You're overselling NYT I think. It's still one of the reputable sources of USA but I have some reservations.

I see no conflict between utter distrust for the NYT and the fact that it is indeed the paper of record for the US [1]. I was even going to say that it lends little credibility to the story itself, which should have to stand on its own merit, but it does speak to the impact of the story in Switzerland and possibly abroad.

1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_of_record

Fair enough. Thx for the color.