn't have said it better myself.