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Posted by Bill *** What does the Uniform Code of Military Justice say about destroying classified documents? If only Sandy Berger were in the military ...
Look, sometimes, in the euphoria of the moment, eulogy becomes hagiography, and people need to be reminded of reality. Sometimes the dead need ill spoken of them. And perhaps a case might be made that "what no one else will say about John Paul II" needs to be said...and must be said before the body is even cold.
The Iraqi national assembly appointed a speaker and two deputy speakers today, taking the first, if symbolic, step in installing a new government. Posted by Bill at April 4, 2005 07:21 AM | TrackBack (2) CommentsI guess there is something to be said for having friends in high places, something a poor marine most likely doesn't have. Although the slap on the wrist I could almost see coming, what I don't get is why he isn't banned from accessing classified documents forever-that one doesn't make sense. Posted by: Just Me "Necro-heckler"... I've GOT to remember that one. Posted by: superhawk About Hitchens: Decorum demands that one wait until the funeral before disinterning the remains. The pope was a good and holy man whose mission was to minister to the souls of his flock, not to their temporal bodies. That he did and did well. Don't knock him for not doing what he wasn't hired to do. Posted by: erp But Hitch is right about Tariq Aziz. That was a bizarre lapse, for a man who knew what totalitarianism was Posted by: beautifulatrocities Yeah, but it's the body of his obit work. He called Reagan a "slow-witted reptile" or something like that, before he was even in the ground. Posted by: Bill from INDC 'He called Reagan a "slow-witted reptile" or something like that, before he was even in the ground.' It is more than a little tacky but you've got to strike while the irons hot to keep your name in the paper. Posted by: Jack Tanner Personally, I don't have a problem with what Hitch said. I think there's a difference between someone like a president or a pope than J. Random Guy, and the "don't speak ill of the dead" maxim does not apply in the same way. If, for example, Saddam Hussein were to die, would we have to wait before discussing his atrocities? Would we have to talk about the nice airport he built? I'm not comparing the pope to SH, but public figures need to be discussed candidly, especially at the time of their deaths. The world needs to remember these people accurately for both the good and the bad that they did. Posted by: Farmer Joe |
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