A New York Times editorial on the current Mideast crisis is mostly a predictable attack on Mitt Romney, and an unusually dishonest one. But the conclusion is a clueless classic: "Libyan leaders have condemned the killings and promised to work to apprehend those responsible. Egyptian leaders, inexplicably, have not followed that lead."

Inexplicably! Let's see if we can explain. Here's a clue, from a Times news story:

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