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The Magistrate

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8. I See No Need To Assume That, Sir

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 11:00 AM

Jun 2014

I have found 'never ascribe to malice what stupidity can explain' a sturdy analytical tool down the years.

For it to be a 'script', the actions of all parties would have to be directed from a central authority, and if you think U.S. agency is behind the i.S.I.L. outbreak, then....

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Yesterday, MSNBC reported that the oil in Iraq is safe because the oil fields are in southern Iraq.. [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 OP

The Execution Claims, Sir, Came First From The I.S.I.L. People The Magistrate Jun 2014 #1

Yesterday, MSNBC said the bulk Iraq's oil was safely in the South and that we didn't have to worry ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #2

As if the oil companies needed a reason to jack up prices rurallib Jun 2014 #3

Perhaps they actually googled where the oil was in the meantime. hughee99 Jun 2014 #4

Possibly Someone Consulted A Map, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2014 #5

I think we're seeing the execution of yet another script, sir. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #6

I See No Need To Assume That, Sir The Magistrate Jun 2014 #8

That's not what I think, no. I am thinking that MSNBC has become suspect in their reporting. I am ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #9

Like everybody else with a microphone Warpy Jun 2014 #7