Well, the grey old lady is at it again.  In an attempt to slant the news that is not fit to print, the NY Times opines, in a supposed news article, that the US is out to get the poor little guy:

The men (Ehab Elmaghraby and Javaid Iqbal), who eventually pleaded guilty to minor criminal charges unrelated to terrorism and were deported, charged that they were repeatedly slammed into walls and dragged across the floor while shackled and manacled.

The article was purportedly about their mistreatment while in the hands of the justice department, post 9-11.

Minor criminal charges?  What could that be?  Jaywalking?  Littering?  Public intoxication?

No, fortunately as the AP points out the charges and convictions were for (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050929/ap_on_re_us/attacks_detainees ):

Elmaghraby and Iqbal were deported to their home countries after serving time for charges unrelated to terrorism — Elmaghraby for a counterfeiting charge and Iqbal for fraud.

Counterfeiting and Fraud are MINOR criminal charges?  What the hell is a major criminal charge to the NY Times?  Being a conservative?

I sometimes wonder why I even bother to peruse that rag at all any longer.  They cant report the truth, and when they try to report the facts, they slant it so badly that it makes it almost worthless.