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	<title>Comments on: &#8216;Syria today, Iran tomorrow, where does it end?&#8217;</title>
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		<title>By: bren</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/02/syria-today-iran-tomorrow-where-does-it-end/comment-page-2/#comment-3307854</link>
		<dc:creator>bren</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I requested a clarification from Media Matters as well.

Immediately prior to the Bolton interview, Malveaux referenced the Republican delegations to Syria at least twice and the hypocrisy question posed by Democrats.  Media Matters is usually much better than this.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I requested a clarification from Media Matters as well.</p>
<p>Immediately prior to the Bolton interview, Malveaux referenced the Republican delegations to Syria at least twice and the hypocrisy question posed by Democrats.  Media Matters is usually much better than this.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3307854', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: cognitorex</title>
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		<dc:creator>cognitorex</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>BUSH THE &quot;UNITER&quot;

(President Bush softly sings.)

I miss Arafat in the Springtime,
I miss Saddam in the fall,
Lebanonâ€˜s a mess, itâ€˜s in splinters,
I had no idea at all.

Our one time pal, Saudiâ€™s being squeezed cause of Palestine,
And Iran&#039;s shows no respect, what gall,
Thankfully, praise God, they fight less in the winter,
I had no idea at all.

Condi says this mess is a great opportunity,
Some laugh, but what constitutes reality, is my call,
Every planetary wide entity hates us, look Mom, I am a â€˜Uniterâ€™,
Bombs Away, bombs away, youâ€™all.

Craig Johnson</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BUSH THE &#8220;UNITER&#8221;</p>
<p>(President Bush softly sings.)</p>
<p>I miss Arafat in the Springtime,<br />
I miss Saddam in the fall,<br />
Lebanonâ€˜s a mess, itâ€˜s in splinters,<br />
I had no idea at all.</p>
<p>Our one time pal, Saudiâ€™s being squeezed cause of Palestine,<br />
And Iran&#8217;s shows no respect, what gall,<br />
Thankfully, praise God, they fight less in the winter,<br />
I had no idea at all.</p>
<p>Condi says this mess is a great opportunity,<br />
Some laugh, but what constitutes reality, is my call,<br />
Every planetary wide entity hates us, look Mom, I am a â€˜Uniterâ€™,<br />
Bombs Away, bombs away, youâ€™all.</p>
<p>Craig Johnson<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3293518', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: criticalthinker</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/02/syria-today-iran-tomorrow-where-does-it-end/comment-page-2/#comment-3270450</link>
		<dc:creator>criticalthinker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Q: Why do reporters, like Blitzer, Malveau, Mitchell and all rest do not ask the hard questions? 

A: They would be out of a job the next day!


They are not reporters, they are actors reading the producer&#039;s script, which has been vetted by the corporate heads to make sure that no tough questions slip by.

If you want reporters who ask tough questions, you must consume independent media, instead of the corporate media.

No corporate reporter will ever ask these questions:

If a 757 jet hit the Pentagon and the hole is smaller than a 757 jet, should not the wings, engines, and tail have broken off outside the building?

Would that not indicate a missle instead of jet hit the Pentagon?

Who would have the ability to fire such a missle?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Q: Why do reporters, like Blitzer, Malveau, Mitchell and all rest do not ask the hard questions? </p>
<p>A: They would be out of a job the next day!</p>
<p>They are not reporters, they are actors reading the producer&#8217;s script, which has been vetted by the corporate heads to make sure that no tough questions slip by.</p>
<p>If you want reporters who ask tough questions, you must consume independent media, instead of the corporate media.</p>
<p>No corporate reporter will ever ask these questions:</p>
<p>If a 757 jet hit the Pentagon and the hole is smaller than a 757 jet, should not the wings, engines, and tail have broken off outside the building?</p>
<p>Would that not indicate a missle instead of jet hit the Pentagon?</p>
<p>Who would have the ability to fire such a missle?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3270450', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: KG Prophet</title>
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		<dc:creator>KG Prophet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tut tut...aren&#039;t we forgetting that CNN supposedly has a liberal bias?  And why oh why has John Bolton become a rock star?  He has been disgraced out of government office.  He speaks only for the radical far-right.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tut tut&#8230;aren&#8217;t we forgetting that CNN supposedly has a liberal bias?  And why oh why has John Bolton become a rock star?  He has been disgraced out of government office.  He speaks only for the radical far-right.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3269999', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tarazan</title>
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		<dc:creator>tarazan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bolton wants wars all over the area for years to come. He is another Neocon with good frienship and alliance to the right wing government of Israel and to the extreme right.

He criticised England for trying to bring their 15  captured sailors in Iran. Which is what any country will do ....use all means to rescue their nationals and yes diplomacy is one of them.
Bolton called such action on British television as &#039;pathetic&#039;.

He is one a Washington cabal of armchair warriors. Unfortunately our government listens to these Neocons people who took us to Iraq under a rosy scenario they painted and information they provided which turned out to be not trrue,and now they have no answer for us on how to get out of that country.

Now Neocons are calling and pushing for more wars...but no diplomacy...

Amazing  !!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bolton wants wars all over the area for years to come. He is another Neocon with good frienship and alliance to the right wing government of Israel and to the extreme right.</p>
<p>He criticised England for trying to bring their 15  captured sailors in Iran. Which is what any country will do &#8230;.use all means to rescue their nationals and yes diplomacy is one of them.<br />
Bolton called such action on British television as &#8216;pathetic&#8217;.</p>
<p>He is one a Washington cabal of armchair warriors. Unfortunately our government listens to these Neocons people who took us to Iraq under a rosy scenario they painted and information they provided which turned out to be not trrue,and now they have no answer for us on how to get out of that country.</p>
<p>Now Neocons are calling and pushing for more wars&#8230;but no diplomacy&#8230;</p>
<p>Amazing  !!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3244607', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: AboveTheClouds</title>
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		<dc:creator>AboveTheClouds</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Don&#039;t blame Malveau; she was likely just reading what her producers were shouting into her earpiece--talking points they no doubt got from Karl Rove&#039;s office.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t blame Malveau; she was likely just reading what her producers were shouting into her earpiece&#8211;talking points they no doubt got from Karl Rove&#8217;s office.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3241956', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: AboveTheClouds</title>
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		<dc:creator>AboveTheClouds</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 11:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is Pelosi&#039;s effort to show the world that all of us aren&#039;t Bush, Cheney, and neocons. Her good-will mission is laying the ground work needed to start repairing the Bush Administration damage once the Republicans are flushed out in 2008.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is Pelosi&#8217;s effort to show the world that all of us aren&#8217;t Bush, Cheney, and neocons. Her good-will mission is laying the ground work needed to start repairing the Bush Administration damage once the Republicans are flushed out in 2008.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3241782', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Alan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wrote to Jack cafferty and he mentioned the Republican in Syria and asked his question. From the readers&#039;response I gather there was lots of support for Speaker pelosi. I don&#039;t have much faith in the Best Political team bullshit. Just dip in for Cafferty. Malveaux, like Bash and Quijano are a useless triumvirate.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wrote to Jack cafferty and he mentioned the Republican in Syria and asked his question. From the readers&#8217;response I gather there was lots of support for Speaker pelosi. I don&#8217;t have much faith in the Best Political team bullshit. Just dip in for Cafferty. Malveaux, like Bash and Quijano are a useless triumvirate.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3240639', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Tobey Tall</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/02/syria-today-iran-tomorrow-where-does-it-end/comment-page-1/#comment-3231655</link>
		<dc:creator>Tobey Tall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;What is Pelosi doing while in Syria&lt;/strong&gt;

Pelosi to Discuss Kidnapped Israelis With Syrian President

Pelosi to Take Israeli Message to Syria

Israeli Acting President Defends Pelosi Syria Trip

Olmert Delaying Peace Negotiations, Syrian Source Says

Olmert Denies Syrian War Rumors</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>What is Pelosi doing while in Syria</strong></p>
<p>Pelosi to Discuss Kidnapped Israelis With Syrian President</p>
<p>Pelosi to Take Israeli Message to Syria</p>
<p>Israeli Acting President Defends Pelosi Syria Trip</p>
<p>Olmert Delaying Peace Negotiations, Syrian Source Says</p>
<p>Olmert Denies Syrian War Rumors<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3231655', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Tobey Tall</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/02/syria-today-iran-tomorrow-where-does-it-end/comment-page-1/#comment-3231470</link>
		<dc:creator>Tobey Tall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Iranian officer reports incursion by US warplanes&lt;/strong&gt;

TEHRAN: US warplanes have violated Iranian airspace in the southwestern oil-rich province of Khuzestan, Al-Alam Arabic language news satellite channel quoted a local military chief as saying on Sunday. &quot;Two aircraft trespassed into Iranian airspace northwest of [the southwestern port city of] Abadan before flying southwest into Iraq,&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Iranian officer reports incursion by US warplanes</strong></p>
<p>TEHRAN: US warplanes have violated Iranian airspace in the southwestern oil-rich province of Khuzestan, Al-Alam Arabic language news satellite channel quoted a local military chief as saying on Sunday. &#8220;Two aircraft trespassed into Iranian airspace northwest of [the southwestern port city of] Abadan before flying southwest into Iraq,&#8221;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3231470', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Tobey Tall</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/02/syria-today-iran-tomorrow-where-does-it-end/comment-page-1/#comment-3231342</link>
		<dc:creator>Tobey Tall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;U.S. says former FBI agent missing in Iran &lt;/strong&gt;

Tick for Tack nonsense -</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>U.S. says former FBI agent missing in Iran </strong></p>
<p>Tick for Tack nonsense -<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3231342', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Topper</title>
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		<dc:creator>Topper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have consistently found Malveaux to be nothing more than  a mouthpiece for the White House.  When she reports a story from the WH, all she does is basically repeat the WH spin, uncritically, without sounding like she&#039;s bothered to do any analysis or examine the issue from another angle.  Her reports are worthless, but then so are those of so many other &quot;reporters&quot; on CNN and MSNBC, who sound more like they&#039;re in Bulgaria in 1955 reporting about out Glorious Leader than the U.S. in 2007.  I tune in now and then for a reminder of how corrupt and co-opted the MSM has become, but prolonged viewing is painful.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have consistently found Malveaux to be nothing more than  a mouthpiece for the White House.  When she reports a story from the WH, all she does is basically repeat the WH spin, uncritically, without sounding like she&#8217;s bothered to do any analysis or examine the issue from another angle.  Her reports are worthless, but then so are those of so many other &#8220;reporters&#8221; on CNN and MSNBC, who sound more like they&#8217;re in Bulgaria in 1955 reporting about out Glorious Leader than the U.S. in 2007.  I tune in now and then for a reminder of how corrupt and co-opted the MSM has become, but prolonged viewing is painful.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3231292', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Tobey Tall</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tobey Tall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;For more than a year the US and its allies have been trying to put pressure on Iran. Security sources in Iraqi Kurdistan have long said that the US is backing Iranian Kurdish guerrillas in Iran. The US is also reportedly backing Sunni Arab dissidents in Khuzestan in southern Iran who are opposed to the government in Tehran.&lt;/strong&gt; On 4 February soldiers from the Iraqi army 36th Commando battalion in Baghdad, considered to be under American control, seized Jalal Sharafi, an Iranian diplomat.

The raid in Arbil was a far more serious and aggressive act. It was not carried out by proxies but by US forces directly. The abortive Arbil raid provoked a dangerous escalation in the confrontation between the US and Iran which ultimately led to the capture of the 15 British sailors and Marines - apparently considered a more vulnerable coalition target than their American comrades.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>For more than a year the US and its allies have been trying to put pressure on Iran. Security sources in Iraqi Kurdistan have long said that the US is backing Iranian Kurdish guerrillas in Iran. The US is also reportedly backing Sunni Arab dissidents in Khuzestan in southern Iran who are opposed to the government in Tehran.</strong> On 4 February soldiers from the Iraqi army 36th Commando battalion in Baghdad, considered to be under American control, seized Jalal Sharafi, an Iranian diplomat.</p>
<p>The raid in Arbil was a far more serious and aggressive act. It was not carried out by proxies but by US forces directly. The abortive Arbil raid provoked a dangerous escalation in the confrontation between the US and Iran which ultimately led to the capture of the 15 British sailors and Marines &#8211; apparently considered a more vulnerable coalition target than their American comrades.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3227616', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Tobey Tall</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tobey Tall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2414760.ece&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The botched US raid that led to the hostage crisis &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

A failed American attempt to abduct two senior Iranian security officers on an official visit to northern Iraq was the starting pistol for a crisis that 10 weeks later led to Iranians seizing 15 British sailors and Marines. 

The attempt by the US to seize the two high-ranking Iranian security officers openly meeting with Iraqi leaders is somewhat as if Iran had tried to kidnap the heads of the CIA and MI6 while they were on an official visit to a country neighbouring Iran, such as Pakistan or Afghanistan. There is no doubt that Iran believes that Mr Jafari and Mr Frouzanda were targeted by the Americans. Mr Jafari confirmed to the official Iranian news agency, IRNA, that he was in Arbil at the time of the raid.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article2414760.ece" rel="nofollow"><strong>The botched US raid that led to the hostage crisis </strong></a></p>
<p>A failed American attempt to abduct two senior Iranian security officers on an official visit to northern Iraq was the starting pistol for a crisis that 10 weeks later led to Iranians seizing 15 British sailors and Marines. </p>
<p>The attempt by the US to seize the two high-ranking Iranian security officers openly meeting with Iraqi leaders is somewhat as if Iran had tried to kidnap the heads of the CIA and MI6 while they were on an official visit to a country neighbouring Iran, such as Pakistan or Afghanistan. There is no doubt that Iran believes that Mr Jafari and Mr Frouzanda were targeted by the Americans. Mr Jafari confirmed to the official Iranian news agency, IRNA, that he was in Arbil at the time of the raid.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3226896', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Joey_SoCal</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joey_SoCal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;Suzanne Malvo used to be hot.&quot;
Comment by ForTruth â€” April 2, 2007 @ 10:37 pm

I feel your pain, I too thought Malvo was quite hot indeed. It&#039;s incredible how quickly people can turn ugly. But her glow dissintegrated over the course of that interview, and into oblivion with that last little &#039;flip&#039; remark. WTF?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Suzanne Malvo used to be hot.&#8221;<br />
Comment by ForTruth â€” April 2, 2007 @ 10:37 pm</p>
<p>I feel your pain, I too thought Malvo was quite hot indeed. It&#8217;s incredible how quickly people can turn ugly. But her glow dissintegrated over the course of that interview, and into oblivion with that last little &#8216;flip&#8217; remark. WTF?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3217530', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Joey_SoCal</title>
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		<dc:creator>Joey_SoCal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>(actual letter)

Dear CNN editors, directors, Wolf Blitzer, Suzanne Malveaux, and staff in general,

I can&#039;t find the words to express my frustration and disgust with the hackery of an interview performed by Suzanne with John Bolton today on the Situation Room. She finds it relevant to insert her &#039;flip&#039; remarks into the interview, but not to include the utterly essential information as described here: (WTF?!?!)

Speaking hours after arriving in Lebanon, Pelosi indicated the Bush administration was singling out her trip to Syria, but ignoring the recent visits by Republican members of Congress.

&quot;It&#039;s interesting because three of our colleagues, who are all Republicans, were in Syria yesterday and I didn&#039;t hear the White House speaking out about that,&quot; Pelosi said, referring to the Sunday meeting of Reps. Frank Wolf (news, bio, voting record), Joe Pitts and Robert Aderholt (news, bio, voting record) with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus.

&quot;I think that it was an excellent idea for them to go,&quot; said Pelosi, who is to meet Syrian leaders Wednesday. &quot;And I think it&#039;s an excellent idea for us to go, as well.&quot;

Mrs. Suzanne Malveaux&#039;s flip remarks, coupled by the complete journalistic hackery of omitting the most utterly essential facts that there was currently a republican delgation in Syria as well, are so goddamn insulting to my intelligence and dignity, that if CNN does not make up for this abuse and correct the absurdity by tomorrow, I will boycott the network for at least a week, and I will encourage others to do the same. 

There is a place for hackery, the name of that place is Fox Gossip Channel. The market does not need another. 

Sincerely,
Joey, LA area</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(actual letter)</p>
<p>Dear CNN editors, directors, Wolf Blitzer, Suzanne Malveaux, and staff in general,</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t find the words to express my frustration and disgust with the hackery of an interview performed by Suzanne with John Bolton today on the Situation Room. She finds it relevant to insert her &#8216;flip&#8217; remarks into the interview, but not to include the utterly essential information as described here: (WTF?!?!)</p>
<p>Speaking hours after arriving in Lebanon, Pelosi indicated the Bush administration was singling out her trip to Syria, but ignoring the recent visits by Republican members of Congress.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s interesting because three of our colleagues, who are all Republicans, were in Syria yesterday and I didn&#8217;t hear the White House speaking out about that,&#8221; Pelosi said, referring to the Sunday meeting of Reps. Frank Wolf (news, bio, voting record), Joe Pitts and Robert Aderholt (news, bio, voting record) with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think that it was an excellent idea for them to go,&#8221; said Pelosi, who is to meet Syrian leaders Wednesday. &#8220;And I think it&#8217;s an excellent idea for us to go, as well.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mrs. Suzanne Malveaux&#8217;s flip remarks, coupled by the complete journalistic hackery of omitting the most utterly essential facts that there was currently a republican delgation in Syria as well, are so goddamn insulting to my intelligence and dignity, that if CNN does not make up for this abuse and correct the absurdity by tomorrow, I will boycott the network for at least a week, and I will encourage others to do the same. </p>
<p>There is a place for hackery, the name of that place is Fox Gossip Channel. The market does not need another. </p>
<p>Sincerely,<br />
Joey, LA area<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3216962', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Gregor Samsa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/02/syria-today-iran-tomorrow-where-does-it-end/comment-page-1/#comment-3214336</link>
		<dc:creator>Gregor Samsa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was going to reply to Jason Hendler&#039;s latest rant, but I see others have already taken him to task for being a fool of the highest order. 

So, I will just say: Mr. Hendler, non sequitur is thy middle name.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was going to reply to Jason Hendler&#8217;s latest rant, but I see others have already taken him to task for being a fool of the highest order. </p>
<p>So, I will just say: Mr. Hendler, non sequitur is thy middle name.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3214336', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Xenon</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/02/syria-today-iran-tomorrow-where-does-it-end/comment-page-1/#comment-3213159</link>
		<dc:creator>Xenon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Again, I quote John Bolton: &quot;Americans are a practical people.&quot; That is, of course, if your definition of &quot;practical&quot; includes waging multi-billion dollar wars for no good reason.

Your empire is finished, Johnny boy.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Again, I quote John Bolton: &#8220;Americans are a practical people.&#8221; That is, of course, if your definition of &#8220;practical&#8221; includes waging multi-billion dollar wars for no good reason.</p>
<p>Your empire is finished, Johnny boy.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3213159', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Gregor Samsa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/02/syria-today-iran-tomorrow-where-does-it-end/comment-page-1/#comment-3212707</link>
		<dc:creator>Gregor Samsa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The liberal media strikes again!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The liberal media strikes again!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3212707', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: dlet</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/02/syria-today-iran-tomorrow-where-does-it-end/comment-page-1/#comment-3212378</link>
		<dc:creator>dlet</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;terrorist states like N. Korea and Syria, but at no point should be negotiate with insurance companies regarding health care?
Comment by Jason M. Hendler&lt;/em&gt;

I just want to say connecting sovereign nations and privately owned companies is a weird thing to do and they should be talked about in a separate discussions.  

Asking why the US should talk to Iran because they are a terrorist state because they sponsor Hebollah, PIJ and Hamas is like asking why should they talk to us because we sponsor Israel and the rest of Western Europe.  To not talk to them is putting yourself into a position before you have to go there.  

North Korea may be labeled a terrorist state but tell me where have you heard of North Korea operatives blowing up night clubs in Malaysia to promote Kim Jong or beheading captives in other countries they are trying to subvert to their ways.  Granted that &quot;government&quot; is a disgrace to the human race but why are they labeled as terrorists?  What specific terrorist activity have they done?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>terrorist states like N. Korea and Syria, but at no point should be negotiate with insurance companies regarding health care?<br />
Comment by Jason M. Hendler</em></p>
<p>I just want to say connecting sovereign nations and privately owned companies is a weird thing to do and they should be talked about in a separate discussions.  </p>
<p>Asking why the US should talk to Iran because they are a terrorist state because they sponsor Hebollah, PIJ and Hamas is like asking why should they talk to us because we sponsor Israel and the rest of Western Europe.  To not talk to them is putting yourself into a position before you have to go there.  </p>
<p>North Korea may be labeled a terrorist state but tell me where have you heard of North Korea operatives blowing up night clubs in Malaysia to promote Kim Jong or beheading captives in other countries they are trying to subvert to their ways.  Granted that &#8220;government&#8221; is a disgrace to the human race but why are they labeled as terrorists?  What specific terrorist activity have they done?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=3212378', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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