Marie2

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Technically under international law, no country is prohibited from using CW domestically.  Is that right?  Of course not.  But if…
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You're one of the more thoughtful and informed here, but excuse me, didn't Obama and several of his senior officials…
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And the "non-serious people" note: Use, production and storage of such weapons was again banned in the 1993 Chemical Weapons…
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These were not manufactured in someone's garage. Proof that the pictures weren't?
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It's not an occupation like Iraq and Afghanistan or as partially occurred in Kosovo. Before "shock and awe," Iraq wasn't…
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All the "serious people" dismiss those reports.  They much prefer the secret Israeli intercept and recording of a conversation between…
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It's a missed opportunity to actually force responsibility on Congress. Nope.  No POTUS would seek to do that.  It would…
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But what would the US arms manufacturers do if we didn't go bomb the shit out of some non-threat every…
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A good summery from of the current state of Obama's case for war from McClatchy. The Obama administration's public case…
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Did we all notice in June: US Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government Made News to Americans. For decades, a so-called…
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Oh sorry.  Meant my "okay" to indicate that I would move that report into my category of "noted but don't…
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After straining himself to get us into WWI to preserve the US bankers interests.
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Okay.  But let's not pretend that US official stories haven't seemed odd and haven't changed when questioned.
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heh -- The Paulistas are into "collective security" -- they just want more of it at home. We could junk…
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A million people a year -- actual deaths not potential deaths -- isn't trivial.  Nor is all the death and…
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Like all federal, state, and local institutions, the Federal Reserve has been deeply compromised in the past forty odd years.…
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Thanks -- I try to use links instead of presenting too many nitty grity details in my diaries to avoid…
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Fair enough. However, my logic informs me that the rebels have a far greater incentive to use CW than the…
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Public opinion supported the ban and doubt that opinion was based on the intent of the warring combatants for using…
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Then, Kerry insisted the UN inspectors leave immediately. It's not even as if we haven't seen this US ploy before.…
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