The agency operates unaccountably, its diabolical agenda incompatible with democratic values and rule of law principles. It’s mostly a global Mafia hit squad. Its unchecked power threatens everyone. As long as it exists, no one anywhere is safe. Imperialism is tyranny by another name. The CIA acts as its enforcer. America is the United States of Amnesia, learning nothing from its imperial history, repeating the same mistakes, ordinary people at home and abroad suffering most. Pompeo is the latest in a long line of rogue CIA directors. At an Aspen, Colorado security summit last week, he substituted venom and fiction … Continue reading

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“The number one priority of President Trump is to rebuild our military” ~ Vice President Mike Pence Rush Limbaugh rarely has guests on his radio show, but sometimes makes an exception for Republican politicians. This time it was for Vice President Mike Pence. Limbaugh was asking him about the Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R.244) that Congress passed to fund the federal government until the end of the fiscal year (Sept. 30, 2017). Pence defended the budget compromise because it increased defense spending. Said Pence: I think this sends a decisive message to the world that under President Trump’s leadership we’re gonna … Continue reading

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