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madokie

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22. Welcome to DU

Thu May 23, 2013, 08:40 AM

May 2013

a most excellent post and a perfect example of why I like this place so well. You've put it in perspective as well as it's been done. Again Welcome to DU.
I'll say it now, you are a good fit for this place. I hope to read a lot more of you're writings

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What if the wars were never about terrorism, what if they were always about money & Corporate Greed? [View all] TakeALeftTurn May 2013 OP

The Pentagon Admits: The “War on Terror” Will Never End - Glenn Greenwald TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #1

Excellent post. truebluegreen May 2013 #7

Thank you TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #8

Great post. nt newfie11 May 2013 #9

We have always been at war with Eurasia. woo me with science May 2013 #32

. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #2

War is a racket... HereSince1628 May 2013 #3

Yup. n/t unhappycamper May 2013 #16

well of course they were always about corporate greed. this is hardly a revelation cali May 2013 #4

Welcome Takealeftturn, I do not agree with cali. dotymed May 2013 #18

Ask any physicist if 9/11 was an inside job? Seriously, hon? cali May 2013 #33

Thanks n/t dotymed May 2013 #49

This is the first time I agree with Cali. BlueCaliDem May 2013 #29

The neocon chickenhawks came together under Raygun and Poppy. DCKit May 2013 #5

too all over the place, but k&r for the general principle HiPointDem May 2013 #6

awesome post Locrian May 2013 #10

Yep China has loads of problems TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #12

yes Locrian May 2013 #39

What if? hobbit709 May 2013 #11

And this was MY first thought too....... socialist_n_TN May 2013 #24

"We've always been at war with Eastasia" harun May 2013 #13

There is a simplier foundation for it Cosmocat May 2013 #14

Too true. another_liberal May 2013 #15

excellent post mithnanthy May 2013 #17

Thanks TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #48

Incredible Post GoneFishin May 2013 #19

Looks like you read "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" and "Classified Woman." nt kelliekat44 May 2013 #20

It will end when libdude May 2013 #21

Agreed TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #27

bullfuckingshit real unemployment is 22%. Make shit up, much? cali May 2013 #34

Nope. I don't make any economic statistics up TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #37

of course you're making it up. cali May 2013 #38

I included all the links TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #42

Welcome to DU madokie May 2013 #22

Try this one then :) How to start fixing America's problems TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #35

skimmed it and bookmarked for later reading Locrian May 2013 #40

was always about money, Corporate greed and the power of elites. Flashmann May 2013 #23

What if this is not news, LWolf May 2013 #25

Bingo. nt truebluegreen May 2013 #60

I completely agree TakeALeftTurn, except the last part. sylvanus May 2013 #26

What will we do when the Sandinista terrorists get to the Texas border Coyotl May 2013 #28

Corporate Greed marions ghost May 2013 #30

Excellent post. And another 'what if'. What if the American woke up and began prosecuting sabrina 1 May 2013 #31

"Excellent post"?? It's pure CT and should be locked. rhett o rick May 2013 #50

Whaddya mean "if"? mindwalker_i May 2013 #36

Money, greed, and "tough on..(place scary bogeyman here)" politics. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #41

It always is about fucking money gopiscrap May 2013 #43

WELCOME TO DU!!!! gopiscrap May 2013 #44

K&R woo me with science May 2013 #45

"I've got one that can SEE!" Fire Walk With Me May 2013 #46

Duh librechik May 2013 #47

Excellent post. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #51

All true up to the predictions which are still . . . predictions . . . LeftyLucy22 May 2013 #52

All of our woes come from corporate greed and those who come to rely on it. raouldukelives May 2013 #53

Then the fact that they cost the US so much would be odd, to say the least. Donald Ian Rankin May 2013 #54

I think you are confusing the cost to taxpayers with TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #56

America didn't invade Iraq for profit TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #57

Halliburton, Exxon, and the other Global Corporations. bvar22 May 2013 #59

What if people were programmed felix_numinous May 2013 #55

Thank you all for the many welcome messages TakeALeftTurn May 2013 #58

kick woo me with science May 2013 #61