Two Peas in a Pod: Paul Krugman and Osama bin Laden By John W. Howard

So, Osama bin Laden is a Democrat. Who knew? Amid the “peace and blessings” in his latest rant was a manifesto worthy of Paul Krugman.

It starts with the assertion that neoconservatives, in thrall to big corporations, have ruined the Unites States’ international reputation and put the nation on the road to financial ruin by its misbegotten foreign policy initiatives. Where have we heard that before? Oh, yes. It was Paul Krugman writing in the New York Times on January 8, 2007, May 28, 2007 and July 6, 2007.

Osama goes on to say that the American media bears much of the blame for Bush’s Iraqi mis-adventure and for America’s plunging reputation. It has been the administration’s chief enabler from the very beginning and, in its unwavering support of the war effort, has shown itself no better than controlled media in squalid little dictatorships. So, too, has said Krugman in the New York Times on June 8, 2007 and September 3, 2007.

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