Disgraced in Life but Airbrushed After Death

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SO, FAREWELLthen 2006; in the last few days of your life, I'd just like to say what a great year you've been, and reassure you that your posthumous reputation is guaranteed.

Undoubtedly, people will look back years hence and say: 2006, that was the year that people really began to pay attention to climate change, and when the US and British governments owned up to the bloody mess Iraq had become and resolved to pursue less aggressive policies in their so-called "War on Terror".

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Disgraced in Life but Airbrushed After Death

Will this preposterous rewriting of history ever happen? Perhaps. After all, one thing 2006 has been notable for is a slew of preposterous, posthumous rewrites. Why, only on Christmas Day we learned of the demise of James Brown, God...

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