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...Appropriately, "Dirty Stories" volume three ends with some original Tijuana Bible stories. While their appearance brings the modern works into a historical context, it's remarkable how "Abie the Agent," a story about a Jewish jeweler and his two-timing wife, trumps all the other work for outrageousness. Likewise "Hall Room Boys at the Masked Ball," includes the only depiction of gay male sex in the entire book. Apparently some things are still too controversial for even the most "open-minded" creators, editors and readers. Even so, the playful, sexy and exiting filth of "Dirty Stories" will leave most readers...
...drew up this petition and those who have signed it chose to ignore the terrible attacks that Palestinian militants have carried out against innocent civilians and the celebrations over terror attacks in some Palestinian neighborhoods. By only focusing on Israel’s actions, the petition ignores the context of the situation. Israel did not enter the West Bank and risk the lives of many young soldiers without reason. It was a measure of self-defense and did in fact allow Israel some respite from the terror campaign. Certainly Israel must protect civilian Palestinian lives, but to blame Israel...
...prepared, says a senior intelligence official, the CIA came to the conclusion that "al-Qaeda was determined to attack the U.S." After the strike came, White House sources concede, the Administration made a conscious decision not to disclose the August briefing, hoping that it would be discussed "in context"--and months later--when congressional investigations into the attacks eventually got under way. And that wasn't the only embarrassing paper kept under wraps. Earlier this month, the Associated Press reported new details from a July 2001 memo by an FBI agent in Phoenix, Ariz., who presciently noted a pattern...
...balanced congressional inquiry can identify the pre-Sept. 11 structural and bureaucratic impediments to information sharing and better coordination across the government, and can recommend changes that improve our defenses against terrorism. But using fragments of information as ammunition against the President, the CIA, the FBI and others--absent context--will only delay tackling the real problems...
...best to put it out yourself. A White House source told TIME that after Sept. 11 it decided to make no public mention of the August CIA briefing that raised the possibility of al-Qaeda hijackings; the White House wanted to let time pass and disclose the briefing "in context" when investigations got under way. But that ignores the fact that Bush and Cheney both lobbied congressional leaders to back off an investigation, delaying the reckoning that began last week...