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Re:Snowden granted 1-year asylum in Russia, leaves airport by ajays on Thursday August 01, 2013 @10:04AM (#6140352)
Notice that the bogeyman of "terrorism" is coming up just as the drug war is winding down (Cali legalized medical MJ in 1996, and this year Colo & Wash legalized it completely for recreational use).

The powers-that-be need an everpresent bogeyman to keep us in control.

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Re:Snowden granted 1-year asylum in Russia, leaves airport by jpttsn on Thursday August 01, 2013 @10:10AM (#6140398)
That's a pleasant thought. I think it's more likely we the people want an ever present bogeyman, but that's almost depressing.
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