Today the New York Times runs a very unusual op-ed: Censored. An essay by former CIA official Flynt Leverett has been thoroughly redacted by the White House. The censored essay — titled "Redacted Version of Original Op-Ed" in case you missed the chunks of blacked-out text throughout — is what remains of an essay criticizing Bush's policies toward Iran. According to the Times, it elected to run the redacted version after the White House claimed that portions were classified (this, please note, is after the CIA, which has cleared over 20 other pieces by Leverett, cleared the entire piece). Wednesday, Rep. Louise Slaughter sent a letter to Bush asking whether the redactions were politically motivated.
(Eat the Press)
Man, that's worse than asking Santa if he wouldn't mind spending the winter in southern California this year. I mean, have you seen that guy? He must be almost as old as me. And I can barely manage winter in Massachusetts. North Pole? Think not. Duh.
And Louise, Louise. Politically motivated? The DOOFUSbunker? Come on. What. You thought they meant it, all that yapping about "freedom"? Hon, they hate your freedom more than Osama does. More than Saddam ever did. More than Rummy, even. They kicked him out. Rummy, I mean. Can you believe?
But good on you for asking anyway. And good on the New York Times for printing the evidence.
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