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2005-03-13 Fifth Column

Washington Post Managing Editor: "I don't think US should be the leader of the world"

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-03-13 8:38:04 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Everything has its shortcomings. The issue is, was it an improvement over what prevailed before and unquestionably colonialism was. That roads, schools, healthcare and rule of law thing.

Posted by phil_b 2005-03-13 9:36:14 PM|| 2005-03-13 9:36:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 remember what happened when Yugoslavia's leader ceased to lead? Sometimes a leader is better tha chaos.

Posted by Bobby 2005-03-13 9:39:52 PM|| 2005-03-13 9:39:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "The world image of US is so clearly linked to its foreign policy and particularly its policy toward Iraq and Middle East, say its support of Israel."

Mark. No need to read any further.

Posted by Thrainter Phearong2664 2005-03-13 9:42:40 PM|| 2005-03-13 9:42:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "We are seeing a decline only in paid subscriptions" says all you need to know about the Washington Post under the leadership of this beknighted ass.

Posted by RWV 2005-03-13 9:52:00 PM|| 2005-03-13 9:52:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 And which country or entity, pray tell us O learned Washington Post Editor, would you like to have lead the world? The Big Bad US, the UN, the EU, The People's Republic of China? Whom would you trust to make decisions respecting your life? Who would let you get away with all the BS that your fishwrap rag puts out under Bushitler?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2005-03-13 9:57:33 PM|| 2005-03-13 9:57:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I think we should celebrate the freedom of speech which allows the Ward Churchills and WP Editors to prove their hate for Amerikkka

Posted by Frank G 2005-03-13 10:18:33 PM|| 2005-03-13 10:18:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Eh, the WaPo usually walks a more sober and realistic line than the NY & LA Times. I give them credit for introducing me to the Blogosphere (via Howie Kurtz' column) way back when it was only Instapundit, Daily Pundit, and Rantburg. I also temped in the WaPo public relations office in December 2001 and found everyone there to be exceptionally nice and all so very, very earnest. I would gladly work there if they asked me back. But I must say, I don't read it much anymore, now that I read blogs. :(

Posted by Seafarious 2005-03-13 10:21:06 PM|| 2005-03-13 10:21:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 He'd have been closer to the truth if he'd stopped after "think".

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-03-13 10:23:18 PM|| 2005-03-13 10:23:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Great catch, Anony! The man says several pretty squirrely things, and I wonder if he will be called to account by the Blogosphere to explain himself. And I also wonder-- since this is obviously a translation back to English from Chinese-- whether Wapo has its own transcript of this conversation, and whether it will make it public.....

Posted by Wuzzalib 2005-03-13 10:50:18 PM|| 2005-03-13 10:50:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#10

Another member of the Eason Jordan Journalist's Buffoon Club

Posted by BigEd 2005-03-13 11:00:03 PM|| 2005-03-13 11:00:03 PM|| Front Page Top

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