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Monday, July 28, 2008 12:00 AM

The Washington Post editorial page's latest rule of law sermon

Those who have sanctioned some of the most extreme acts of illegality and human rights abuses continue to condemn other countries for less egregious acts.

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  • Monday, July 28, 2008 07:22 AM

    the comments on the article are solid

    Most of what the readers at the Post say about this is exactly what Glenn says. (The rest is from a Russian disagreeing with what it says about Russia)

    Which is the norm at the Post. They only read their comments to see if there's something rude they can get the vapors about.

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