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Generals Testifying Before Congress Fred Reed 2008-04-14 15:00
Whenever I see that some dismal general will testify to Congress
regarding the war against Iraq, I imagine the first paragraph of
his Power Point presentation: 'All metrics show a downsurge in
the violence in Iraq, and a continuing improvement in indicators
of the production of a better life. Next slide. The Iranians are
aiding the enemies of America, and must be bombed. This is a
recording.' A Dog to Its Vomit Fred Reed 2008-03-12 16:00 Common
delusions notwithstanding, the United States, I submit, is not a
democracy'by which is meant a system in which the will of the
people prevails. Rather it is a curious mechanism artfully
designed to circumvent the will of the people while appearing to
be democratic. Several mechanisms accomplish this. A Dog to Its
Vomit Fred Reed 2007-08-23 15:00 A New Improved America Fred
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