Apologist for Looting
  • April 15, 2003

Apologist for Looting

Apologist for Looting

Listen to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld excusing the looting and turmoil which wracked Iraq over the last few days: “Free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things. They’re also free to live their lives and do wonderful things.” Am I crazy to think that if there’s looting when the next blackout occurs in the US, it is unlikely that Rumsfeld will be as understanding?

Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Listen to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld excusing the looting and turmoil which wracked Iraq over the last few days: “Free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things. They’re also free to live their lives and do wonderful things.” Am I crazy to think that if there’s looting when the next blackout occurs in the US, it is unlikely that Rumsfeld will be as understanding?

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Katrina vanden Heuvel Katrina vanden Heuvel is editorial director and publisher of The Nation, America’s leading source of progressive politics and culture. She served as editor of the magazine from 1995 to 2019.


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