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Thursday, March 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Lessons not learned

The pile of "mea culpas" from war advocates demonstrates how little has changed in their thinking.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:29 AM

    Why the surprise?

    Glenn, given the many ways in which you've documented the self-deception, arrogance, vapidity, and other failings of the liberal hawks, you can't honestly be surprised at this outcome, can you?

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