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The house . . . was owned by a top aide to Sirajuddin Haqqani.

The New York Times, Monday

Members of the Haqqani network, a terrorist group . . . tried to conceal that Mr. Zawahri had been at the house.

The New York Times, Monday

We say: The Times must’ve had second thoughts about reporting that 9/11 mastermind Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s safe house was owned by Taliban deputy Sirajuddin Haqqani’s aide. Its update on Zawahiri’s demise stealthily omits that fact, perhaps because it might’ve reminded readers that in 2020 the Gray Lady actually ran a column by Haqqani, a ruthless terrorist who once held a Times reporter hostage. But, hey — if the paper is now feeling embarrassed about promoting the terrorist, that’s progress.