From: Pat Fallon (pfallon@ptd.net)
Date: Thu Apr 17 2003 - 09:23:44 MDT
This forwarded commentary from David McGowan reminds me a little of a comment made by Secret Agent Maxwell Smart in the old Get Smart TV series. I don't remember the exact quote, but it went something like...
"We have to lie, cheat, and steal, Agent 99; we're the good guys!"
Pat Fallon
pfallon@ptd.net
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Let's pause now for just a moment to celebrate a couple of great moments in U.S. hypocrisy:
1. The Pentagon acknowledges, and defends, the wearing of civilian clothes by U.S. Special Forces operatives in Iraq, but still labels Iraqi soldiers out of uniform as 'war criminals.' (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apmideast_story.asp?category=1107&slug=War%20Civilian%20Clothes!
2. In northern Iraq, U.S. forces set up bases in schools, while the Pentagon continues to ... well, you know the rest. (http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/03/1048962881242.html)
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