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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 08:19 AM

    Cocktailhag, dahlink

    Ah, like darkness follows daylight, one-hit wonder trolls appear to defend the illustrious Tom Friedman..... I'm surprised it took so long this time.

    I've always suspected that the one-hit trolls are Friedman himself. I imagine him typing furiously--turtleneck nearly choking him--all the while muttering things about "that damn Greenwald." I suspect Friedman has a voodoo doll with Glenn's likeness.

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