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What can and cannot be spoken on television
Americans are subjected to a narrow and highly controlled range of opinion regarding Iraq and the U.S. occupation.
Glenn Greenwald [2008-03-26]

  • The quickest way out

    is to get the Serious People to realize that we are not an occupation force, we are hostages. It sure got Reagan and some of the same Serious People off their asses in 1980 with some other hostages.

    Spencer Ackerman:

    As long as Maliki is in the prime minister's chair, and as long as we proclaim the Iraqi government he leads to be legitimate, Maliki effectively holds us hostage.

    http://www.washingtonindependent.com/view/maliki-sadr-and-the

    I can't say if that is too Orwellian or just 4GW Newspeak, but that's as Asymmetrical as you can get.

    -- L.W.M.
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    Wednesday, March 26, 2008 08:57 AM
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