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Time for NATO to Fold Its Tent and Go Home?
By Rick Ehrlich We are told often that NATO is a wonderful, worthwhile organization that keeps the world safe. Smoke and mirrors, baby. NATO was started post-war, in 1949, chartered
A PEACENIK RANTS
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Who Owns our Congress?
The open scandal of PAC political contributions and lobbyist gifts By Rick Ehrlich Many Americans still believe we live in a Democracy. Ha. A Democracy is government by the people,
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PEACE IS NOT A DIRTY WORD
America didn't give the Afghans what it promised and left behind a shattered country. (CGTN)