Friedman article
Friedman's new article is excellent. He parallels Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush in their uses and advocacy of torture and paying off journalists to promote their regime/administration. He also parallels George W. Bush and Islamic fundamentalism (i.e. George W. Bush picking Harriet Miers on her religion and telling everyone to have faith in her because she is a good Christian despite her lack of legal expertise).
posted by Mango Kiwi @ 12:43 AM
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I found Friedman's article rather interesting as well. It reminds of previous statements made by Putin in response to American pressure to be "more democratic" (e.g., free press, open elections, etc. etc.) Putin's response was something along the lines of, Bush wasn’t elected president. He was appointed by judges. To the point on free press, he mentioned journalists being pushed out of office for not toeing the established line on capital hill (Dan Rather reference?). This just makes me sad. I hate that because of perceived/actual hypocrisy, other countries might not do the right think. What's next? Can we block countries at the UN with poor human rights records from sitting on the human rights committee? Probably not because of our very public lapses in that area. Do we have moral authority anymore? This article, while great, made me very sad.
Check out this link for the Putin conversation. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/05/06/60minutes/main693422.shtml
Maybe I should start writing in my own blog now.
I'd just like to get this out there. Though he occasionally writes a good piece, I hate Thomas Friedman.
Why do you hate Thomas Friedman?
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