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The story of blowback

Submitted by lambert on Wed, 2007-08-22 11:37.

Told by Juan Cole in words and pictures so simple even a Christianist or a Conservative could understand, assuming nobody was paying them to stay stupid.

Fucking brilliant. Go read.

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This needs to be made into a pamphlet

Submitted by leah on Wed, 2007-08-22 11:56.

and passed out at work, at play, at union meetings, at the bowling alley…

As important and difficult as getting out of Iraq is, so is undermining this entire War On Terror concept, and methinks that Professor Cole has handed us a mighty tool with this post.

Very good...

Submitted by vastleft on Wed, 2007-08-22 12:43.

… but it would be better still if he didn’t slant his description of I/P to amplify Israeli crimes and sidestep Palestinian ones (Intifada? Why, that old thing!?).

they made the movie already

Submitted by chicago dyke on Wed, 2007-08-22 13:18.

i think it’s called syriana.

Great Post

Submitted by dhooters (not verified) on Wed, 2007-08-22 19:28.

Thank you. One of the best articles I’ve read. Great info. WOW!

'scuse me

Submitted by vicki on Wed, 2007-08-22 19:42.

I believe I’ve got a few email addresses to look up…

A tip o' the Tilley ...

Submitted by Hans Meyer (not verified) on Thu, 2007-08-23 09:21.

… for this. I have cross-posted it on my own blog, Situation Awareness. - Hans

As it happens,

Submitted by vastleft on Thu, 2007-08-23 10:05.

The Daily Show did a piece along these lines last night.