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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.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Sunday, November 30, 2008 05:50 AM

    He's got a platform

    And unless he chops it down himself he's unlikely to lose it.

    Many people I know that don't pay as close attention as Glenn think he's wonderful and insightful. I'm not trying to oppose Glenn's argument here, but I think Mr Freidman probably knows at this point that no one will challenge him seriously on the TV, so he can pretty much say whatever he wants.

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