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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 08:40 AM

    The Indian Police apologize for picking on these men

    thereby perpetuating the cycle of violence:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7752625.stm

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    "Then, the "foreign looking, fair skinned" men, as Mr Mishra remembers them, simply carried on killing. "

    ....

    Gaffar Abdul Amir, an Iraqi tourist from Baghdad, says he saw at least two men who started the firing outside the Leopold Cafe.

    He was returning to his hotel from the seaside with a friend when he saw two men carrying bags and brandishing AK-47s walking in front of them, shooting.

    "They did not look Indian, they looked foreign. One of them, I thought, had blonde hair. The other had a punkish hairstyle. They were neatly dressed," says Mr Amir.

    .....

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