Re: [PEN-L] Another Surreal Article on Fallujah in Mainstream Press

2005-04-15 Thread Doug Henwood
Carl Remick wrote: Impressive model for economic stimulus. First you level a city with high explosives. Then you *loan* the surviving residents the capital they need to get back on their feet. That's what I call enterprise. And send a Deputy Secretary to tell them reconstruction is up to them!

Re: [PEN-L] Another Surreal Article on Fallujah in Mainstream Press

2005-04-15 Thread Jim Devine
On 4/15/05, Doug Henwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Carl Remick wrote: Impressive model for economic stimulus. First you level a city with high explosives. Then you *loan* the surviving residents the capital they need to get back on their feet. That's what I call enterprise. Doug: And send

Re: [PEN-L] Another Surreal Article on Fallujah in Mainstream Press

2005-04-14 Thread Carl Remick
From: M. Junaid Alam [EMAIL PROTECTED] The NYTimes tone is a lot more 'pro-administration' than the WP one, but the result is still something between comedy and horror. Choice excerpt with my running commentary based on the rest of the piece: ... Two bakers [in Fallujah] were at work kneading