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Thursday, January 8, 2009 12:00 AM

W. and the damage done

President Bush inherited a peaceful, prosperous America. As he exits, Salon consults experts in seven fields to try to assess the devastation.

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  • Friday, January 9, 2009 07:05 AM

    @igeekinc

    I appreciate your righteous indignation, but I have to remind you and everyone else that even though before and since 911 not one single skyscraper in the world has fallen down because of fire or planes flying into them, on 911 THREE skyscrapers fell down, including building 7 which did not have a plane fly into it, but did have lots of incriminating information stored in it that might have hurt members of the Bush administration. I think there are still a lot of unanswered questions about 911 and after, including why, when George Bush senior was grounded because no planes were allowed to fly, were all the members of the Bin Laden family all over the country rounded up and flown out of the country? Ask yourself that next time you wonder why we haven't caught Osama. Some reports suggest he was given medical aid by American military personel after 911. I don't know, but I have lots of questions.

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