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DeSwiss

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12. Perhaps we deserve our fate because we so meekly, even proudly in some cases accept it.

Reply to Dragonfli (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 21, 2014, 04:23 PM

Apr 2014

[center][font size=10]IT'S THE FEAR.[/font][/center]

- And there's no reason for it. We could stop this tomorrow if we wanted.

Just stop. And watch it fall apart without us.

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Why Kidnapping, Torture, Assassination, and Perjury Are No Longer Crimes in Washington [View all] xchrom Apr 2014 OP

Torture : one "member of the national security state has gone to prison" GoneFishin Apr 2014 #1

We used to trust in our laws and justice system gratuitous Apr 2014 #2

"somewhere along the line" Enthusiast Apr 2014 #15

^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^ truebrit71 Apr 2014 #19

K&R 99Forever Apr 2014 #3

We no longer have the rule of law in this country Dragonfli Apr 2014 #4

Well said. +1000. GoneFishin Apr 2014 #5

Wish I could rec this. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2014 #6

You could kick and rec the OP with the same content if you like ;-) Dragonfli Apr 2014 #7

Already did the kick awoke_in_2003 Apr 2014 #8

Perhaps we deserve our fate because we so meekly, even proudly in some cases accept it. DeSwiss Apr 2014 #12

These are necessary tools to maintain our glorious empire! quinnox Apr 2014 #9

I should have known BelgianMadCow Apr 2014 #10

It is as though....... DeSwiss Apr 2014 #11

Knowledge is Crime BelgianMadCow Apr 2014 #14

K & R !!! WillyT Apr 2014 #13

Kiriakou was a torture apologist for the Bush administration, who appeared in TV interviews struggle4progress Apr 2014 #16

I find it amusing that certain DUers have decided that a torture apologist is now a "whistleblower." msanthrope Apr 2014 #18

Some of this has been pushed by Kiriakou's lawyers; some by pseudo-Marxists who (instead struggle4progress Apr 2014 #20

K&R.... daleanime Apr 2014 #17

Which is why no one in the West is in a position to ay one fugging word to malaise Apr 2014 #21