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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts) Tue Jun 2, 2020, 10:25 PM Jun 2020

Former CIA Officials: This is what happens in countries before a collapse. Saddam, Bashar...

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Eric Umansky
@ericuman

What frmr CIA officers are saying:

"I’ve seen this kind of violence. This is what autocrats do. This is what happens in countries before a collapse."

“It reminded me of what I reported on for years in the third world. Saddam. Bashar. They all did this.”

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Former CIA Officials: This is what happens in countries before a collapse. Saddam, Bashar... (Original Post) Mrs. Overall Jun 2020 OP

I think Trump is done JonLP24 Jun 2020 #1

The whole thing reeks. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2020 #2

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)

1. I think Trump is done

Reply to Mrs. Overall (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2020, 10:28 PM

Jun 2020

I haven't seen so much unity in protests before especially over controversial police killings. People are fed up.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)

2. The whole thing reeks.

Reply to JonLP24 (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 2, 2020, 10:34 PM

Jun 2020

Like Trump’s Last Stand. Holed up in his bunker.

Seems wrong, somehow...not waiting until closer to the election. But maybe he knows something we don’t.

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