The Petraeus Cult deserves closer scrutiny.
Bacevich on Petraeus
2007/10/04 By 2 Comments
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More rot from the top . . .
As for Conrad, we recommend he stick to raising funds to buy his Warhol.
Conrad Black speaks (The Roger Kimball quote is priceless)
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