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In reply to the discussion: War Children [View all]H2O Man
(79,101 posts)12. Thanks!
A person might speculate that the US role continues to create havoc in Iraq. We clearly are not welcomed guests.
Too many people seem to have forgotten how Cheney supported Ahmed Chalabi -- a man that the CIA was wary of. As it turned out, Chalabi worked with Iranian intelligence. Shocking, huh?
I found Trump's threats against Iran yesterday were troubling. We all should.
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Which is precisely why Americans didn't "understand" Malcom X when he refused to be silent
onecaliberal
Jan 2020
#44
That anyone of intelligence in American government listened to Ahmed Chalabi,
Haggis for Breakfast
Jan 2020
#65
Diplomat Joe Wilson was a whistle blower who publicly to disputed the Yellow Cake lie
Martin Eden
Jan 2020
#31
Compounds for their families, I believe it. They think they'll insulate themselves for good.
BeckyDem
Jan 2020
#50
Great post. Malcom X was spot on. Thanks for sharing. We're about to hear more "aluminum tubes and
Evolve Dammit
Jan 2020
#20
Thanks very much for sharing that. You are fortunate to have been part of history and have
Evolve Dammit
Jan 2020
#67
Thank you for this excellent posting and reminder of our fairly recent history.
PWPippinesq
Jan 2020
#21
Very astute essay because most of those issues have been written out of American political discourse
bucolic_frolic
Jan 2020
#23
Thank you for this post and your resposes in this thread H2O man, and I completely agree with
c-rational
Jan 2020
#46