September 27, 10:40 am.
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September 27, 10:40 am. Yesteday, the Times ran what is, all things considered, a remarkable editorial, Iraq's Disappearing Election. It makes the points that I made a few days ago. Not only does it mention "Mr. Rumsfeld's curiously undemocratic remark that if some substantial portion of Iraqis cannot vote, 'so be it,'" far more surprising, it even says, Yet the six political parties that Washingt ...

September 28, 5:30 pm.
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September 28, 5:30 pm. Presumably in response to the Times editorial I cited yesterday, the Washington Post has an editorial today titled "Imperfect Elections." The Post's news coverage of Iraq, from WMD to conditions of occupation, has been far superior to that of the Times, but its editorial and op-ed pages remain hopelessly right-wing. Here's how it starts: OPPONENTS OF continued U.S engagemen ...