The Dangers of Revisionism: Tom Friedman tries to hide his "very big stick"

Glenn Greenwald (Salon) • Nov 30, 2008

With a new administration ascending to power in a matter of weeks, witnessing Beltway denizens desperately scampering to re-write their role in the last eight years is nothing short of dizzying: Tom Friedman, New York Times, today : I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect Iraq to have relations with Israel anytime soon, but the fact that it may be developing an independent judiciary is good news. It’s a reminder of the most important reason for the Iraq war: to try to collaborate with Iraqis to build progressive politics and rule of law in the heart of the Arab-Muslim world,… Full Story »