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Beyond KSM's rationalizations about targeting the U.S. economy, this vision gives a better glimpse of his true ambitions.
Stripped of their rationalizations, Bradley's jocks fall back on the argument that their opinions are important simply because they're celebrities.
There are also reports that after a couple of days, spurred by concerns about legal responsibility, family member advice, or rationalizations, patient openness to discuss drinking and other problem behaviors decreases dramatically.
The only answer to such rationalizations is to catch somebody with his hand in the cookie jar.
Which of the following are actual Tina Brown rationalizations for her magazine's slide into darkness (quoted by New York Times writer Alex Kuczynski), and which are amusing digs at a debased editorial philosophy built around fawning over celebrity?