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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 08:06 AM

    Shooter McGavin

    But it should be done soberly. Haven’t we had enough jumping up and down without empirical facts for the last eight years?

    No, we had remarkably little jumping up and down considering the dreadful facts we did know.

    —Mike Sulzer Read Mike Sulzer's other letters

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