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• Report: CIA chief paints bleak picture in Iraq - Donald - 12/8/2004 4:05:51 AM
  • re: Report: CIA chief paints bleak picture in Iraq - Jack Herer - 12/8/2004 1:47:03 PM
  • Their righteous indignation about "classified" doesn't extend to Valerie Plame, however. - Bowser - 12/8/2004 5:43:15 AM
    • "The thrust of the arguments is that the document was classified - nothing to the substance." - Tom Brosz - 12/8/2004 4:22:12 PM
  • From "Scrappleface" - Tom Brosz - 12/8/2004 5:37:55 AM
    • I see, censorship is patriotic. I love the redefinition game! (n/t) - Davin L. - 12/8/2004 3:54:38 PM
      • Detailed military information has always been secret, in many places and at many times throughout history. Guess why? Duh. - David F Mayer - 12/8/2004 9:55:36 PM
        • David, this thread has nothing to do with secrecy. Criticism is the point at hand, and its place. Nice try to reduce it to a binary emotional issue, though. (n/t) - Davin L. - 12/9/2004 2:33:24 AM
      • re: The redefinition game - Tom Brosz - 12/8/2004 4:16:17 PM
        • There are two kinds of criticism: accurate and inaccurate - alcaray - 12/8/2004 7:29:22 PM
          • re: criticism: accurate, inaccurate, and destructive. - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2004 2:59:24 AM
            • I agree that criticism concerning vanity is pointless and in bad taste - alcaray - 12/9/2004 5:51:36 PM
              • The details are not the important part. I'm talking about motives, here. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/9/2004 6:29:15 PM
                • Why? - alcaray - 12/9/2004 7:13:05 PM
                  • Three words - Distraction, distraction, distraction (n/t) - Tony - 12/9/2004 7:52:02 PM
        • There is tear-down criticism and constructive criticism, granted - Tony - 12/8/2004 5:32:14 PM
  • Bowser has a thread on this down below. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 12/8/2004 5:19:17 AM