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Washington Post columnist issues correction after claiming Baghdadi not a coward
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Posted on 10/29/2019 5:41:19 AM PDT by Conserv

The Washington Post was forced to issue a correction after columnist Max Boot said Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi was not a coward because he evaded capture by committing suicide.

Boot initially stated in his Monday column that, "The assertion that Baghdadi died as a coward was, in any case, contradicted by the fact that rather than be captured, he blew himself up."

After backlash from people accusing Boot of praising Baghdadi in an attempt to make a dig at President Trump, the Washington Post deleted the line and issued a correction.

"An earlier version of this column included a sentence questioning whether Trump was right to call Baghdadi a coward because he blew himself up," the paper said. "The line was removed because it unintentionally conveyed the impression that I considered Baghdadi courageous."


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Max Boot is such a pathetic tool.
1 posted on 10/29/2019 5:41:19 AM PDT by Conserv
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To: Conserv

Anti-Trumper #1.


2 posted on 10/29/2019 5:44:52 AM PDT by twister881
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To: Conserv

Liberal tool playing dress-up.

3 posted on 10/29/2019 5:45:59 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: Conserv

It’s interesting how many bad people are in the “mainstream” “conservative” movement. Better late than never too find this out.


4 posted on 10/29/2019 5:46:36 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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Max Boot approves of this statement:

Hitler was not a coward because rather than be captured, he shot himself.


5 posted on 10/29/2019 5:48:25 AM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Conserv

Still it must be hard for the left wing msm to see its importance dwindling to almost nothing.

And CRUSHING to twitter that it is the Number ONE outlet for Trump to reach people with.


6 posted on 10/29/2019 5:48:33 AM PDT by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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al-Baghdadi was a coward because he chose to kill himself rather than face justice in a criminal court.


7 posted on 10/29/2019 5:51:33 AM PDT by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Conserv

Of course. So what else is new with WaPo? They have their foot in mouth before they know it’s there.


8 posted on 10/29/2019 5:55:27 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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Max Boot approves of this statement:

Hitler was not a coward because rather than be captured, he shot himself.


I wonder if he approved of Bill Maher’s similar comment regarding the 9/11 terrorists?


9 posted on 10/29/2019 5:55:41 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: miss marmelstein

The dirty little secret is that the DC Beltway media has been filled for years with liberal propagandists masquerading as “conservatives” for the sole purpose of convincing their readers and viewers to support the corporate/globalist agenda of their employers. Max Boot and Jennifer Rubin are two perfect examples of this.


10 posted on 10/29/2019 6:00:43 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("In the time of chimpanzees I was a monkey.")
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To: simpson96

According to the cfr. Org

Max Boot. ...
Expert. .....
Max Boot is a historian, best-selling author, and foreign-policy analyst who has been called one of the “world’s leading authorities on armed conflict” by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. He is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow in National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, a columnist for the Washington Post, and a Global Affairs Analyst for CNN.


11 posted on 10/29/2019 6:01:14 AM PDT by redshawk (Willie's Whore was bused......oh my...lying pig)
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Yes, indeed.


12 posted on 10/29/2019 6:04:49 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: Conserv

Words have meaning. When conservatives say certain things, those things are NEVER overlooked. However, on the other side....


13 posted on 10/29/2019 6:06:00 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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What is it with ugly DC men who think wearing a hipster hat and tying a scarf in a way that would make Melania blush is attractive?


14 posted on 10/29/2019 6:06:51 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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Max Boot... has been called one of the “world’s leading authorities on armed conflict”

How many 'armed conflicts' has he actually been in?

15 posted on 10/29/2019 6:10:37 AM PDT by real saxophonist (Yeah, well, y'know that's just like, uh... your opinion, man.)
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I had to tweet to him:

Don’t forget he blew up 3 of his children with him...being afraid of enduring the full consequences of one’s actions is cowardly - no matter how you spin it.
If you loved America as much as you love venal and vile terrorists who also murder children you might understand that.


16 posted on 10/29/2019 6:17:48 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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What a liar he is.


17 posted on 10/29/2019 6:21:59 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: Conserv

18 posted on 10/29/2019 6:23:27 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: redshawk

Just my opinion, but I don’t think Jeanne Kirkpatrick would approve of this guy....


19 posted on 10/29/2019 6:24:23 AM PDT by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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Blew himself up with three children.

A real Profile in Courage, he.


20 posted on 10/29/2019 6:30:27 AM PDT by Haiku Guy (If you have a right / To the service I provide / I must be your slave)
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