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Post-9/11, it backed the Big Lie. Initially, it supported imperial wars on Afghanistan and Iraq. It claimed no evidence showed America's 2004 presidential election was stolen.
In January 2006, it ran a full-page "Arabian Fables" ad. It claimed Palestinians are prone to violence and deception. Weeks later, it said Haiti's Jean-Bertrand Aristide was "feared and despised." It blamed Haitians for their own misery.
It urged ending "Qaddafi's despotic rule (and) sav(ing) the lives of those bravely resisting his onslaught." Doing so ignored clear evidence of imperial ravaging another nonbelligerent state.
It twists reality on its head about Syria. It calls a Western sponsored invasion a "violent (sectarian) civil war." It suggested Lakhdar Brahimi's appointment might make a difference. It ignores his role as Washington's point man. Like his predecessor, he's a reliable imperial tool.
It's less than candid suggesting Obama doesn't want war on Iran. It doesn't explain its lawlessness against a nonbelligerent country threatening no one. It downplays illegal sanctions. It stops short of denouncing Netanyahu's hawkishness and Israel's ruthless agenda.
It unabashedly supports Democrats. It pretends they're different than Republicans. It called Obama sellout on healthcare "a historic (victory) for reform."
It described Democrat convention phony populism as "Change We Can Believe in, 2.0."
Editor Katrina van den Heuvel wrote it. She's an establishment figure. Her background is elitist. She appears often on corporate TV. She gets regular Washington Post op-ed space. She's a Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) member. It shows in what she endorses.
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