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Matter of Opinion archive for Oct. 16, 2007

TUESDAY, OCT. 16, 2007

Iraq War vets weigh in

We've discussed this some in Comments. Thought I'd bring it out for a broader debate.This week, Gen. Sanchez, the former top commander in Iraq, had some critical comments for the president, National Security Council, Congress and, yes, the media.In addition, a dozen captains who once…

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"The self-licking ice cream cone"

That's a term used to describe the process of politicians slipping earmarks into spending bills and then getting campaign contributions from the beneficiaries. It was used in an article about George Nethercutt and a Liberty Lake company. Well, the Seattle Times has found that this…

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Letter: Gang numbers

(...) These gang numbers have been inflated for years (note the current quotes: 900 gang members and 7,000 associates) for funding purposes. It has been long known that the use of the term "associates" covered nearly everyone that looked cross-eyed at an individual who participated…

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