>>"A Global Confederacy of the Willing - America, "the Anglosphere" and
>>Israel - on a rampage. THAT's what Iraq is all about at its core,
>>nothing more. No fancy theories about oil pipelines, grand PNAC
>>geopolitical schemes or financial markets are required for explanation."
>>
>>Agreed. However, in light of the discussion as to whether the cultural
>>revolution of the sixties was cosmetic/narcissistic or grew deeper roots,
>>I think one can say that this "abusive pictures" incident would argue for
>>the roots. After all, in addition to the racism and sadism, there was
>>revulsion, there was disapproval, and there was discovery -- up to and
>>including the condemnatory report penned by the army. And all this
>>happened fairly quickly, relatively speaking. The racism started the war
>>and the racism will have lost it.
>>Joanna
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>If you'd spent a year or a decade or two working inside the Beltway and
>watching how the USG actually works at anytime over the past 40 years
>you'd realize what a load of crap the above statements are.
>Ian
Would you mind elaborating a bit more, Ian? Most people on the list, I suspect, don't have that first hand experience and some would be interested.
BTW, don't forget Doug's choice quote about "crappy little countries" a little while back.
Todd
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