And, yes, I DO take it personally: "Bin Laden cannot win, but Americans like Bush can grant him victory."

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Friday, September 08, 2006

"Bin Laden cannot win, but Americans like Bush can grant him victory."

juan cole...

When you cannot trust your elected leaders not to tell you bald-faced lies about so crucial a matter as national security, then you do not truly live in a democracy with a rule of law and political accountability. You live in the Orwellian State. Every time Americans give up elements of basic civic governance at Bush's wheedling, Bin Laden wins a little bit more. Bin Laden cannot win, but Americans like Bush can grant him victory.

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