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In reply to the discussion: The Moment that Frank Zappa warned us about? [View all]BelgianMadCow
(5,379 posts)10. I happened to be reading the comments at the Guardian
on the article about Zuckerberg saying the govt "blew it" on the NSA. (A lame attempt to prevent further damage from having been an obedient traitor to his customers, imho).
The most recommended (600+) comment goes as follows:
"Secret courts, secret laws, and secret interpretations of laws have absolutely no place in a democracy. Moreover, their existence surely precludes a society having any right to call itself a democracy.
America has clearly become a fascist, authoritarian state: non-transparent, dictating to its citizens laws that have been created in secret."
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The expressed reason is that Kerry wants to learn from Kissinger's experience dealing with Russia.
PoliticAverse
Sep 2013
#5
Or he is asking how he can avoid International Court if he decides on a coup somewhere.
bahrbearian
Sep 2013
#6
A cynic might say that's why he met with Kissinger on the anniversary day of Chile's coup. n/t
PoliticAverse
Sep 2013
#7
It wasn't because the President was elected, more the President's election was
Egalitarian Thug
Sep 2013
#37