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POLITICAL ESSAYS
The Military DUH
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June 19, 2005
Associated Press
U.S. Airstrikes Kill 20 Afghan
Militants
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The headline is a face-saver.
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Below that DUH is the gist of
the newsstory:
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"Three months of bloodshed
across the south and east [of
Afghanistan]...left hundreds
dead and sparked fears that
the Afghan war is widening,
rather than winding down."
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But that headline, and many
others like it, are DUH-DUHs.
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Eh?
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June 18, 2005
Associated Press
AP Interview: Algerian In-
surgents Active
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"'We understand the strategic
importance of Africa,' [a top
U.S. general] said. 'If you
take away sanctuary, mobility
and support from terrorist
organizations like has been
done in Afghanistan, they're
gonna move somewhere else.'"
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One military DUH propagates
another.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 28_pf.html
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[2]
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 89_pf.html
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