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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?
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Friday, November 28, 2008 06:22 PM

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    Battle-hardened ATS officials are surprised by the details of the training the terrorists were put through before being despatched for the macabre mission. This was very different from a terrorist attack, and amounted to an offensive from the seam, said a source.

    What does this mean, do you think? How is this different from (what I assume is a "typical") a terrorist attack? Many attacks, I'm thinking, have been equally well-thought-out. What am I missing?

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