Baghdad Jim McDermott and his colleagues’ trip to Iraq in 2002 was paid for by Saddam. (Via Instapundit.)
To be fair, it is not alleged that they knew it. I’m reminded of the Humbert Wolfe quote:
You cannot hope to bribe or twist (thank God!) the British journalist. But, seeing what the man will do unbribed, there’s no occasion to.
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