Iraq's WMDs

Ed has this Iraqi memo explaining what to do with the WMDs to foil the inspectors.

I wonder why the Iraqis would have gone to all that trouble to hide stuff that "never existed". I guess I just don't get it. Because the NY Times and Wash Post could never be wrong. So we KNOW WMDs never existed in Iraq. After all, these journalists are the self-appointed protectors of our nation's security. It isn't possible for them to be wrong. They are too wise.