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Mumbai, the NYT's revisionism, and lessons not learned

The Times' Editorial Page blames the Bush administration for "blessing" the military coup against Hugo Chavez without mentioning that it did the same. Why does that matter?

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  • Friday, November 28, 2008 03:12 PM

    heru, in fairness, I couldn't tell you who is the more culpable

    or who starts "needling" the other first. Having read the entire thread again (I always start at the beginning anyway) I think my point was less to point fingers and more GG's which was "who started it is irrelevant". If it seemed like I was siding with omooex, I apologize. I could easily be mistaken about who lashes out first with "bigot and liar" but that's beside the point. I concede I haven't paid close enough attention to your shared history or the subtlety of your exchanges over time to pick a side. I'm just politely asking you both to stop because you both generally have something to contribute here when you aren't too busy engaging in your online bloodfeud.

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