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sufrommich

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49. Veterans Today? Really?
Wed May 6, 2015, 01:36 PM
May 2015

Citing a holocaust denying rag hardly helps your cause.


Veterans Today (VT) is a website that bills itself as a “military veterans and foreign affairs journal.” And, indeed, many of its contributors are military veterans or veterans’ advocates from across the political spectrum. VT also offers some information about veterans’ benefits (lifted from the Veterans’ Administration) and links to home and other loans for vets.

But start reading the posts, and you’ll find something else entirely: myriad claims that there was a conspiracy behind 9/11 (Israel orchestrated it, in cahoots with the American government), that the American government is a puppet (of Israel), that the Holocaust never happened or was greatly exaggerated (Jews made it up to manipulate non-Jews), and, most recently, that Julian Assange, the man behind Wikileaks, is a pawn (of Israel).

Notice a theme?

Gordon Duff, the senior editor and chairman of the board at VT, is a prolific proponent of these anti-Israel conspiracy theories, including the Wikileaks claims. Though he does occasionally write on issues and policies that directly affect American veterans (he claims to be a Marine Vietnam veteran), most of his ammo is reserved for churning out articles that claim 9/11 was a U.S./Israel conspiracy and that Israel controls the U.S. government. According to Duff and VT contributors like author and attorney Jeff Gates, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a civil rights watchdog group, and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a lobbying group, are Zionist-controlled fronts for Israeli intelligence operations.


http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2011/01/06/buyer-beware-veterans-today-and-its-anti-israel-agenda/

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“The CIA doesn’t take part in drug smuggling operations at the US-Mexican border” said M. Boyd. hobbit709 May 2015 #2
*rubs eyes* ...wait what? 951-Riverside May 2015 #3
Sure. Just like this one from the same site is real: M’Bokolokolo Creature Sighted in Nigeria progressoid May 2015 #29
Ah it appears we've all been Onion'd. Well played TheNutcracker. n/t 951-Riverside May 2015 #36
It would be well played if OP meant it as a hoax. OP clearly believes it however. nt stevenleser May 2015 #57
k+r... TeeYiYi May 2015 #4
it's world nut daily lapfog_1 May 2015 #10
Yes, and nobody should question the source at all, it is completely legit- snooper2 May 2015 #11
lol! nt babylonsister May 2015 #23
Okay, let's discuss jberryhill May 2015 #19
in further news Godzila is swimming east from Japan olddots May 2015 #5
Breaking news! Paraguay Woman Claims to Be Daughter of Adolf Hitler! sufrommich May 2015 #6
I was particularly impressed with the story Cirque du So-What May 2015 #20
Well to be fair, it's pretty common knowledge that sufrommich May 2015 #28
The pixilated "CIA identification badge" in the photo appears to be a movie prop. EL34x4 May 2015 #7
Not only that, the PIO would never ever do that nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #14
While I don't know for certain, EL34x4 May 2015 #24
You got a point there nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #31
full link: Make7 May 2015 #38
Cool. Thanks! EL34x4 May 2015 #40
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Russian Federal Space Agency to Release Documents Proving US Moon Landings Never Occurred sufrommich May 2015 #16
World Nutjob Daily? Really? You post a link to and article from that place? nt stevenleser May 2015 #9
It's not World Nut (Net) Daily -- but it's pretty close KamaAina May 2015 #15
I see. My mistake, although judging from the content of both rags its an easy one to make. stevenleser May 2015 #25
Ahhh and you have made many Mr. Leser TheNutcracker May 2015 #39
Many what? And what does that have to do with the fact that the OP posts a link to a crazy rag? stevenleser May 2015 #43
You followup your ad-hominem against me with a link to a holocaust denial site downthread stevenleser May 2015 #53
It must be true, I read it on the internet! Lurks Often May 2015 #12
BWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA. GoneFishin May 2015 #13
Can't help but LOL. Let me see - didn't John Kerry establish that the CIA did bring drugs in and jwirr May 2015 #17
"Shawn Francis Miller, spokesman of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection" jberryhill May 2015 #18
But....but...the tin-foil hat wearers have always been wrong about the drug-smuggling of the CIA. WinkyDink May 2015 #21
Yeah well, whether it's true or not, that source doesn't prove or disprove it. nt stevenleser May 2015 #22
"WikiLeaks Documents Reveal Apollo Program Was A Fraud, Moon Landings Never Happened" jberryhill May 2015 #35
This is as real as this story from judicial watch nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #26
Well, what do you think "CIA" means? KansDem May 2015 #27
K&R for the comedy gold within Tsiyu May 2015 #30
"WikiLeaks Documents Reveal Apollo Program Was A Fraud, Moon Landings Never Happened" jberryhill May 2015 #32
WNDR's disclaimer: NuclearDem May 2015 #33
You believe them? jberryhill May 2015 #37
Say what? NuclearDem May 2015 #44
It's a bullshit site jberryhill May 2015 #48
I don't know what you're trying to prove, but okie dokie then. NuclearDem May 2015 #50
What were you trying to prove by quoting their disclaimer? jberryhill May 2015 #52
That the disclaimer said the site's articles are satirical and fictional. NuclearDem May 2015 #58
Lol jberryhill May 2015 #63
. Iggo May 2015 #64
They should have used the Wal-Mart tunnel network pinboy3niner May 2015 #34
Post removed Post removed May 2015 #41
No, it isn't world NUT daily, just as stupid though LOL snooper2 May 2015 #47
It's the same bullshit story posted lots of places jberryhill May 2015 #51
Did you read this? jberryhill May 2015 #55
Post removed Post removed May 2015 #42
First WNDR, now Veterans Today. NuclearDem May 2015 #46
Veterans Today? Really? sufrommich May 2015 #49
Ahh the media is all there so this can't be true, unless they fail to report what you know to be TheNutcracker May 2015 #60
Oh, I'm going to need so much more popcorn. NuclearDem May 2015 #62
The source SAYS it is FICTION jberryhill May 2015 #65
ALCOA! FSogol May 2015 #45
I feel so much better knowing racist Minutemen are enforcing our borders and sovereignty. Hoyt May 2015 #54
Yes, and I'm equally concerned about where our 'black money' comes from for CIA to use. TheNutcracker May 2015 #56
So much so that you post from a satire site in the OP and follow it up with a holocaust denial site? stevenleser May 2015 #61
Man, I love the internet. Iggo May 2015 #59
I guess this is humor. murielm99 May 2015 #66
It would work as humor. But OP seems to be vociferously defending it as truth. nt stevenleser May 2015 #67
The site is fiction. The person who posted it doesn't believe that. jberryhill May 2015 #69
Locking for source Omaha Steve May 2015 #68
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