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Bill Ayers talks back

Sarah Palin called him a terrorist, Barack Obama called him an acquaintance. A Salon editor who knew Ayers back when talks to the ex-Weather Underground member turned Republican talking point.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Monday, November 17, 2008 11:51 AM

    @ Juan Enrique

    re: You are faulting Reagan for Hussein's crimes.

    U.S. Had Key Role in Iraq Buildup

    Trade in Chemical Arms Allowed Despite Their Use on Iranians, Kurds

    http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1230-04.htm

    Officers Say U.S. Aided Iraq in War Despite Use of Gas

    http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/51/220.html

    How Reagan Armed Saddam with Chemical Weapons

    http://counterpunch.org/dixon06172004.html

    Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein:

    The U.S. Tilts toward Iraq, 1980-1984

    http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/

    Reagan and Saddam - The Unholy Alliance

    http://www.counterpunch.org/dawoody06082004.html

    Plenty more where those came from.

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