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2016 Postmortem

firebrand80

(2,760 posts) Mon Feb 22, 2016, 09:59 AM Feb 2016

Bernie Sanders Wanted to Abolish the CIA [View all]

The CIA is “a dangerous institution that has got to go,” Sanders told an audience in Vermont in October 1974. He described the agency as a tool of American corporate interests that repeatedly toppled democratic leaders—including, he said, Iran's Mosaddegh. The agency was accountable to no one, he fumed, "except right-wing lunatics who us it to prop up fascist dictatorships."

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/bernie-sanders-cia-219451#ixzz40uBBm7ai

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Bernie Sanders Wanted to Abolish the CIA [View all] firebrand80 Feb 2016 OP

He's always been an incredibly smart guy! RiverLover Feb 2016 #1

No shit. Ghost Dog Feb 2016 #2

The Establishment wasn't having any of that. Orsino Feb 2016 #3

Good that he recognized the heinous crimes of the CIA cali Feb 2016 #4

Nooooo! Their record is so fantastic, promoting democracy around the globe! Human101948 Feb 2016 #5

Exactly. polly7 Feb 2016 #14

Yeah, me too. dchill Feb 2016 #29

That explains everything. TTUBatfan2008 Feb 2016 #6

I believe that Carter wanted to abolish the CIA as well. nt ladjf Feb 2016 #7

...and then the CIA had a little talk with Mr. Sanders. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2016 #8

That... Only really earns more of my respect. VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #9

Bernie always on the correct side of history. WDIM Feb 2016 #10

His position today would be more nuanced, would it not? Ghost Dog Feb 2016 #11

I would expect such nuance firebrand80 Feb 2016 #16

Because everyone just LOVES the CIA now! mhatrw Feb 2016 #25

I would expect a sheep to not realize the CIA's spying on him. n/t VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #30

So nothing but 10-word Tweets are acceptable speech nowadays? Armstead Feb 2016 #33

Anything more recent than 1974? Skid Rogue Feb 2016 #12

Yes they would. MoonRiver Feb 2016 #21

Yeah and they'll drag out some old quotes from Clinton too Armstead Feb 2016 #31

Absolutely right... Skid Rogue Feb 2016 #37

I'll likely go for Plan D -- Total apathy about it all Armstead Feb 2016 #38

LOL and he hated JFK! tk2kewl Feb 2016 #13

I hope DHS is also on his list! tk2kewl Feb 2016 #20

Oh geeze, will Hillary try and use this against him? I hope so, then she can have another Kissinger Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #15

If he becomes president I hope he does and throws in the NSA for good measure. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #17

Fabulous! Another reason to love Bernie. panader0 Feb 2016 #18

And that's a bad thing? Autumn Feb 2016 #19

Cool. bigwillq Feb 2016 #22

to his credit bigtree Feb 2016 #23

I think that would be a good idea. joshcryer Feb 2016 #24

The CIA's domestic criminal perception managers ran out of bread and circuses & unaccountability. bobthedrummer Feb 2016 #26

Smartest thing EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #27

Were you alive in the 70's? -- The CIA was doing a lot heinous things Armstead Feb 2016 #28

I'm confused. Am I suppose to be troubled by this? phleshdef Feb 2016 #32

Party In The CIA whatchamacallit Feb 2016 #34

Jeremy Bash - the floater of this latest meme runs the consulting firm that advises Hillary, Cruz Nanjeanne Feb 2016 #35

Torturers and worse. Just like some of the Agency's assets. Thanks Nanjeanne! n/t bobthedrummer Feb 2016 #40

One year before the Church Committee Kentonio Feb 2016 #36

If only that were true. What's funny is... JackRiddler Feb 2016 #39

They were out of control. moondust Feb 2016 #41

One more reason to love him. nt malokvale77 Feb 2016 #42

NSA, too. Good idea, if you love democracy. Octafish Feb 2016 #43