2012 archive
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Nov 12 2012
Cannon fodder
Veterans Day and a caution against the cult of the military
By Bob Garfield, Sunday 11 November 2012 19.44 EST The video is lovely, affecting and – considering the subject matter – reasonably understated. A 60-ish guy sits… [more]
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Nov 12 2012
Before Dave fell for Paula
The Sins Of General David Petraeus
By Michael Hastings, Nov 11, 2012 5:43pm EST The fraud that General David Petraeus perpetrated on America started many years before the general seduced Paula Broadwell, a lower-ranking officer 20 years his… [more]Permanent link to this article: https://levantium.com/2012/11/12/before-dave-fell-for-paula/
Nov 11 2012
Veterans Day 2012
Keep Sending The Checks
By Stephen Orr Manning, 2011 Turn off the streetlight I’d like to get some sleep in my split-level cardboard box in the alley off Main Street USA. Just keep sending the checks. Keep your colored… [more]
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Nov 10 2012
You should be so lucky
My President Is Busy
By Thomas L. Friedman, November 10, 2012 Israeli friends have been asking me whether a re-elected President Obama will take revenge on Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu for the way he and Sheldon Adelson, his foolhardy… [more]
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Nov 10 2012
Conjuring alternate realities
Romney Is President
By Mareen Dowd, November 10, 2012 It makes sense that Mitt Romney and his advisers are still gobsmacked by the fact that they’re not commandeering the West Wing. (Though, as “The Daily Show” correspondent John Oliver… [more]
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Nov 09 2012
Our adversarial, watchdog media in action
CNN claims Iran shot at a US drone, revealing the news network’s mindset
By Glenn Greenwald, Thursday 8 November 2012 16.08 EST Barbara Starr, CNN’s Pentagon reporter (more accurately known as: the Pentagon’s reporter at CNN),… [more]
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