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daleanime

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53. Isn't that an old Gypsy curse?

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Mon Oct 20, 2014, 04:30 PM

Oct 2014

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Journalist Risen: 'Mercenary Class' Now Permanent Fixture in National Security State [View all] Octafish Oct 2014 OP

K&R n/t Feral Child Oct 2014 #1

Proof that Power, Money and Crushing Dissent Are NSA’s Real Motives for Spying Octafish Oct 2014 #3

When Ashcroft, Bush, et.al... came out with.... ReRe Oct 2014 #13

I saw him on Up malaise Oct 2014 #23

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2014 #2

War Inc is friend to Empire, not Democracy Octafish Oct 2014 #6

T Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower all tried to rid the country of the post-war war machine librechik Oct 2014 #25

I believe unknowingly, defacto7 Oct 2014 #66

yes, exactly!--once they discovered how much money and power it gave them librechik Oct 2014 #70

+1 nashville_brook Oct 2014 #21

Everyone should know just how much the government lied to defend the NSA Octafish Oct 2014 #73

with bushieboy and darth heaven05 Oct 2014 #4

Carlyle Group owns Booz Allen Hamilton, NSA's go-to contractor. Octafish Oct 2014 #9

thank you heaven05 Oct 2014 #12

And don't forget how former Booz Allen CEO is now the lying head of the NSA. Conflict of interest sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #58

Well said, sabrina 1! Octafish Oct 2014 #74

Forgot to mention: Cheney spearheaded the privatization of Pentagon profits for BFEE Octafish Oct 2014 #76

It is truly sickening. It is obvious to anyone now that the wars they drag this country into sabrina 1 Oct 2014 #82

Did not know that. Thanks. Wella Oct 2014 #91

It always comes back to the military industrial complex that we were warned of. zeemike Oct 2014 #5

It seems they've got a special focus on enemies domestic. Octafish Oct 2014 #10

no surprise heaven05 Oct 2014 #14

We've got domestic enemies alright... ReRe Oct 2014 #17

i just listened to an interview with Dave Lindorff nationalize the fed Oct 2014 #30

Department of Homeland Security Brands ThisCantBeHappening! a ‘Threat’ Octafish Oct 2014 #36

They hate the new Iphone. We aren't supposed to have anything that can keep them from searching us. L0oniX Oct 2014 #39

Interesting thanks. zeemike Oct 2014 #46

Huge K & R !!! WillyT Oct 2014 #7

Remember when Blackwater threatened to kill State Department inspector in Iraq? RISEN told us... Octafish Oct 2014 #15

Yep... I Do... WillyT Oct 2014 #19

But.. But.. Judith Miller Fumesucker Oct 2014 #8

Jeff Gerth, meet Judith Miller Octafish Oct 2014 #11

While I can't H2O Man Oct 2014 #43

I don't think they feel they need to fake evidence any more. zeemike Oct 2014 #47

K&R.... daleanime Oct 2014 #16

Leaked documents expose secret contracts between NSA and tech companies Octafish Oct 2014 #48

Isn't that an old Gypsy curse? daleanime Oct 2014 #53

k and r nashville_brook Oct 2014 #18

Sen. Prescott Bush, Sr. talked about Iraq's oil reserves back in 1959... Octafish Oct 2014 #60

The prolongation of the mercenary class/top secret everything is deeply troubling to me. democrank Oct 2014 #20

Vote all you want. The secret government won’t change. (Boston Globe) Octafish Oct 2014 #24

Expect the usual attacks because this info discourages voting. L0oniX Oct 2014 #37

this is actually the point where we need POTUS to fulfill the promise of transparency nashville_brook Oct 2014 #40

I think you missed the point here. It appears that Pres Obama doesn't have the power rhett o rick Oct 2014 #51

Eggzaklee! Scuba Oct 2014 #56

The first mistake the citizens make... SHRED Oct 2014 #22

True and before a single shot is fired, somebody's got to pay. Just don't ask for an accounting... Octafish Oct 2014 #87

It's been "permanent" for a long while already... Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #26

Nov. 22, 1963 Octafish Oct 2014 #88

The fact that they can keep files locked for 50 years says a lot about how little we are allowed to liberal_at_heart Oct 2014 #27

Answers sought on CIA role in ‘78 JFK probe Octafish Oct 2014 #89

And guess what? Obama has little or no control over them... nt kelliekat44 Oct 2014 #28

POTUS has no real power? Well I figured that anyway. L0oniX Oct 2014 #34

Which would explain why Gov. Don Siegelman's in prison and George W Bush is not. Octafish Oct 2014 #50

k/r you rock Octafish nationalize the fed Oct 2014 #29

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Oct 2014 #31

In general, the Founding Fathers did not even want us to have a standing army, JDPriestly Oct 2014 #32

Where Democracy, freedom, privacy goes to die ...USA L0oniX Oct 2014 #33

K&R for the original post and subsequent informative posts and links. JEB Oct 2014 #35

Perpetual war is good for the economy. raouldukelives Oct 2014 #38

There's a certain voice conspicuously missing from this thread hootinholler Oct 2014 #41

"a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design" johnnyreb Oct 2014 #42

Blackwater & Co. 99th_Monkey Oct 2014 #44

Back to the top with this incredibly important story. BIG K&R nt riderinthestorm Oct 2014 #45

k&r Electric Monk Oct 2014 #49

Thanks once again. You are dominating my bookmarks. nm rhett o rick Oct 2014 #52

wholehearted kick. thx Octafish nt navarth Oct 2014 #54

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Oct 2014 #55

Kick. Thanks Octafish. Scuba Oct 2014 #57

With US-led air strikes on ISIS intensifying, it’s a good time to be an arms giant Octafish Oct 2014 #77

It’s always good time to be an arms giant. Scuba Oct 2014 #80

A little late maybe, but another K&R dgauss Oct 2014 #59

''Money trumps peace.'' -- appointed pretzeldent George Walker Bush, Feb. 14, 2007 Octafish Oct 2014 #69

War is here to stay. Too much PROFIT to be had. And, yeah, we'll all be starving penniless in the blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #61

''War is a Racket.'' Octafish Oct 2014 #68

This story should be front page stuff across the country. JEB Oct 2014 #62

+1 woo me with science Oct 2014 #63

Well, look what Risen has been facing. woo me with science Oct 2014 #64

Yet the Democratic Party resists any attempt to bring these toxic agencies under control. eom whereisjustice Oct 2014 #65

The Church Committee - the last time they tried. Octafish Oct 2014 #67

What's worse... CanSocDem Oct 2014 #71

Always worth a trip back to the links.....to refresh the dot connections. KoKo Oct 2014 #75

Great post. Thanks! whereisjustice Oct 2014 #81

K&R woo me with science Oct 2014 #72

K&R .. thanks Octafish wavesofeuphoria Oct 2014 #78

DURec leftstreet Oct 2014 #79

k & r & thanks! n/t wildbilln864 Oct 2014 #83

"But some have seen this national security crisis as a financial opportunity, Risen said." suffragette Oct 2014 #84

It is clear traitors use the state to make war and enrich themselves. Octafish Oct 2014 #85

Sad, but oh so true. suffragette Oct 2014 #90

but doing that would destroy the facade that it's us vs. them! Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #86