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July 30, 2004
July Surprise No Surprise

So last night, right around the time John Kerry was due to give his acceptance speech, Pakistani officials announced the capture of one of the most wanted terrorists on earth, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani.

Hey, wadda ya know? Who would have ever predicted such a wild turn of events, not to mention the incredible timing of the announcement, considering the guy was captured last Sunday.

Oh yeah, everyone would have predicted it.

In case you forgot -- as every media outlet in America seems to have -- The New Republic reported a few weeks ago that the Pakistanis were under enormous pressure to produce so-called High Value Targets right around the Democratic Convention.

The story circulated widely, but now that it has completely come true, nobody is mentioning that it may have been preordained. Look, "Media," it's not a conspiracy theory if it is proven true, ok? At the very least, when things come out exactly as predicted, it's worth a look, don't you think? A mention?

You pansies.

CNN doesn't mention it either.

Josh Marshall has more.

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