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Documenting Gen. Petraeus' record of statements about the war
A new video and online petition designed to ensure that Gen. Petraeus' actual record is reported and to prevent the D.C. establishment from enabling the war's continuation.
Glenn Greenwald [2007-09-10]

  • Petraeus

    I was a bit surprised by Petraeus today.

    Even though my anti-hype filters have been working overtime in the buildup to Teh Big Event, some of it must have slipped through, because I wasn't expecting him to come across as so politically weaselly. I mean, I knew about all the cheer-leading history he's accumulated, but to watch him in action was an eyeopener.

    He was ever so cute in his "I wrote today's report, not the White House," routine. IMO, he turned in his classified report to the WH spindoctors, they rewrote it (and we'll see it on the 15th), they gave him an advance copy, and he paraphrased it into MS Word. Thus, he "wrote it." Such truthiness!

    Of course, our Right Wing Authoritarian troll brigade is in full swoon. Taking time away from photoshopping Gen. Petraeus' head onto Pammycakes' body, nobalzbbgun gamely (gamily?) jumps headfirst into the breach. I'm sure that peashooter will join us after his ice-cold shower.

    -- psyberdawg
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    Monday, September 10, 2007 05:57 PM
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