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AgingAmerican

(12,958 posts)
Mon Jun 23, 2014, 08:28 PM Jun 2014

Fox’s Shep Smith accuses Glenn Greenwald of calling U.S. military troops ‘terrorists’ [View all]

Appearing on the Fox News Deck to promote his latest book, journalist Glenn Greenwald got into a contentious debate with host Shep Smith after Smith accused Greenwald of equating American troops with the insurgent terrorist group ISIS.

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“You said something to the effect of, who is worse really, them or, in essence, the Americans who invaded or would invade?” Smith said. “You equated our forces to terrorists.”

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“Yeah, that’s not actually what happened,” Greenwald replied. “The point that I was making is that there is this phrase ‘terrorism,’ that has very little definition. It doesn’t really mean much of anything, it’s a fear-mongering word that the government invokes every time it wants to justify its policies, from torturing people to putting people in Guantanamo.”

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Apparently the authoritarian war mongering FOX noozies don't care much for Greenwald! Of course he OWNS them!

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