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Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:00 AM

Our political class in a nutshell

An Obama official (about Afghans): "We believe anyone suspected of war crimes should be thoroughly investigated."
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  • Saturday, July 11, 2009 07:26 AM

    Warlord is not news

    I recall this sort of thing popping up in Jane Mayer's "The Dark Side" ... it's useful that the stuff keeps on being brought to our attention, including more details, but at some level it's -- yeah, we know this.

    And, the there is limited accountability. The two dimes and a nickel for a quarter barb is cute, and somewhat to point, but it's also like someone who uses cheap sunscreen ...

    they still are hot and get burned, but the alternative is worse.

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