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First, you have to frame the problem. How to orchestrate a multiple hatchet job on those men who, in a time of national fear and anxiety, stood a trembling nation back on it's feet, and said, "We will respond, and with vigor. No more swatting flies." At the same time, however, you have to find some magic way of presenting those discredited, terminated and bitter ex-employees of the agency which apparently failed in their duties to faithfully watch at the walls, but yet not expose them as bitter, disgruntled employees. Apparently, no one was supposed to notice your one-sided lineup,...

In a planned move to head off the Administration's efforts to suppress the investigation of the Cheney shooting, Time and Newsweek magazine are planning to extend coverage of the shooting for as long as their creditors are willing to postpone foreclosure. In a moment of candor, Editor Mark Whitaker conceded, "As long as we have a few dollars left in the petty cash box, we can afford ink. Who needs circulation, anyway? We are doing [the generic deity]'s work...]". Writer Jonathon Alter's hard hitting piece plans to draw attention to the U.S. Navy coverup of the experimental, special powder rumored...

It's midnight in Ohio, and such a slow news period that a personal thread gets posted to invite late-night Freepers to critique a thread between brothers. Kevin; These latest points you've made are the best yet, and are going to take some doing to refute. Several of your points I can't refute at all. Let's take them one by one. Number one: The idea that any leader who does not act, having prior information that enemies of the U.S. plan to cause loss of life to American citizens should be tried for treason... I agree strongly. You locate the Clintons...and...

In a recent AP piece by Victor Simpson, the Italians are cast as drawing a clear line in the sand, in regards to Iran. "Iran's nuclear program is testing the resolve of the international community, and the world needs a unified approach to the escalating diplomatic standoff," Italy's foreign minister said Friday. "The international community must have a defined, very precise, very united strategy," Gianfranco Fini told The Associated Press. Iran is facing possible referral to the U.N. Security Council for its refusal to give up its uranium enrichment program. The council has the power to impose economic and political...