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Termites
Movement conservatives should be viewed as termites gnawing away at the structure of the commonwealth. Like an unscrupulous exterminator, who surreptitiously introduced the termites initially then shows up to rid them, conservatives then benefit from this destruction. Since Reagan, conservatives have … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Party, dick like Snyder, Emptywheel, exterminator, Flint, get governments out of the business of basic governance, GOP, Governor Rick Snyder, lead, Marcy Wheeler, Michigan, movement conservatives, New Deal, P.R., poison, politics of resentment, President Reagan, southern strategy, tax cuts, termites, water
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Chickens Come Home to Roost
This is awkward. By bombing Islamic terrorists in Syria, Russia has exposed the US’s war on terror for what it really is–a war of terror. The dirty little secret of the Syrian conflict is that the US and their allies … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, CIA, Consortium News, Emptywheel, ISIS, Marcy Wheeler, neoconservatives, Robert Parry, Russia, Syria, war on terror
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The Stovepipe
The United States tortured prisoners for exploitation and propaganda purposes with the goal to connect al-Qa’ida with Saddam. We used this false information, obtained through torture, to justify the invasion of Iraq. “…the details in the Senate report concerning the abuse … Continue reading
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