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zeemike

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18. And we thought it would end with Obama.

Tue Aug 4, 2015, 11:02 PM

Aug 2015

But it did not end. it just kept going on just as if Bush was still president.
But we had to ignore it because he was a Democrat.

And the war criminals were not punished but rewarded with lucrative military contracts.
When will we ever wake up?

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Funny how that works. [View all] Octafish Aug 2015 OP

. annabanana Aug 2015 #1

Along with Dylan, Leslie West and Ozzy did that one, too. Octafish Aug 2015 #3

An odd bit of musical trivia: deutsey Aug 2015 #26

Father? Yes, son? Octafish Aug 2015 #54

Actually, no. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #57

What Adm. Morrison said. Octafish Aug 2015 #59

'Tis what he said Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #64

Jim Morrison's dad breaks silence about estranged son Octafish Aug 2015 #65

The link I provided also has the quote. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #66

LOL. So now you say Adm. Morrison didn't hate on his son? Octafish Aug 2015 #69

Dearest 'fish, my upstanding compatriot. Dr Hobbitstein Aug 2015 #72

Cool story. I like it. DisgustipatedinCA Aug 2015 #71

Mountain's "Flowers of Evil" hifiguy Aug 2015 #63

Righteous band that was. Octafish Aug 2015 #70

Amen to that. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2015 #9

And we thought it would end with Obama. zeemike Aug 2015 #18

Ignore what? My friends are home from Bush's wars. tabasco Aug 2015 #51

Modern American blood baths don't need boots on the ground truedelphi Aug 2015 #58

I would hazard a guess that zeemike meant the dealers rather than the fighters erronis Aug 2015 #67

Exactly. Octafish Aug 2015 #81

It's the only jobs program we have... haikugal Aug 2015 #53

How far would some people go to become billionaires? Now, assume those people are GoneFishin Aug 2015 #2

That is a good question. Octafish Aug 2015 #5

RICO violations couldn't be any more glaring Doctor_J Aug 2015 #4

I like how the wall-to-wall domestic NSA spying has helped round them up. Octafish Aug 2015 #7

Kick! Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #6

Funny how things don't change...DU from 2002... Octafish Aug 2015 #10

It's a damn dirty history. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #15

What a fascinating article, Octafish. hedda_foil Aug 2015 #23

Wish I'd written it, my Friend! Octafish Aug 2015 #34

Thanks. bvar22 Aug 2015 #45

Profiteering scum. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2015 #8

Rupert Murdoch's employee Roger Ailes and the turds outta Corporate McPravda. Octafish Aug 2015 #14

Thanks for the great links. Will need to bookmark and read most later. Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2015 #21

I just finished the truthout piece above. WOW! Talk about a "must read." hedda_foil Aug 2015 #42

Television, the drug of the Nation OnyxCollie Aug 2015 #47

I LOVE that record. Octafish Aug 2015 #49

As I lay awake at night, OnyxCollie Aug 2015 #74

Most excellent links Octafish..thanks! haikugal Aug 2015 #55

News Corp, a rogues gallery. OnyxCollie Aug 2015 #76

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Aug 2015 #11

Carlyle Group pioneered the way forward. Others, like Trireme Partnerships followed... Octafish Aug 2015 #40

Hot & bothered, and itchin' for a new war. OnyxCollie Aug 2015 #44

Dan Quayle? The Potatoe? Octafish Aug 2015 #52

to read later Thanks for posting this. snagglepuss Aug 2015 #12

A warmonger's take on democracy Octafish Aug 2015 #61

Now now. Don't go getting sanctimonious. Scootaloo Aug 2015 #13

Who remembers John Kokal? Octafish Aug 2015 #77

K&R..... daleanime Aug 2015 #16

Who remembers Col. Westhusing? Octafish Aug 2015 #78

These are the folks who should be experiencing 2naSalit Aug 2015 #17

Yep, conspiracy theory is a powerful trump card zeemike Aug 2015 #19

It is too! 2naSalit Aug 2015 #20

The real victim is the truth. zeemike Aug 2015 #22

And so goes the 2naSalit Aug 2015 #29

Well Rome was considered civilized too. zeemike Aug 2015 #31

So true! nt 2naSalit Aug 2015 #32

Michael Parenti studied how the Republic descended into Empire... Octafish Aug 2015 #35

Fascinating lecture, thanks. zeemike Aug 2015 #41

Thanks for posting 2naSalit Aug 2015 #82

If conspiracies didn't exist, there wouldn't be laws against them. OnyxCollie Aug 2015 #48

War Pigs shadowmayor Aug 2015 #24

You have summed up the situation, shadowmayor. These are the par'lous times. Octafish Aug 2015 #68

Helter Skelter shadowmayor Aug 2015 #73

K&R Bookmarked. Scuba Aug 2015 #25

BFEE Line of Warmongers & Imperialists in service of War Inc. Octafish Aug 2015 #75

Morning Kick! (eom) CanSocDem Aug 2015 #27

Who remembers Paul Sanford? Octafish Aug 2015 #79

R & K! /nt RiverLover Aug 2015 #28

Who remembers Mark Lombardi? Octafish Aug 2015 #80

But but but...the BFEE...tee hee giggles! Rex Aug 2015 #30

It's to show them for what they are: supporters of warmongers, war criminals and traitors. Octafish Aug 2015 #36

True and they have done that, supporters of warmongers etc.. Rex Aug 2015 #39

k and r nashville_brook Aug 2015 #33

The Jeb Bush Adviser Who Should Scare You Octafish Aug 2015 #87

The pig in the photo looks so happy fadedrose Aug 2015 #37

2003 George W. Bush interview about 9/11: "...we got a laugh out of it." Octafish Aug 2015 #38

Three months after 911, the Dubya said: Oilwellian Aug 2015 #46

It all went swimmingly well! Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #50

K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2015 #43

Jeb Bush and His Brother’s Wars Octafish Aug 2015 #84

Kick and Rec! haikugal Aug 2015 #56

Bush Family War Profiteering Octafish Aug 2015 #85

This thread rocks Octafish...BOOKMARKED!!!!!! haikugal Aug 2015 #86

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Aug 2015 #60

Why the Mainstream Media Is Gung-Ho on War and Silencing Antiwar Voices Octafish Aug 2015 #88

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #62

People who say: ''Bush lied America into war'' are like NAZIs, BFEE Judge Silberman said. Octafish Aug 2015 #89

Plus one to the absolute fucking Max! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #90

K&R blackspade Aug 2015 #83

Warmongering Today Octafish Aug 2015 #91

They got the police state to keep themselves in power too. nilesobek Aug 2015 #92

Police State of the Art Octafish Aug 2015 #93

Thanks for your reply. I've read where you mentioned Frank Church. nilesobek Aug 2015 #94

dupe NT Octafish Aug 2015 #95

Frank Church warned us. Octafish Aug 2015 #96

I was born in '63, the year of the coup. nilesobek Aug 2015 #98

Rummy & Cheney are conspirators from WAYYY back, to the Ford Administration IIRC... One was Ghost in the Machine Aug 2015 #97