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Even The Language Is Corrupt

By Tom Sullivan On November 23, 2011  

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH

Immediately and Henceforth, Naked aggression shall be called “preemptive war” Propaganda shall be called “news” State kidnapping shall be called “extraordinary rendition” Water torture shall be called “enhanced interrogation” Arbitrary imprisonment shall be called “extrajudicial detention” Kleptocracy shall be called “privatization” Securities fraud shall be called [...]

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Some Persons More Equal Than Others

By Tom Sullivan On November 20, 2011  

As cities around the country trade notes on how to crack down on peaceful Occupy protesters, a chant goes up: ‘Who do you protect? Who do you serve?’ As the empire strikes back, Chris Hayes offers a plausible answer. It’s the reason for Occupy in the first place.

Citing UCLA [...]

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