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Everyone we fight in Iraq is now "al-Qaida"

Date: June 23, 2007

Author: Glenn Greenwald

QUOTE: That the Bush administration, and specifically its military commanders, decided to begin using the term "Al Qaeda" to designate "anyone and everyeone we fight against or kill in Iraq" is obvious. But what is even more notable is that the establishment press has followed right along, just as enthusiastically.

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Key People:

• President George W. Bush
• Saddam Hussein
• Robert M. Gates Ph.D.
• Senator Joseph "Joe" I. Lieberman
• Michael R. Gordon

Key Organizations:

• Al Qaeda
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
• New York Times Company
• Salon.com
• Washington Post Newspaper

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• Media & Journalism
• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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