Category: Edgewise
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Right-wing pundits agree
Al Gore is insane.
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Evading Geneva
Orcinus: Ted Olson and Abu Ghraib, a must-read: [Al Gore’s recent speech: “…] These policies were designed and insisted upon by the Bush White House. Indeed, the president’s own legal counsel advised him specifically on the subject. […”] Many others have zeroed in on this legal advice given to the president as being the real…
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Navelgazing
Index of Edgewise on ‘bush’
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The 3-step exit plan
George Saunders has a piece at Slate right now that is devastating in its brutal comedic factuality. This country is so far off track that just stating things plainly reads like near-dada absurdist poetic theatre. I recommend that you read the whole article, Exit Strategy, to get the full impact, but I will quote the…
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Abu Whaa???
How do you pronounce “Abu Ghraib”? I’ve heard a few different variations. I use a long “A,” as in the word “brake.” Regardless of what is most correct, anyone who has discussed the prison abuses there has by now settled on a way to say it. So why was the President still trying to figure…
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Fabulous George
On McLehrer today Zbigniew Brzezinksy (sp?) reported from the late water’s-edge consensus (cold war, new world order, remember?) to remind us all that our government has undermined the crediblity of the words “weapons of mass destruction” and that we should be careful not to debase “sovereignty” as well starting on June 30. He then referred…