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mother earth

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Sun Aug 25, 2013, 10:37 AM Aug 2013

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k/r. everybody should see. limpyhobbler Aug 2013 #1
Kick for later newfie11 Aug 2013 #2
k and r and bookmarking for later niyad Aug 2013 #3
kick and rec! burnodo Aug 2013 #4
Worth watching if only for Chomsky's explanation of why the domestic police state dixiegrrrrl Aug 2013 #5
K & R n/t xocet Aug 2013 #6
Every minute of that segment is worthwhile... ljm2002 Aug 2013 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Aug 2013 #8
Okay, I am going to make a public admission here... ljm2002 Aug 2013 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author mother earth Aug 2013 #10

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)
1. k/r. everybody should see.
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 10:53 AM
Aug 2013

newfie11

(8,159 posts)
2. Kick for later
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 11:30 AM
Aug 2013

niyad

(134,379 posts)
3. k and r and bookmarking for later
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 11:50 AM
Aug 2013
 

burnodo

(2,017 posts)
4. kick and rec!
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 01:02 PM
Aug 2013

THIS is why many of us don't think highly of our "democratic" government.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,183 posts)
5. Worth watching if only for Chomsky's explanation of why the domestic police state
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 02:32 PM
Aug 2013

in the first few minutes of his comments.

The author he references is Alfred W McCoy, Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
and the book is:
Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State (Madison, 2009

xocet

(4,444 posts)
6. K & R n/t
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 02:49 PM
Aug 2013

ljm2002

(10,751 posts)
7. Every minute of that segment is worthwhile...
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 02:51 PM
Aug 2013

...and informative.

These are three icons of the left and of political dissent, and are all courageous truth tellers

Big K&R. If there is one video you watch today, my advice is to make this the one.

Response to ljm2002 (Reply #7)

ljm2002

(10,751 posts)
9. Okay, I am going to make a public admission here...
Sun Aug 25, 2013, 03:08 PM
Aug 2013

...I've had a mad crush on Scahill since the first time I saw him.

Poor guy would probably be horrified as I'm no spring chicken (to say the least) -- but there it is.

I'll check out the other video too.

Response to ljm2002 (Reply #9)

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