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rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 12/19/2008
What Would Gore Have Done?
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Responding to my reference to Truman and the atomic bomb in my rambling torture post, Ta-Nehisi asks an important question : [Ross argues] that basically anyone other potential president in Truman's shoes would have done the same thing as Truman. But you simply can't make the same argument ...
Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ‘So What?’
thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ‘So What?’
— thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, after an Iraqi journalist used “ [t]wo of the worst insults in Islam ” against him,... an unfazed President Bush sat down with ABC’s Martha Raddatz for an exit interview in Iraq. When Raddatz asked Bush about his legacy, ... (more) Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ...

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mediamatters.org - 12/13/2008
Ignoring own history of smearing Gore, Matthews claimed "Gore got himself in those ...
— mediamatters.org — On the October 11, 2000, edition of Hardball , Matthews asked Democratic strategist Susan Estrich, "Does Al... Gore have a truth problem, and is it going to hurt him?" After Estrich replied, "He's got this little problem, but it's not really about ... (more) Ignoring own history of smearing Gore, Matthews ...

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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 12/16/2008
In Defense Of Torture
— andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — Reuel Marc Gerecht responds to my postings yesterday: I take it from your post that if you... had been confronted on 7 September 2001 with a captured Khalid Shaykh Muhammad or Abu Zubaydah and you knew that a major, mass-casualty terrorist strike was ... (more) In Defense Of Torture

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