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JDPriestly

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15. America -- making the world safe for corruption

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 11:47 PM

Apr 2013

and drug running.

This is just the worst I've heard. Unbelievable. This is not supposed to be what our country stands for?

Was this Petraeus' doing? If not, whose?

Now we know where our Social Security money went. Karzai and how many others like him?

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Karzai’s Office Gets Bags Full of C.I.A. Cash [View all] Hissyspit Apr 2013 OP

This is news? derby378 Apr 2013 #1

Is this why we have to cut back on Meals on Wheels Samantha Apr 2013 #2

That is not a fair comparison. russspeakeasy Apr 2013 #5

Exactly what I thought! ^^^^^^^^ ReRe Apr 2013 #23

We need a bill entitled The Frances Haskell Meals on Wheels Restoration Act Samantha Apr 2013 #34

This should not be happening in this country :-( ReRe Apr 2013 #39

Please raise your hand if you are surprised.. russspeakeasy Apr 2013 #3

ceiling cat asks: why has nothing changed? delrem Apr 2013 #4

"And why is there NO FUCKING CHANGE?" russspeakeasy Apr 2013 #7

they were told to keep the change. olddad56 Apr 2013 #12

“Problems cannot be solved with the same mind set that created them.” ~Albert Einstein DeSwiss Apr 2013 #25

So is required a real opposition, not just rhetorical bullshit, however pleasant the speeches. delrem Apr 2013 #28

Yours is very kind of mind set that Einstein was talking about. DeSwiss Apr 2013 #29

So how do we withdraw our power from the system? newfie11 Apr 2013 #30

Sorry, this is a personal journey each of us must take. DeSwiss Apr 2013 #37

Just for fun, I'm asking you to cite where Einstein said 'Doing the same thing over and over again Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #32

Contact..... DeSwiss Apr 2013 #38

THAT's MY MONEY.. and yours Voice for Peace Apr 2013 #6

More taxpayers' money being given away again Rosa Luxemburg Apr 2013 #8

I believe so. I ate there a few years ago. Hissyspit Apr 2013 #11

It's good to be the puppet of a US client state magellan Apr 2013 #9

Karzai will leave Afghanistan as soon as we do, and he will visit his Swiss bank accounts kwassa Apr 2013 #10

I believe you are correct. russspeakeasy Apr 2013 #14

CIA has to spend all that drug money somewhere. olddad56 Apr 2013 #13

+1000 DeSwiss Apr 2013 #26

America -- making the world safe for corruption JDPriestly Apr 2013 #15

What U.S. government officials knew, when did they know it, and who approved it? Newsjock Apr 2013 #16

Spreading democracy one bag of cash at a time pmorlan1 Apr 2013 #17

Maybe they can open up part of W's lie-brary to this subject? Hulk Apr 2013 #18

Big deal, the USG prints $3 billion of Monopoly money every day. Psephos Apr 2013 #19

I can hear Alex Baldwin now... Left Coast2020 Apr 2013 #20

Who is Alex Baldwin? Is he one of the brothers of the famous actor Alec Baldwin? Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #33

'Ghost Money' Octafish Apr 2013 #21

Reminiscent of the $12- 18 million in shrink-wrapped $100 bills No Vested Interest Apr 2013 #22

Ya know, I've got an idea where we might trim costs to help the deficit if it's important. Kablooie Apr 2013 #24

Oh that?!? That's just the Widows and Orphans Fund money. DeSwiss Apr 2013 #27

Why don't they just give them PATRICK Apr 2013 #31

"Accounts of off-the-books cash...?" Robb Apr 2013 #35

Impeach the CIA! Hubert Flottz Apr 2013 #36