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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 07:08 AM

    Sure they do.

    It doesn't appear that they know what the word "anyone" means.

    It means "anyone but us" of course.

    American Exceptionalism: it's what's for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the foreseeable future. Eat up.

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