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The Author Who Got A Big Boost From bin Laden
The Washington Post ^ | January 21, 2006 | David Montgomery

Posted on 01/21/2006 9:33:51 AM PST by grandpa jones

Twenty-four hours after Osama bin Laden told the world that the American people should read the work of a little-known Washington historian, William Blum was still adjusting.

Blum, who at 72 is accustomed to laboring in relative left-wing obscurity, checked his emotions and pronounced himself shocked and, well, pleased.

"This is almost as good as being an Oprah book," he said yesterday between telephone calls from the world media and bites of a bagel. "I'm glad."

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: binladen; obl; obltape; roguestate; usefulidiots; waronterror; williamblum
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To: grandpa jones

Bush hit the nail on the head when he said "you're either with us or against us."


41 posted on 01/21/2006 12:05:33 PM PST by proust (Borders. Language. Culture.)
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To: samtheman; afnamvet; AK2KX; Ancesthntr; antisocial; archy; backhoe; Badray; Bernard Marx; ...

CW2 PING

And who is buying this left-wing anti-American propaganda screed? The hordes of America-hating leftists in our society, that's who. They already agreed with everything in this book, they just didn't know it was on their assigned reading list.

That will be a great list to have, after CW2 breaks out and goes hot.

Thanks Amazon, for giving us the tools.

42 posted on 01/21/2006 12:05:42 PM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: Travis McGee

thanks

add me to your list


43 posted on 01/21/2006 12:52:20 PM PST by samtheman
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Bin Laden carry's a picture of John Kerry in his wallet.

http://redburtt.blogspot.com/


44 posted on 01/21/2006 1:01:57 PM PST by Hardy
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To: DoughtyOne
I don't understand the propensity for some Jews to screw Israel over either.

Appeasing and accomodating only work to postpone the inevitable. Collaborating with the enemy may buy you a little more time, but once their usefulness runs out, so will their lives.

I think that they took the wrong lessons from the holocaust and rather than fighting evil and dying for freedom, they would sell out their own in a craven attempt to save their own worthless skin.

45 posted on 01/21/2006 1:02:07 PM PST by Badray (In the hands of bureaucrat, a clip board can be as dangerous to liberty as a gun.)
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To: dennisw

you're not responsible for him....and you do Jews justice


46 posted on 01/21/2006 2:15:02 PM PST by wardaddy (Alito is Clapton)
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To: Travis McGee
"That will be a great list to have, after CW2 breaks out and goes hot."

Indeed, it will be a great list to have. There are many more names we will want to remember as well. And we will.

47 posted on 01/21/2006 2:37:24 PM PST by Czar (StillFedUptotheTeeth@Washington)
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To: wardaddy; dennisw
Rampant mental disease amongst a group that squeaked by total extermination thanks to America's intervention, despite political foot-dragging before and after the war. SHJ Syndrome may well accomplish what Hitler and the Arabs failed to do.

God said that the Jews are his chosen people (in the texts) so as a Baptist I have to go with that. If they wipe themselves out in America through self-loathing and foolish politics that's their problem, but our official support of Israel is critical to keeping the "Caliphate" from happening. It's a simple choice: live among people of the Book that differ on almost every philosophical viewpoint or abide the presence of totally alien fanatics that might decide to send their kid to the school bus packing an explosive.

Easy choice.
48 posted on 01/21/2006 7:25:09 PM PST by NewRomeTacitus
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To: samtheman

You got it.


49 posted on 01/21/2006 7:44:41 PM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: wardaddy

Thanks much :)


50 posted on 01/21/2006 9:11:40 PM PST by dennisw ("What one man can do another can do" - The Edge)
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To: aculeus
Gee, not only does Osama recommend him, so does these fools:

"Far and away the best book on the topic."
Noam Chomsky


"I enjoyed it immensely."
Gore Vidal


"I bought several more copies to circulate to
friends with the hope of shedding new light
and understanding on their political outlooks."

Oliver Stone

51 posted on 01/21/2006 9:21:22 PM PST by Howlin
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To: Travis McGee

thanks


52 posted on 01/22/2006 2:19:56 AM PST by samtheman
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To: grandpa jones
Wow! Osauma can decide who gets to be an Amazon.com bestseller. Psst...! Pass it on. Atrios is OBL's favorite website as well.
53 posted on 01/23/2006 5:30:03 AM PST by .cnI redruM (Shame, not sanctions - UN policy on Iran)
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To: Travis McGee

We know we are about done for when someone thinks publicity and the resulting profit that originates from such a monster is a good thing.

Sure, I'd take profit from where I could get it, but I'd never ask for nor be pleased that it came from a monster.


54 posted on 01/23/2006 7:16:09 AM PST by CodeToad
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To: CodeToad

I look at it as a net gain, if we can access that Amazon purchase list when the time comes.


55 posted on 01/23/2006 9:06:41 AM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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