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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:00 AM

Criticisms, political pressure and Barack Obama

The president-elect's advisors respond to the firestorm created by Sunday's remarks on Guantanamo, illustrating the value of criticizing Obama when he deserves it.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 06:34 PM

    *sigh*

    Well... pages 28 - 31 were pretty funny. Erm, there was an obvious shift by page 33. I miss Art, too, as I simultaneously respect the responsibilities of the blog's owner. Jebbie, yours is a most generous offer. Thank you. Sometimes, I think I need mood moderators to deal with this thread. Seems I can go from happy to sad within a page or two. And, have my rusty French polished in between. Better than going to the hairdresser's.

    Ondelette, I would ask if you've seen this report on Tetris and PTSD?

    http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0004153

    http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090108151700.htm

    —bystander Read bystander's other letters

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