One Canuck's Radio Weblog

  Saturday, 19 June 2004

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NY Times : "President Bush should apologize...

NY Times: "President Bush should apologize to the American people." [Scripting News] 'Mr. Bush is right when he says he cannot be blamed for everything that happened on or before Sept. 11, 2001. But he is responsible for the administration's actions since then. That includes, inexcusably, selling the false Iraq-Qaeda claim to Americans. There are two unpleasant alternatives: either Mr. Bush knew he was not telling the truth, or he has a capacity for politically motivated self-deception that is terrifying in the post-9/11 world.'

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James Bamford draws a scathing picture of ideologues in the Bush administration, manipulating dubious evidence in the push toward war. [New York Times: Arts] 'He quotes a C.I.A. case officer who says that in January of 2003, one of the agency's higher-ups called a meeting and said, "You know what — if Bush wants to go to war, it's your job to give him a reason to do so."'

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Beyond his genius as a composer, conductor and public presence, there was something about Lenny's outrageous character that continues to fascinate. [New York Times: Arts]

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Lorin Maazel's conducting of Mahler's Symphony No. 3 on Wednesday was a reminder that at his best he is a formidable musician and a commanding technician. [New York Times: Arts]