That GUEST,TF/NY post is in fact a cut and paste from from the New York Times, an article by Thomas Friedman.

I suppose that label "GUEST,TF/NY" might have been itended to identify it as such and say where it came from, but if so it was a bit obscure, since it could have meant just about anything.

The generally acepted etiquette is to give a link and a quote, to avoid turning the Mudcat into a collection of articles by strangers who aren't in fact part of the discussion.

Unless of course our Guest in this case actually is the Thomas Friedman who wrote the article...