[lbo-talk] re: powers of discernment

[Stephen E Philion]

michael, in your quest to discredit the wwp, kim, stalin,...and other 
strawmen...you seem to overlook key phrases. like, for example, i 
concede that saddam had a dreadful human rights record, though that it 
was any more dreadful than his neighbors is probably debatable. but 
let's be honest, wwp, stalin, kim,ramsey,...aside, let's ask who is 
doing what according to the AP article:

"the top human rights official in the U.S.-led civilian administration 
said Saturday. "

"Sandy Hodgkinson said the administration has been sending forensic 
teams to investigate those grave sites reported to U.S. officials. So 
far, the existence of about 40 graves has been confirmed. "

and the concession, from the Bush administration's own..."Hodgkinson 
said the majority of people buried in the mass graves are believed to 
be Kurds killed by Saddam in the 1980s after rebelling against the 
government and Shiites killed after an uprising following the 1991 Gulf 
War" Not exactly the stuff that America has much place leading 
condemnations of Saddam I'd think given the historical record.  

I could care less about your war with Kim, Joe, WWP, IAC, etc. But when 
it comes to what the US is doing to manipulate public opinion...let's 
at least be honest...

steve

steve