sometimes i'm truly stunned by what i read in NYT.
today's example: front-page piece abt how in 2001 the Taliban were willing to surrender to the US, but the US refused.
the amazing part? George Bush's name is never mentioned once (!!) in the story; https://t.co/uBVIzYL5NP
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) August 23, 2021
Category: The Regime
Maybe not as dire as we thought
You Wouldn’t Know It From the US News Coverage, But … https://t.co/AQfbIYDQyU via @TPM
— Suburban Guerrilla 💙 (@SusieMadrak) August 22, 2021
War hypocrites, Vol. 47
"A year ago, in Pompeo’s words, the Taliban was represented by a 'gentleman,' was 'working diligently to reduce violence,' and was 'sincere in wanting what’s good for the Afghan people.'
"Now he calls the Taliban 'butchers.' " https://t.co/b4Bby5M1Yr
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) August 21, 2021
Tell me you’re surprised
I spoke to a veteran communications professional who has been trying to place prominent voices supportive of the Afghanistan withdrawal on television and in print.
They told me it has been next to impossible.https://t.co/mBQy5AnCuq pic.twitter.com/iuhQ1qXDiJ
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) August 19, 2021
Yep, the good old MIC
If you're angry about Biden refusing to slow down the withdrawal, read this.//I Think This is Right https://t.co/X7SFvvaTlC via @TPM
— Suburban Guerrilla 💙 (@SusieMadrak) August 18, 2021
This is shameful
"Ali" and "Yassin" are just two of the translators who spent years working with the US military in #Iraq and are STILL waiting for the US visas they were promised. In hiding and fearing for their lives while the US leaves them behind. And it's happening in #Afghanistan too. pic.twitter.com/AqlfMD2YHS
— Michael Holmes (@holmescnn) May 23, 2021
Insane
This desperate act of state sponsored hijacking shows Lukashenko’s fear of his own people. It is long overdue for Europe’s Last Dictator to accept that the Belarusian people voted for his ouster in the most recent election. https://t.co/9gPmL6tP5n
— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) May 23, 2021
Coinky-dink
Alexander Murakhovsky, a former doctor at the hospital in Omsk, where Navalny was taken after Putin's murder attempt, has disappeared while he was on a hunting trip. 2 other doctors from that hospital died pic.twitter.com/vtO9b9872k
— Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 (@OlgaNYC1211) May 9, 2021
The end
So, essentially, we made the rubble bounce for two decades and ended up right where the Russians, the British, the Persians, the Mongols, and Alexander the Great ended up. https://t.co/KYXECow9Xe
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) April 13, 2021
Just wrong
‘What I saw was just absolutely wrong’: National Guardsmen struggle with their role in controlling protests – POLITICO https://t.co/WEGS7XvUXB
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) June 9, 2020