The story of blowback

lambert's picture

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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leah's picture

This needs to be made into a pamphlet

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.

vastleft's picture

Very good...

... 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!?).

chicago dyke's picture

they made the movie already

i think it's called syriana.

Great Post

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

vicki's picture

'scuse me

I believe I've got a few email addresses to look up...

A tip o' the Tilley ...

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

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As it happens,

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

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