At a Congressional hearing yesterday, much to the shock of anyone who knows anything about the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper referred to the uber-Islamic group as “largely secular.” John Podhoretz writes at Commentary:

This is one of the most reckless and irresponsible statements ever made publicly by an American official at a critical and delicate moment. If one of the key figures in the making of the administration’s foreign policy is already making excuses for the Muslim Brotherhood, the president needs to signal immediately that the United States does not view this evil and destructive force with rose-colored glasses. Hard to say how Obama can do that in a way that will be meaningful and still allow Clapper to remain in his office.

The White House later issued a clarification of Clapper’s remarks.

The New York Times, however, misses this entirely in their write-up today. Not even a sentence on such a huge error, especially since the White House admitted it?