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newshoggers.com - 12/16/2008
Following up on the flying shoes
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By BJ As noted by, well, virtually everyone, Bush was the target of a pair of Iraqi shoes over the weekend. I do find it somewhat fitting that the incident has pretty much overshadowed whatever propaganda gains he was hoping to make on his "victory lap" tour of secret high-security flights ...
An Empire of Sentimentality
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/16/2008
An Empire of Sentimentality
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — I think this kind of sentiment from Dave Dilegge at the COIN hotspot Small Wars Journal reflects... some dangerous trends in American culture: Ain’t this just dandy and a pisser to boot - those who have strived - and died - to ensure ... (more) An Empire of Sentimentality

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'Shoedenfreude' and Shame: Reaction From Around Iraq
baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com - 12/15/2008
'Shoedenfreude' and Shame: Reaction From Around Iraq
— baghdadbureau.blogs.nytimes.com — Across Iraq, everyone seemed to have an opinion the flying footwear incident.... (more) 'Shoedenfreude' and Shame: Reaction From Around Iraq

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Cheney’s Wishful Thinking: Iraq Had ‘Capability To Produce’ WMD When We Invaded
thinkprogress.org - 12/16/2008
Cheney’s Wishful Thinking: Iraq Had ‘Capability To Produce’ WMD When We Invaded
— thinkprogress.org — Earlier this month at a debate on President Bush’s legacy in New York, Karl Rove claimed that... if the Bush administration had known before the war that Iraq did not possess WMD, the U.S. would likely not have invaded : QUESTION: Had the ... (more) Cheney’s Wishful Thinking: Iraq Had ‘Capability To ...

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N/A — The shoe thrower in Iraq?  Beaten? Kicked when he was down?  What to do?

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