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Friday, November 28, 2008 12:00 AM

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 03:19 PM

    The chickens of terror coming home to roost!

    Didn't I just say in these letters that the threat of possible terror is still alive and well? And now look, here's the Pakistani ISI reminding us of how great a risk that threat still is! They've gone to great pains to show us that we can't relax our vigilance or stop providing a convenient, mindless, reflexively violent oppressor to feed worldwide Wahabism — if we do, then fear of the threat of possible terror will fade!

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