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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?

Glenn Greenwald

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Friday, November 28, 2008 09:08 AM

OK, I'll say it:

I have not heard a single person bring this up specifically, although in Glenn's article (and here in the comments) it's been hinted at.

BBC World News had several interviews with hostages yesterday who said that the militants asked if anyone was "American or British." That's a pretty precise vetting process for the sort of generalized so-called 'islamofascism' we are supposed to tacitly accept as our enemy.

Let's use some simple brainpower here -- what do the British and Americans have in common that could lead to this kind of hatred? Is it because they 'hate our freedom,' or, shockingly, because those two countries illegally invaded one of the highest-profile Muslim states in the world?

We need to ask ourselves a different question. Would this specific incident have happened if we never invaded Iraq. I think we all know the answer to that.

—Eric_G Read Eric_G's other letters

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