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You Wouldn't Like Them When They're Angry

Okay, I admit to a rather imperfect understanding of the machinations of empire, but if you're trying to become one isn't it usually a good idea to have the army and the secret service(s) on your side? And here's the Bush administration pissing off (and pissing on) the rank-and-file military and pressuring the CIA. Is it taking small comfort to conclude that their ham-handed ineptitude will be the downfall of their Machiavallian schemes? Update: Now, I'm no conspiracy theorist, but isn't it interesting that the Army Times has now pulled the editorial to which I and many other bloggers have linked? Fortunately, lots of sites have reproed it in the interim. Further Update: According to Atrios, it's back up. Your guess is as good as mine as to who's playing silly buggers here.