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Garrett R.'s avatar

Be wary when an establishment guy like Weiner says "the CIA didn't work with al Qaeda." Both al Qaeda and CIA were working closely with the Haqqani brothers AND Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in the 1980s. There's no way they didn't coordinate at least part of the time.

Aaron should be aware of weaseling around these issues, given the way CIA concealed its support of Syrian al Qaeda in the previous decade.

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Masuma's avatar

Really interesting episode. Really enjoyed listening. Not sure whether to believe fully what he’s saying about no deep state, then who’s running the world? Did you guys believe him?

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Steve Woodward's avatar

Chris Hedges makes an interesting point when he describes the fall of the Berlin Wall (he was there at the time): When the footsoldiers carrying out the policies of the East German tyrannical regime refused to obey orders, the regime fell... Within 24 hours.

When and if the brainwashed minions of the National Guard and ICE refuse to carry out this tinpot dictator's orders, this regime will collapse as well.

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