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muriel_volestrangler

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10. A privatised CIA. This is dystopian scifi.

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Thu Nov 30, 2017, 06:47 PM

Nov 2017

it's like taking all the worst episodes of recent US policy - Iran-Contra, the CIA in Afghanistan, Abu Ghraib - and saying "we've got to do it again, but this time, we need more profit and less accountability in it".

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Trump is mulling hiring a Whitefish, MT company for a private rendition & spy network [View all] octoberlib Nov 2017 OP

What could possibly go wrong. safeinOhio Nov 2017 #1

My reaction exactly. dchill Nov 2017 #16

Why would I get the feeling this is Trump's back door communication with Russia. Frustratedlady Nov 2017 #2

I'm not sure this has anything to do with Russia. They will be using it to rendition and torture octoberlib Nov 2017 #3

K/R Solly Mack Nov 2017 #4

Is it true the company has three employees? Sneederbunk Nov 2017 #5

That was the energy company from Whitefish. This company has a lot of ex- Iran Contra spooks. octoberlib Nov 2017 #9

They have the other three people in Whitefish. Thor_MN Nov 2017 #13

FFS barbtries Nov 2017 #6

Trump's private army to deal with political adversaries spanone Nov 2017 #7

Whitefish: Home of the new Brownshirts. . .n/t annabanana Nov 2017 #8

A privatised CIA. This is dystopian scifi. muriel_volestrangler Nov 2017 #10

For the CIA not fooled Nov 2017 #11

come on Mueller bluestarone Nov 2017 #12

Whitefish Montana again! gratuitous Nov 2017 #14

there's a movie waiting to be made about this 0rganism Nov 2017 #15

Internal Ops? jalan48 Nov 2017 #17

Privatize the CIA CanonRay Nov 2017 #18

spy on the spies? mopinko Nov 2017 #19