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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."
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Saturday, July 11, 2009 07:35 AM

    @jmatrix

    Roveian technique # 12: When caught, claim this is "old news."

    Also, Glenn's point is about underscoring the bullshit uttered by our political class (granted that concept is not "new news" either). In this context, the quote "We believe anyone suspected of war crimes..." practically jumps out at you and begs for commentary.

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