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by rl3
4239 days ago
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> Why, does it have any other potential? Saving the civilized world from the clutches of terrorism, lining pockets, maintaining a global hegemony. The last item isn't necessarily a bad thing, depending on your point of view. > I dunno, at least most "authoritarian regimes" only mess with their residents. Whereas the US messes with its residents ... Fortunately, the U.S. has not yet made a habit of disappearing human rights activists and dissidents on a whim. |
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You'd be surprised. For one, of course the US (plus local lackeys) do that all the time in foreign countries.
But there are people like:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Salazar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Zeta_Acosta
Others, OTOH, are merely discredited, with some higher up pushing to get them fired, etc: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Webb