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I thought your letter was right on.  Dunphy's incoherence in response is more revealing than anything, and once more: Why is a supposed violation of Georgia's sovereignty by Russia something to denounce while a violation of Iraq's by America and its pushover allies not?

Playing the anti-Americanism card here just makes the guy laughable.  There's anti-Americanism out there for a variety of reasons, but perhaps neocon apologists like Dunphy ought to sit the fuck down and let thinking people here in America figure out when the term applies.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin

by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Aug 19th, 2008 at 08:19:08 AM EST
Thanks for your support.  Perhaps, if you had the time, you could draft a letter in response and send it directly to the Irish Independent?  A letter from an address in the US might be more effective in rebutting charges of anti-Americanism and would also increase your chances of being published as Irish newspapers like to think they have some "global reach".

The e-mail address for LTEs is 'independent.letters@independent.ie'

It's time I got out of this game....

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Tue Aug 19th, 2008 at 08:29:32 AM EST
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Hmm, I'll give it a shot.

Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
by Drew J Jones (myfriends@thisispancakes.com) on Tue Aug 19th, 2008 at 08:41:46 AM EST
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As an American, let me just say that criticism of America during these last eight years, whether it be called America-bashing or just anti-Americanism, is perfectly justified. This present on-the-way-out administration has functioned under the influence of a Neocon idealogy that has been variously interpreted as being under the thumb of Big Oil and Israel. Whatever the case, probably both, the Neocons have dragged America into an abyss, and it will not help us to crawl out of this mess without the criticism of our former friends around the world.

Keep it up, Frank.

by shergald on Tue Aug 26th, 2008 at 09:41:43 AM EST
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Please be assured that we are current friends as well!

Vote McCain for war without gain
by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Tue Aug 26th, 2008 at 09:51:11 AM EST
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