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Octafish

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98. For most of my life, this subject was career suicide to academics and journalists.

Sat Dec 26, 2015, 05:08 PM

Dec 2015

Rather than let everything JFK, MLK, RFK and the Wellstone Wing of the Democratic Party destroyed, I am proud to write that more than a brave handful have stepped forward. People who don't see that smear me as a "Conspiracy Theorist" and what not. So, I'm in good company.

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Maybe President Assad didn't "Gas his own people" after all? [View all] another_liberal Dec 2015 OP

WWW.RT.Com? GGJohn Dec 2015 #1

Then why not leave the commenting to those who are less close-minded . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #3

Excuse me, GGJohn Dec 2015 #6

Like I said . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #10

What new evidence? GGJohn Dec 2015 #12

We went to war on a pack of lies once. No matter the source jwirr Dec 2015 #65

What needs to be followed up? GGJohn Dec 2015 #68

Yes, there were a lot of "claims" before we overthrew the jwirr Dec 2015 #75

How do you know this hasn't already been looked into and found to be not credible? GGJohn Dec 2015 #77

Well I did not claim that it had not been looked into but I still jwirr Dec 2015 #79

1 Turkish opposition official, who probably has an axe to grind against Ergodan, GGJohn Dec 2015 #80

talk about closed minded Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #15

But American media has become utter crap Cayenne Dec 2015 #106

No disclosed evidence that Assad gave command orders. Quite the opposite: intercepts of phone leveymg Dec 2015 #64

Now that's a better source, GGJohn Dec 2015 #66

The point is, the evidence isn't at all clear who ordered the sarin attacks leveymg Dec 2015 #72

Thank you for some credible sources, unlike what the OP provides. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #73

You're welcome. One can conclude the point of posting from discredited sources is to "poison the leveymg Dec 2015 #74

Does it really make that much of a difference. Bad Dog Dec 2015 #2

Actually . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #5

..... GGJohn Dec 2015 #8

Here are a few . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #31

LOL. GGJohn Dec 2015 #38

well I looked at the Washington post Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #39

Guardian says just about the same thing, GGJohn Dec 2015 #49

yes, had to laugh at that one Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #50

He probably figured we wouldn't even read the articles, GGJohn Dec 2015 #52

I am sure he will provide a link Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #53

Assad has killed thousands of Syrian people & now with buddie Putin thousands more die. Sunlei Dec 2015 #4

How many hundreds of thousands of people have we killed? another_liberal Dec 2015 #7

Hmmm, very interesting that you refuse to answer the question, GGJohn Dec 2015 #9

Pardon me? another_liberal Dec 2015 #11

Still diverting? GGJohn Dec 2015 #14

Sunlei didn't ask a question. Scootaloo Dec 2015 #103

And Russia is innocent as the morning snows? Get real. I remember talking to you about Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #33

some don't let facts matter sadly Duckhunter935 Dec 2015 #37

probably millions by now if you count Indians and slaves. doesn't make assad less of a mass killer. Sunlei Dec 2015 #29

Not in our own country treestar Dec 2015 #87

Killing more people ronnie624 Dec 2015 #100

I was merely pointing out the difference the previous poster overlooked treestar Dec 2015 #101

It's quite obvious what you meant. ronnie624 Dec 2015 #113

Russian Times is a government propaganda outfit with less credibilty than a CIA new release. nt Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #13

Russias Gov. recently took over ALL news services and started stricter control of their internet. Sunlei Dec 2015 #36

This belongs in Creative Speculation Kaleva Dec 2015 #16

I disagree completely! another_liberal Dec 2015 #19

What "quashed investigation into his own government's wrong-doing"? GGJohn Dec 2015 #24

OFFS NuclearDem Dec 2015 #17

Russian state-run media Assad apologists oberliner Dec 2015 #18

Your opinion . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #21

That's not an opinion, that's a fact, GGJohn Dec 2015 #23

Right wing trolls, too, who work to shut down discussion. Octafish Dec 2015 #25

I rest my case. GGJohn Dec 2015 #27

Emoticons for Lockheed Martin! Octafish Dec 2015 #40

Consortium News? GGJohn Dec 2015 #44

Investigative reporter Robert Parry is winner of 2015 IF Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence. proverbialwisdom Dec 2015 #70

Robert Parry is a colossal CT nut. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #71

Again, award link-> http://nieman.harvard.edu/awards/i-f-stone-medal-for-journalistic-independence/ proverbialwisdom Dec 2015 #76

So what? GGJohn Dec 2015 #78

I don't follow his work at all, but it's clear your efforts to apply the CT tag are misguided. proverbialwisdom Dec 2015 #81

If you don't follow his work at all, then how do you know my saying he's a CT nut GGJohn Dec 2015 #82

I try to be familiar with http://nieman.harvard.edu/ and recently saw this. Check it out. proverbialwisdom Dec 2015 #89

Yes, he was, at one time, a fine reporter, but in the last few years, GGJohn Dec 2015 #90

And Henry Kissenger won the Nobel Peace Prize mythology Dec 2015 #107

That's exactly what Oliver North and Dick Cheney said about Robert Parry. Octafish Dec 2015 #83

You know what they say about a broken clock and all, GGJohn Dec 2015 #84

For most of my life, this subject was career suicide to academics and journalists. Octafish Dec 2015 #98

Kremlin trolls are right wing, this is 2015. Russia is an oligrachy and not a communist Bluenorthwest Dec 2015 #35

Unlike our Kleptocracy. Octafish Dec 2015 #43

But that's all they have is "the US did it too MOM!" treestar Dec 2015 #88

You'd really say that I was defending Russian atrocities? Octafish Dec 2015 #99

Not you in particular treestar Dec 2015 #102

The democratic perspective is to listen to all sources of information. Octafish Dec 2015 #104

Well we know whose point of view we are getting in RT treestar Dec 2015 #105

Yeah, but RT never said Saddam Hussein was a threat to the USA. Octafish Dec 2015 #110

"The democratic perspective is to listen to all sources of information" EX500rider Dec 2015 #108

Did I say you had to agree? Octafish Dec 2015 #109

You certainly have the right to pass on authoritarian govt propaganda.. EX500rider Dec 2015 #111

The torture-dungeons of the Assad-regime: DetlefK Dec 2015 #20

Sounds like the American Pot calling the Syrian kettle black . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #22

And there you go attempting to divert again. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #26

Are DU'ers not allowed to call kettles black regardless of whose kettle it is? pampango Dec 2015 #30

Are you implying that two torture-dungeons make a right? DetlefK Dec 2015 #32

Very interesting malaise Dec 2015 #28

You are welcome . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #34

Nothing surprises me anymore malaise Dec 2015 #41

Pro intervention? GGJohn Dec 2015 #42

DU more and more resembles Freeperville in the attempts of some to censor information CJCRANE Dec 2015 #45

Who's censoring foreign news sources? GGJohn Dec 2015 #46

Just like Freepers did with Al Jazeera. CJCRANE Dec 2015 #47

Coming from Kremlin controlled sources and Assad being their boy? GGJohn Dec 2015 #48

Challenging poor sources is important Bonx Dec 2015 #85

Maybe I'll start farting Chanel perfume and RT can come and do a story on it. n/t tabasco Dec 2015 #51

Russia kills top Syrian Rebel leader edhopper Dec 2015 #54

They do attack organizations and individuals in rebellion against the Syrian authorities . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #57

So you not only back Putin edhopper Dec 2015 #67

Don't put words in my mouth . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #96

Sure you don't edhopper Dec 2015 #97

Sure I don't what? another_liberal Dec 2015 #112

Very few times has the Russian Air Force attacked ISIL. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #69

Documents show how Russia's troll army hit America stonecutter357 Dec 2015 #55

Have you ever considered . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #59

Growing number of American? GGJohn Dec 2015 #62

Go outside . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #93

So, IOW, you don't have a link? GGJohn Dec 2015 #94

You don't need one . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #95

How is your buddy out west doing? HERVEPA Dec 2015 #56

You'll have to be a bit more specific . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #58

Oh, don't be so coy, GGJohn Dec 2015 #60

And . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #61

Uh huh. GGJohn Dec 2015 #63

Are you going to tell me what you're talking about or not . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #91

Our allies in the region certainly do not have a good track record. NT JEB Dec 2015 #86

They aren't allies of the American people anyway . . . another_liberal Dec 2015 #92

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