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Less Than Surprised

by Josh Marshall
05.05.08 | 12:01 pm

According to retired Gen. Ric Sanchez, instead of trying to train the Iraq police Bernie Kerik spent most of his time in Baghdad “conducting raids and liberating prostitutes.”

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