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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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  • Saturday, November 29, 2008 08:12 PM

    Good Celery!

    Ah, not tonight, my friend. I'm sober, somber and serious. Isn't that a happy trifecta? I seek illumination and enlightenment wherever I can find it, sober or not, and (let me tell you) it's one hard, long and lengthy search. I've traveled the path of Buddha (that is, if he trod Easy Street, just south of Broadway) but just got lost and had to take a cab home. Damn that Grand Design!

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