The New Republic's essays by pseudononymous Scott Thomas


	The New Republic's essays by pseudononymous Scott Thomas

caoilfhionn

7-21-2007 5:03 PM

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scott thomas, weekly standard, essays, fake but accurate

caoilfhionn says:

Not surprising. We had a bunch of fake guys years ago talk about the war crimes they committed in Vietnam at Kerry and Fonda's Winter Soldier "investigation". This is a repeat of the same tactic, with the same end goal in mind.

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