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niyad

(113,302 posts)
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 12:31 PM Dec 2014

george washington on torture (with thanks to new member GeoSquared)


“Should any American soldier be so base and infamous as to injure any . . . I do most earnestly enjoin you to bring him to such severe and exemplary punishment as the enormity of the crime may require. Should it extend to death itself, it will not be disproportional to its guilt at such a time and in such a cause… for by such conduct they bring shame, disgrace and ruin to themselves and their country.” - George Washington, charge to the Northern Expeditionary Force, Sept. 14, 1775
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george washington on torture (with thanks to new member GeoSquared) (Original Post) niyad Dec 2014 OP
Perfect. Now the Bush regime needs prosecution and punishment on point Dec 2014 #1
so true. but I will not hold my breath for that. niyad Dec 2014 #2
. . . niyad Dec 2014 #3
^ nationalize the fed Dec 2014 #4
but we are the BESTEST nation in the universe! niyad Dec 2014 #5
. . . niyad Dec 2014 #6

nationalize the fed

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4. ^
Tue Dec 9, 2014, 11:52 PM
Dec 2014


What would GW say about the CIA, and those who tolerate it?

The United States has been involved in and assisted in the overthrow of foreign governments (more recently termed "regime change&quot without the overt use of U.S. military force. Often, such operations are tasked to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

1 Prior to Cold War
1.1 Russia

2 During the Cold War

2.1 Communist states 1944–89
2.2 Syria 1949
2.3 Iran 1953
2.4 Guatemala 1954
2.5 Tibet 1955–70s
2.6 Indonesia 1958
2.7 Cuba 1959
2.8 Iraq 1960–63
2.9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960–65
2.10 Dominican Republic 1961
2.11 South Vietnam 1963
2.12 Brazil 1964
2.13 Ghana 1966
2.14 Chile 1970–73
2.15 Argentina 1976
2.16 Afghanistan 1979–89
2.17 Turkey 1980
2.18 Poland 1980–89
2.19 Nicaragua 1981–90
2.19.1 Destablization through CIA assets
2.19.2 Arming the Contras

3 Since the end of the Cold War

3.1 Iraq 1992–96
3.2 Venezuela 2002
3.3 Iraq 2002–03
3.4 Iran 2005–present
3.5 Somalia 2006–07
3.6 Syria 2012–present

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covert_United_States_foreign_regime_change_actions
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