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Republicans will have been in control of the Executive Branch for 28 of the 40 years since 1968. Since then one trend rises above many others: By controlling the Executive Branch, strict father Republicans have steadily moved the country to the right by appointing ultra-conservative judges and attorneys at all levels of the judicial system… More>>
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This look back features an essay written when the Iraq War was at a crucial turning point in the spring of 2007…More>>
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Happy hunting in Tay Ninh Province 1969-70. In South Vietnam the CIA ran a pacification program known as Phoenix that was both ruthless and controversial…. more>>
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Tagged Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, History, Phoenix Program, Politics, South Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War, Wars and Conflicts
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Why should anyone be surprised that Justice Clarence Thomas has not spoken during a court argument in nearly 5-years. We learned years ago, along with Anita Hill, that the esteemed judge prefers to watch… More>>
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US intelligence has a spotty record over the years at anticipating epic political events and the Egypt crisis appears to be more of the same… More>>
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Tagged Africa, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Director of National Intelligence, Egypt, History, Politics, Science, Spy, United States
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Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, compared the recent release to the leaking of the ‘Pentagon Papers’ by Daniel Ellsberg in 1971 – a comment which has sustained the debate. This comparison, however, is an over-simplification and merits a response… More>>.
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