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Wednesday, November 17, 2004
 

"Jews"

James Wolcott wonders why we don't just go ahead and re-name the United States "Israel West." American soldiers apparently call the enemy "hajis" (instead of gooks or krauts), which might sound offensive; but you know what the hajis call our jarheads? Come on, guess. I heard this from a soldier friend, who's volunteered for a tour in Iraq. Go ahead. Wild guess. No idea? Come on. Not even Afghanistan in the 1980s -- crucible for all the current trouble -- was invaded, in the Arab mind, by "Jews." This should be a nice long nightmare.

posted by Michael Scott Moore | 8:37 AM
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