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This is how the CIA botched Iraq post-9/11: Bob Gates, careerist sycophancy, and the real history of the Deep State

This is how the CIA botched Iraq post-9/11: Bob Gates, careerist sycophancy, and the real history of the Deep State

February 14, 2016 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

A veteran CIA officer explains to Salon exactly where the agency has gone wrong for decades — and the consequences In a lengthy exchange with Ray McGovern, or when you listen to him speak, a lot comes at you. This…

Bernie Sanders and David Brooks, both wrong: This year of Fox News and Donald Trump-fueled rage can’t be fixed by any candidate

Bernie Sanders and David Brooks, both wrong: This year of Fox News and Donald Trump-fueled rage can’t be fixed by any candidate

January 19, 2016 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

We are angry. We are afraid. We are exceptional. And the problem with America is that very combination Everything was going smoothly these holidays just past. Then, on the last day of the year, David Ignatius published an opinion piece in the…

It’s Paul Krugman vs. Noam Chomsky: This is the history we need to understand Paris, ISIS

It’s Paul Krugman vs. Noam Chomsky: This is the history we need to understand Paris, ISIS

November 17, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Krugman mocks idea that US imperialism’s at root of all evil. But scars of our meddling are key to the Middle East Two remarks a few days apart lead straight to the question posed in this space after last Friday’s tragic events…

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