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In reply to the discussion: Jennifer Hoelzer, Former Wyden Aide, Unleashes On Obama Administration Secrecy [View all]ronnie624
(5,764 posts)52. The probability of you dying in a terrorist attack is very tiny.
In no way does it justify the effort and expense of the 'global war on terror' or the trashing of the constitution.
And as horrific as the 9/11 terrorist attack was, it cannot match the the terror inflicted by US policies of duplicity, aggression and dominance in other countries during the past 60 years.
The way to reduce the risk posed by terrorism, is not through aggression, dominance and oppression (the very things that inspire terrorism to begin with), but to work in cooperation with the other members of the global community as equals instead of masters.
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Jennifer Hoelzer, Former Wyden Aide, Unleashes On Obama Administration Secrecy [View all]
silvershadow
Aug 2013
OP
I believe it happened upon (or before) inauguration. But that's just me. nt
silvershadow
Aug 2013
#7
I heard that she's a boxer who dances with Poles in her garage while drinking raw milk.
OnyxCollie
Aug 2013
#5
Well she must be a republican dino plant. Anyone who criticizes Obama is a freeper troll donchaknow.
L0oniX
Aug 2013
#11
Yes, our "constitutional scholar" president thinks we should "debate" the bill of rights.
PSPS
Aug 2013
#12
We wouldn't be debating without the whilstleblower....er, I guess the term is traitor?
silvershadow
Aug 2013
#15
But, of all the people in the world, Obama has more power to dismantle the NSA program
Maedhros
Aug 2013
#30
To my mind, progressivism will either continue to be embraced by the party and expanded, or else
silvershadow
Aug 2013
#35
I think EO 11110 played a large role attributing to his 'fatal miscalculation'. nt
NorthCarolina
Aug 2013
#40
Well, it IS hard to lampoon this stuff in a way that couldn't reasonably
Jackpine Radical
Aug 2013
#57
I would be more impressed if this was Sen. Ron Wyden saying this rather than
cstanleytech
Aug 2013
#56