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Selective memory (n.) lets ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠one murderous regime into discussion and keeps the other out: Saddam's tyranny may be named, the sanctions that killed hundreds of thousands may not.