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Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:00 AM

The Dangers of Revisionism: Tom Friedman tries to hide his "very big stick"

Re-writing the history of the Iraq War threatens to suppress the vital lessons that should be learned from it.

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  • Sunday, November 30, 2008 09:37 AM

    Like Kriston, Friedman Is Hardly Ever Right

    How do these jokers do it and still keep their jobs? From supporting the Iraq War to so-called 'free markets,' these clowns are almost always wrong.

    Friedman's The World is Flat touted globalization and 'free markets.' But when things turned a little sour, he's all for Big Government intervention. He should at least be consistent.

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