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If any groups deserve high marks, they are the disciplined men and women of the Metropolitan Police Department. . . . The city should be grateful for the professional manner in which they handled the week-long protests. — “Hail to the Chief—and His Cops,” Washington Post editorial (4/19/00) Police sought to create an atmosphere of […]
After the bombing of Yugoslavia, the U.S. media held up the safe return of Albanian refugees as proof of the success—and righteousness—of NATO’s war. How the bombing had affected the region’s chances for long-term stability was rarely discussed. The important thing, according to most mainstream pundits, was that the “Western world” had shown it wouldn’t […]
In the debate over whether the war in Yugoslavia was a success, the papers of record criticized NATO tactics, but NATO’s basic claim-that the Kosovo War was just, and improved the region’s chances for peace, stability and democracy-went almost unchallenged. The criticism in the New York Times and Washington Post took place against the backdrop […]
