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65. Duane Clarridge of Iran-Contra notoriety

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 12:40 AM

Jun 2014

Iran-Contra, Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress, and there are unproven allegations linking him to the Niger forgeries and even Benghazi. Check out this thread -- both bigtree's OP and what I added further down.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025054646

I think we could all use to know a lot more about exactly what Clarridge has been up to -- and who are the "private donors" behind his Eclipse Group. I'm starting to think that what's really driving this latest fake scandal is not so much GOP hysteria as an attempt by the military-industrial complex to sabotage any chance of us actually getting out of Afghanistan.

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UPDATED: White House: �No evidence� Bergdahl fraternized with Taliban [View all] DonViejo Jun 2014 OP

not true, dont worry...fox never tells the truth randys1 Jun 2014 #1

This story doesn't look good for Republicans Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2014 #39

Yes and secret documents claim I became a heterosexual Swede Atlanta Jun 2014 #2

Yeah? No kidding. I found out that they found the secret docs that showed I', Ecumenist Jun 2014 #43

The entire story is one big contradiction... Drunken Irishman Jun 2014 #3

No kidding.... Cali_Democrat Jun 2014 #4

EDITED: Earlier today, an OP was entered with an excerpt... DonViejo Jun 2014 #6

they are Calvinists riverwalker Jun 2014 #10

I just Googled "evangelical calvinism".... DonViejo Jun 2014 #17

Calvinists are evangelical and fundamentalists. defacto7 Jun 2014 #19

Christian Reconstructionists are also Calvinists... DonViejo Jun 2014 #22

Yes, there are many versions defacto7 Jun 2014 #26

Yes, I was reading about them at Wiki... DonViejo Jun 2014 #29

Good point. The idiots driving this hate of a POW are in too deep to let facts matter. Fred Sanders Jun 2014 #18

Exactly. Cha Jun 2014 #48

There was another thread just like this that was hidden. Kingofalldems Jun 2014 #5

Didn't I read somewhere that there were secret documents that showed Rush Limbaugh was a pedophile? Lint Head Jun 2014 #7

I read that he went to the Dominican Republic with a bag of oxycodone and Viagra AAO Jun 2014 #46

So maybe it wasn't a secret document. Lint Head Jun 2014 #49

Nah, it was all over the inter webs at the time... AAO Jun 2014 #51

So, it's all over the net that Rush Limbaugh is a pedophile. Lint Head Jun 2014 #71

Yes, just use the google machine. It's a hoot! AAO Jun 2014 #81

Not a secret.. Timez Squarez Jun 2014 #70

Looks contrived. dballance Jun 2014 #8

Thanks for the rundown, I won't give them a hit. herding cats Jun 2014 #12

Duane Clarridge of Iran-Contra notoriety starroute Jun 2014 #65

"SECRET documents prepared on the basis of a PURPORTED eyewitness account" arcane1 Jun 2014 #9

So someone at Fox was in touch ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #15

No joke. That would seem to be the buried lead quakerboy Jun 2014 #41

someone in touch with the Taliban? AlbertCat Jun 2014 #44

From their nether regions Timez Squarez Jun 2014 #72

P.S., your gif drives me nuts! AlbertCat Jun 2014 #80

Faux lies. I do not believe anything they say. jwirr Jun 2014 #11

Whoa, did they use their decoder rings? ck4829 Jun 2014 #13

Even if remotely true (which I doubt), Blue_In_AK Jun 2014 #14

That's what I was thinking creeksneakers2 Jun 2014 #60

These secret documents... JackRiddler Jun 2014 #16

That was my first thought, too! deurbano Jun 2014 #52

Meh. Won't matter much, if true--obviously done in captivity TwilightGardener Jun 2014 #20

Why is TPM using Fox News as a source... Earth_First Jun 2014 #21

Just a minute I had those secret papers here somewhere, WHEN CRABS ROAR Jun 2014 #23

OOoooooo Secret documents! OOOOoooohhhhh defacto7 Jun 2014 #24

Dag Nammit! tom_kelly Jun 2014 #25

Wait a minute - an EYE WITNESS told Fox News this happened karynnj Jun 2014 #27

Funny that the Taliban didn't have Bowe, they were only negotiators. The Haqqani network had him. okaawhatever Jun 2014 #74

Great point - more cynically - I doubt many of their listeners would even realize karynnj Jun 2014 #79

well yes and even if it were true PatrynXX Jun 2014 #28

Sort of Like McCain's Confession as a POW?* TomCADem Jun 2014 #30

There is no profit in shutting down a war. Skidmore Jun 2014 #31

Where was this kind of outrage when Reagan gave 1500 weapons to Iran? Initech Jun 2014 #32

Not just secret documents SwankyXomb Jun 2014 #33

They're invisible They_Live Jun 2014 #37

fox news kardonb Jun 2014 #34

Source is TPM, which is generally considered a reliable LBN source. ucrdem Jun 2014 #35

Not LBN 4now Jun 2014 #36

"There are other places you could have posted this..." DonViejo Jun 2014 #54

there's even a photo of the secret papers in question eShirl Jun 2014 #38

I really did laugh out loud. EmilyAnne Jun 2014 #40

cool eShirl Jun 2014 #42

I think I found the source of their secret documents! agentS Jun 2014 #45

any news story that comes from Faux instantly loses its credibility with me. olddad56 Jun 2014 #47

Hannity covering this now over and over again Justice Jun 2014 #50

Why is a TPM story that cites Fox propaganda Late Breaking News? SunSeeker Jun 2014 #53

No... DonViejo Jun 2014 #57

Make the headline the Hill story. THAT is news. SunSeeker Jun 2014 #59

Call me when ANYONE at Fox News does anything besides sit in a studio. CBHagman Jun 2014 #55

Keith Maupin has a long beard like that riverwalker Jun 2014 #58

Any one remember Tanya (Patty Herst)? Tom Rinaldo Jun 2014 #56

I remember... DonViejo Jun 2014 #63

yesssssssssss MFM008 Jun 2014 #61

And the dupes who watch Pox The Wizard Jun 2014 #62

There is a campaign among some assholes to "get" Obama by disparaging/using this kid. MADem Jun 2014 #64

My right-wing uber Christians leftyladyfrommo Jun 2014 #73

The right is twisting the story so much that it's hard to know what is true davidpdx Jun 2014 #66

K & R SunSeeker Jun 2014 #67

From the description, woodsprite Jun 2014 #68

Iran-Contra actually apnu Jun 2014 #78

I agree this soldier has questions to answer but the trial by media is disgusting. hrmjustin Jun 2014 #69

Zero surprise James Rosen wrote that. He is bought and paid for by Fox/GOP, one of the least okaawhatever Jun 2014 #75

That is long winded way of saying "some people say" underpants Jun 2014 #76

I call bullshit on FOX News. A defense contractor divulging classified intel publicly? Nope. apnu Jun 2014 #77

Fox was also claiming the Obama admin paid the Taliban millions of dollars for Bergdall. DCBob Jun 2014 #82

If course he hasn't "seen" the evidence. It's a literal truth - now go away, nothing to "see" here 24601 Jun 2014 #83