Thursday, November 20, 2003
Sickening
Thanks to Atrios for pointing this out. Howard "Mistah" Kurtz writes the following:
Does this blathering, conscienceless fuck even acknowledge this part of the story?
posted by Blicero : 11/20/2003 03:02:00 AM
How strange is the following story, after 30 long years?...What the fuck is Kurtz implying?
"Howard Dean, speaking with reporters Tuesday afternoon following a campaign appearance in Bedford, N.H., expressed relief that the 30-year wait for answers about what happened to his brother might finally be over. As he has since the disappearance of his brother, Dean was wearing a belt buckle that belonged to Charles Dean as he spoke. "'This has been a long and emotional journey for my mother, Jim, Bill and me,' Dean said. 'We greet this news with mixed emotions but are gratified that we may now be approaching closure to this painful episode in our lives.' "Dean, in a soon-to-be released autobiography, called the capture and death of his brother 'the most traumatic events of my life.'"
I wonder if the remains would have been found if Dean wasn't running for president.
Does this blathering, conscienceless fuck even acknowledge this part of the story?
Larry Greer, a spokesman for the Pentagon's P.O.W./M.I.A. operation, said the excavation where Dr. Dean's brother was apparently found was one of three being conducted as part of a monthlong Laotian mission, and was the result of seven investigations into the disappearance of the two young men. He said such recoveries are fairly typical of the 600-person, $103 million annual operation, and noted that 708 sets of positively identified remains have been found in Southeast Asia since the search began in 1985.
"It's very routine," he said of the recovery. "We bring these folks back every month, month after month after month, for a long time."
posted by Blicero : 11/20/2003 03:02:00 AM
