Just because it ran nearly a year ago (March 29, 2004) doesn't make it any less amazing. From The Australian newspaper:
A story headlined "Syria seeks our help to woo U.S." in Saturday's Weekend Australian misquoted National Party senator Sandy Macdonald. The quote stated, "Syria is a country that has been a bastard state for nearly forty years," but should have read, "Syria is a country that has been a Baathist state for nearly forty years.
The Australian regrets any embarrassment caused by the error.
With thanks to Harper's for first bringing it to our attention (though is has lived in the blogosphere since last year.)
