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I’m glad I’m not the only one thinking I got lied to last night. Overall I think Kerry did a good job, not only staying on message, but delivering that message a few different ways. I liked that he got in outsourcing – referring to the capture of Osama bin Laden – without talking about outsourcing. There were times where I felt his point could have been more effective if he didn’t use the full time, but in all it was a good show. Particularly favorite part was when Kerry told the de Gaulle story about the word of an…

Read “Five years after 9/11“ by Shahid Javed Burki, an editorial in The Dawn newspaper in Pakistan. Too bad so many Pakistanis are illiterate or do not read English. More editorials like this one in the Muslim world would be welcome. Shahed Amanullah posted Still Caught Between Two Hells on altmuslim.com.

And why are the spectacular failures of the DOJ in prosecuting their high-profile cases not getting the same coverage? The media is complicit with the Bush administration in making this country less secure and eroding the ideals of America.