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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by hrktb on Tuesday December 25, 2012 @09:19PM (#4967891)
In the "follow the money" line of thinking, looking at who takes most benefits from terrorism explains a lot of things. "Terrorists" didn't get much I think. Politicians, law makers, government agencies got to push forward their agenda by leaps and bounds.
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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by woah on Tuesday December 25, 2012 @11:02PM (#4968103)
Hmmm... I kinda wonder sometimes. This is a ludicrous idea, but have you ever thought about the recent HSBC scandal, where they were laundering billions and billions of dollars for terrorist organizations and organized crime? The same terrorist organizations and organized crime that is the primary justification for domestic spying, paramilitary police, huge prison populations, secret rendition and indefinite detention?

Remember how the DOJ refused to prosecute? Wierd.

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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by neumann_alfred on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @01:52AM (#4968453)
The more links (or phrases to search for) you could provide for this, the more grateful I'd be.
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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by jre on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @06:12AM (#4968867)
Regarding the HSBC settlement : http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/outrageo...

(Follow the links for a bunch of other relevant articles)

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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by neumann_alfred on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @11:32AM (#4969795)
thanks!
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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by mtgx on Wednesday December 26, 2012 @05:37AM (#4968797)
Yeah, shouldn't those bankers be sent without trial to Guantanamo or something?
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Re:Congress, at Last Minute, Drops Requirement to Obtain War... by krickle on Tuesday December 25, 2012 @09:36PM (#4967938)
The terrorists did get a lot of what they claimed they wanted, though.
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