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16 Aug, 5 tweets, 2 min read
Watching the British run to Dunkirk, Ambassador Harriman told FDR that there was no chance that England could prevent a takeover by Hitler, so abandon the UK. gregpalast.com/afghan-women-f…
Taliban rule is not "inevitable." The Taliban took over once before…and in October 2001, they were crushed in minutes. buzzflash.com/articles/greg-…
I don’t shrug my shoulders and say, "Slaughter and enslavement? Not my problem, I’m hunting for bargains on Amazon."
My report for BBC Newsnight in Nov 2001 proved Saudi funding of bin Laden in Afghanistan, with US approval. The US created the Frankenstein. And now, Biden says, as our monster ravages Afghanistan, "Not our problem." gregpalast.com/did-bush-turn-…
It would be nice to live a life without conscience. "This was always going to happen." But, that’s just not me.

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19 Aug
Words of two British #Afghanistan vets on Biden said it better than I could...
"To see their Commander-in-Chief call into question the courage of men I fought with. To claim that they ran... Shameful. Those who have never fought for the colors they fly, should be careful about criticizing those who have.” ~ Tom Tugendhat, MP
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Biden has called Afghans cowards who "don’t have the will" to fight for their country. 66,000 Afghan soldiers laid down their lives to stop the fascist Taliban. Those Afghan soldiers aren’t as white as you, Joe, but that doesn’t make them cowards. gregpalast.com/afghan-women-f…
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#FreeDonziger: This is the first ever case in which we have a corporation acting as a criminal prosecutor — a prosecution that is blatant retaliation for a successful lawsuit against them. This, by itself, is deeply, deeply, dangerous. gregpalast.com/facing-prison-…
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