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loudsue

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56. "Our government has become a tool of international companies"....SO TRUE!!!

Sat Jul 13, 2013, 07:29 AM

Jul 2013

THANK YOU rhett o rick! That is one of the very best reasons for light to shine on the workings of governments all over the world. Especially war profiteers who have taken the lives of so many.....who have so much blood on their hands, and who spread their darkness all over the world. Without a doubt, it is the whistle blowers who are leading the charge against so much corruption in governments.

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You want to see what a leader looks like? You want to see what a hero looks like? [View all] Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 OP

I am proud to rec this thread. n/t Blackford Jul 2013 #1

Hear!Hear! BrainMann1 Jul 2013 #34

me too.we might just have a future roguevalley Jul 2013 #66

And a true victim of persecution in a truly oppressive part of the world. AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #2

She really is. polly7 Jul 2013 #3

I think she is nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize? kentuck Jul 2013 #4

she should win it in a landslide! lastlib Jul 2013 #46

Her fearless heroism in the face of real and present danger Surya Gayatri Jul 2013 #5

Would be nice to see a thread about her with without an obvious reference... allin99 Jul 2013 #6

Are you on crack? LOL. Stinky did not make reference to anyone else. She is NOT being compared to kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #11

uh, yes, it is. Note the caps for.. allin99 Jul 2013 #12

Which model do you prefer? Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #14

Perhaps it wasn't you who was posting... allin99 Jul 2013 #17

Too late. You already left a turd. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #29

Don't you mess with Stinky. You owe him an apology. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #38

NOPE, in fact... AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #15

Yes, she's a real hero HappyMe Jul 2013 #7

Very happy to recommend. AtomicKitten Jul 2013 #8

She has a real future in the public sphere if she wants it, and if the Taliban doesn't try to finish kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #9

Yes, she is. Skidmore Jul 2013 #10

Before I called her a hero or a leader I would want to know leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #13

If that matters to you in assessing her character . . . . . Stinky The Clown Jul 2013 #16

Oh, for fuck's sake. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #19

What? leeroysphitz Jul 2013 #22

Approval or disapproval of Snowden... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #23

I'm not sure which side you are coming from. totodeinhere Jul 2013 #27

No idea who that is treestar Jul 2013 #18

Malala-Yousafzai korak Jul 2013 #21

I just can't read anything on Wikipedia Whisp Jul 2013 #43

Yeah, that's the one thing I don't like about posts like this Revanchist Jul 2013 #39

I believe she is Malala Yousafzai Maedhros Jul 2013 #20

People who live in a terrible situation treestar Jul 2013 #24

You seem to be taking your "freedom" for granted. We must work hard to maintain freedoms and rhett o rick Jul 2013 #40

"Our government has become a tool of international companies"....SO TRUE!!! loudsue Jul 2013 #56

Name the "international companies." treestar Jul 2013 #61

I think the Carlyle Group/ Booz-Allen is a good start. rhett o rick Jul 2013 #65

Only when you get exactly as you want treestar Jul 2013 #67

Democracy wasnt functioning in the 2000 presidential race. I would hope that you rhett o rick Jul 2013 #69

The corporations literally buy elections? treestar Jul 2013 #71

Bravo young lady! tweeternik Jul 2013 #25

When she spoke, she was "wearing... whttevrr Jul 2013 #26

HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #28

Do you have link/video to her speech? SunSeeker Jul 2013 #30

Malala Yousafzai's address to the UN - VIDEO Tx4obama Jul 2013 #68

She's an inspiration. reusrename Jul 2013 #31

K&R I agree she is a hero. MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #32

Reading the text of her UN speech Sheepshank Jul 2013 #33

She is a hero and inspiration. K&R myrna minx Jul 2013 #35

Not Snowden? michigandem58 Jul 2013 #36

that's goddamn right n/t Bertha Venation Jul 2013 #37

rec Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #41

Indeed. Chiennoir54 Jul 2013 #42

She sets the standard . . . Brigid Jul 2013 #44

Agreed! K&R jazzimov Jul 2013 #45

In the footsteps of Benazir Bhutto 4_TN_TITANS Jul 2013 #47

Show me a domestic example of this character, Stinky... NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #48

Here's one very recent: bhikkhu Jul 2013 #52

No where close treestar Jul 2013 #63

Uh, we don't have a Taliban, so I don't know how Stinky could truedelphi Jul 2013 #53

Certainly not any exact counterpart of the Taliban, but merrily Jul 2013 #54

These photos are an excellent reminder of the day to day heroes who are truedelphi Jul 2013 #73

Well aren't we lucky? treestar Jul 2013 #62

I felt that NYC_Skip was being snarky truedelphi Jul 2013 #72

We sat there crying, listening to her speech.. mountain grammy Jul 2013 #49

Takes my breath away to see her. chknltl Jul 2013 #50

she was the one i thought of before clicking the thread JI7 Jul 2013 #51

Anyone who risks punishment in service of good cause is a hero. merrily Jul 2013 #55

Excellent. K&R nt TBF Jul 2013 #57

Amen... nradisic Jul 2013 #58

Absolutely MissDeeds Jul 2013 #59

k and r for this incredibly courageous young woman. niyad Jul 2013 #60

Now there's a young woman with a MineralMan Jul 2013 #64

Malala is a wonderful gift to our world!! hue Jul 2013 #70