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The Water Cooler Title: Journalist Says He's Disappointed Bush 'Plagiarized' His Work A journalist from Pakistan says he is disappointed that his work was allegedly plagiarized by former President George W. Bush in his recently published book Decision Points. "It is never a compliment when politicians plagiarize ideas or comments from journalists without acknowledging their work," Ahmed Rashid told BBC News. "Unfortunately it happens all the time." In his book, Bush describes an incident that occurred during Afghan President Karzai's inauguration, but Bush himself was not present at the inauguration, Ryan Grim of Huffington Post reported Friday. The event appears to be lifted from an article written by Rashid and published in the New York Review of Books.
"You would expect an American president's researchers to come up with an acknowledgment, at least if they wanted to lift somebody else's articles or comments," Rashid said. GA_googleFillSlot("Raw_Embedded_300"); "Unfortunately neither President Bush nor his researchers paid me that compliment nor have they apologized since the quote was spotted some days ago." The anecdote lifted from Rashid's article describes the meeting of a warlord and President Karzai. "When Karzai arrived in Kabul for his inauguration on 22 December - 102 days after 9/11 - several Northern Alliance leaders and their bodyguards greeted him at an airport," Bush wrote. "As Karzai walked across the tarmac alone, a stunned Tajik warlord asked where all his men were." "Karzai responded: 'Why, General, you are my men. All of you who are Afghans are my men.'" According to Grim, the anecdote was lifted from Rashid's article almost word for word. "My children and their friends and some journalist colleagues want me to sue him," Rashid said. "But I told them I would do no such thing."
Bush's new book also draws heavily from Bush at War by Bob Woodward and Dead Certain by Robert Draper, according to Grim. In addition, Grim notes that Bush makes it seem as if a comment Senator John McCain made to reporters was actually addressed to himself. The publisher of Bush's Decision Points, Crown Publishing, says its similarity with other works only proves the accuracy of the book. Accusations of plagiarism are not the only attacks that have been directed at Bush since he published his book. In response to an admission made in his book about authorizing the use of waterboarding on terror suspects, Amnesty International, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), and the American Civil Liberties Union have called on the Obama administration to launch an investigation.
"If his admission is substantiated, the USA has the obligation to prosecute him," Amnesty International Senior Director Claudio Cordone said. "In the absence of a US investigation, other states must step in and carry out such an investigation themselves." Subscribe to *War Criminals On Parade* Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Its a very good book. Its doing pretty well in sales from what I've seen. Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. #2. To: Badeye (#1) Its a very good book. Its doing pretty well in sales from what I've seen. What? WND and/or Newsmax offering a copy for $1.99 if you subscribe to their rags? {{{laughing}}} Never swear "allegiance" to anything other than the 'right to change your mind'! #3. To: Brian S (#2) Nope. Krogers had it. You should read it. Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. #4. To: Brian S (#2) What? WND and/or Newsmax offering a copy for $1.99 if you subscribe to their rags? What do you get for pimping rawstory? An autographed copy of Nancy Lugosi's psychotropic drugs prescription?
{{{laughing}}} Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over. (Murron) #5. To: Badeye (#1) Its a very good book. Its doing pretty well in sales from what I've seen. The one from the Pakistan Journalist? Or where bush43 admits he tortures, is a war criminal and doesn't believe there's a damn thing you can do about it. 8D America on meds, huh? Where alcohol is Not considered a drug. 8D
#6. To: mcgowanjm (#5) Off your meds again, huh? Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. #7. To: Badeye (#6) Still a nazi, huh? I bet you voted for OMFGPalin's daughter last nite, huh. 8D
Only mass outrage can stop them from slashing Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other social benefits on the way to ending them - a venal plot to make America another banana republic, its working millions oppressed serfs, their present and future security destroyed. Obama and congressional majorities support this in league with big money backers, largely Wall Street racketeers profiting hugely from sucking public and personal wealth to themselves. The die is cast. It's their future or ours. There's no in between. Grassroots activism only, or lack of it, will decide. Stephen Lendman
#8. To: Badeye (#6) bush43 admits torture. See War Criminal for details. 8D
#9. To: mcgowanjm (#7) Off your meds again, huh? I don't watch DWTS. My time is more valuable than that. Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. #10. To: Badeye (#6) How's your 201K doin'?
#11. To: mcgowanjm (#10) Off your meds again, huh? Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. #12. To: Badeye (#9) I don't watch DWTS. My time is more valuable than that. But your POTUS pretender OMFGPalin found the time. 8D And a whole lot of your fellow Tea baggers found the time to keep lil daughter on the show. 8D
#13. To: mcgowanjm (#12) (Edited) Tea baggers found the time to keep lil daughter on the show Yes, she gained a lot of votes from your peers when she admitted that she didn't mail in a Joe Miller ballot.
#14. To: hondo68 (#13) Yes, she gained a lot of votes from your peers when she admitted that she didn't mail in a Joe Miller ballot. I'm so far to the right of tea baggers, they'd think they were slaves on a latifundia. 8D And so far to the left that I actually admire Bristol for her actions. I've been told that she took it upon herself to get on the show, drove a truck 5 days from alaska, with ZERO help from mom. LMFAO
#15. To: mcgowanjm (#14) I'm so far to the right of tea baggers That ain't saying much. Just about everybody is to the right of the rainbow coalition/ghey mafia. I see the political spectrum as a circle, with the far left and right next to each other. So you and I aren't really far apart.
#16. To: mcgowanjm (#12) Off your meds again, huh? Obama's first all-by-his-lonesome budget, btw, calls for a $1.17 trillion deficit. #17. To: hondo68 (#15) I see the political spectrum as a circle It is, with a spiral. You spiral up or down. Your call. ;} 'Just about everybody is to the right of the rainbow coalition/ghey mafia.' I'm not.
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