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Good men, bad war

"The Wire" co-creator Ed Burns expresses his admiration for the 1st Recon Marines depicted in his and David Simon's upcoming HBO miniseries, "Generation Kill."

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  • Monday, July 7, 2008 09:44 AM

    Ed Burns in The New York Times

    On the front page of yesterday's NY Times (7.6.2008) there is an article about Ed Burns.

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