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Octafish

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4. Truth doesn't matter: Controlling the narrative is all.

Reply to bananas (Reply #3)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 08:24 PM

Dec 2014

For instance: Lies about Torture Continue

The sad truth is that today there are more people around the world who follow the ideology Osama bin Laden espoused than there were before 9/11. America’s turn to the dark side damaged our reputation and played into our enemy’s narrative.

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Footnote 857 [View all] Octafish Dec 2014 OP

Self-inflicted and self-feeding wars. CJCRANE Dec 2014 #1

Absolutely, CJCRANE. Octafish Dec 2014 #2

kr nt bananas Dec 2014 #3

Truth doesn't matter: Controlling the narrative is all. Octafish Dec 2014 #4

They hate US for it's sociopaths ... GeorgeGist Dec 2014 #5

Torture for a Higher Purpose... Octafish Dec 2014 #7

interesting article, thanks nt grasswire Dec 2014 #6

"another...possibility:(Torture videos) were destroyed because of the questions...being asked" woo me with science Dec 2014 #8