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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 07:46 PM

    macupta

    "In this fight for our survival, collateral damage has to be accepted. Terrorists cannot function without local logistics, intelligence and moral support. This crucial help needs to be denied to them without letting the human rights activists bully the security mechanism. Strict and fool-proof legislative and judicial measures need to be taken.

    This is an interesting (well, horrific) contrast with this:

    In this fight, what is lacking is national will. Four points that need immediate implementation are vigilance, accountability of the law enforcement agencies, an effective legal regime, and a check on sources of terrorist funding."

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