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This isn’t a major piece of history; it will not appear in any history books. This is, however, an example of how easy it is to ignore nuance.

In the press conference given by President Bush
yesterday, he stated that a leak to the press was responsible for Osama bin Laden’s discontinuation of his satellite phone; however, no such leak seems to have ever occurred. A number of newspapers, not just the Washington Times as indicated in the linked article, published similar statements regarding bin Laden in the wake of the embassy bombings and corresponding U.S. missile strikes. In none of these articles (which I will admit I did not read everything that came up in a quick LexisNexis search) did it appear that the information was based upon any U.S. government source. It was based upon this old-fashioned art called journalism.

I’m too lazy to post anything original, since finals has consumed my soul. Instead, I’ll post this jem from Craigslist. It’s an ode to “Mr. Arm Shoved Through Metro Door Commuter.”

Original content due back on Dec. 16.

Law schools finals + illness = suckiness.