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    contrarianview commented on the diary post Did You See the “Air of Crisis” Hovering Around the Budget Deficit? by Dean Baker.

    2013-05-16 08:22:05View | Delete

    The scandals now plaguing Obama are the best thing that could have happened to the country. As this keeps Obama occupied, he can’t concentrate on causing more damage, particularly to Social Security and Medicare. I hope there are a few more scandals in the wings to keep him busy, and the rest of Washington, too. [...]

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post Blame Game Begins In Boston Bombing Case As CIA Claims FBI Dropped The Ball

    2013-04-25 08:33:46View | Delete

    I am detecting a pattern here: the Boston bombing and 9/11. They knew about the terrorists in both, but did nothing, as if they wanted it to happen. What is really going on here?

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post The Boston Marathon Explosions: Showing Empathy with the Victims of Bombings

    2013-04-17 07:11:31View | Delete

    Have you seen any evidence that Bin Laden caused 9/11 except what the USG wanted you to see? Do you think the truth will ever come out? Have you seen Bin Laden’s body? There will never be evidence, but at least you can be sure there is going to be speculation. I, too, sympathize with the victims, but that will never bring them back, but I can assure of more incidents like this one, because this is how our government operates, unfortunately.

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post The Boston Marathon Explosions: Showing Empathy with the Victims of Bombings

    2013-04-17 06:58:36View | Delete

    There is something rotten in this incident. I believe what is going on is that the USG wants to keep us from forgetting 9/11. I find it very difficult to believe that FBI had no clue of this. They always set up “bombers” but when a real one comes along they have no clue? I find it hard to believe. Most likely scenario is that it was engineered by the CIA or a group connected to it. They need to keep reminding us of the reason for the “security state”. This way they can keep putting the screws to our freedoms as a new chase for Bin Laden2 will begin. Question is: where is Bin Laden 2? Which country is about to get invaded?

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    contrarianview commented on the diary post Injustice and Outrage and Dishonor and Shame by Isaiah 88.

    2013-03-27 00:15:04View | Delete

    We have a choice: stop watching tv and reading newspapers. This the power we have over the media. As long as we keep watching tv and reading newspapers, they can keep screwing our brains. The remote is a very powerful weapon: it can shut down tv. Use it.

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post Three Reasons the GOP Ironically Remains the Best Hope for Protecting Social Security

    2013-03-18 14:29:49View | Delete

    U.S. is not in Afghanistan because it poses threat, it is there to stop China from having a pipeline to Iran. On the other hand, how could CIA finance its clandestine ops except by dealing in Afghan opium? Why is Obama so opposed to legalization of marijuana? because that too probably finances CIA ops.And why is Obama alive? it is because CIA lets him live.

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    contrarianview commented on the diary post More Controversy Uncovered Today on Keystone Pipeline Environmental Assessment Firm by Kevin Grandia.

    2013-03-14 08:56:47View | Delete

    Why do you think ERM was hired to begin with? They were probably presented with a report to which they affixed their signature. That is all.

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    contrarianview commented on the diary post Why Zerlina Maxwell Is Almost Right About Teaching Men Not to Rape by RH Reality Check.

    2013-03-13 04:13:43View | Delete

    While we are at it, why also teach them not to eat? Some people will not accept reality of human nature. Life is not what we want to be, it is what it is. Since the beginning of man there has been rape, and there will always be. People have to learn to take care [...]

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post The Savings Glut Explanation: Why It Might Be Wrong and Why It Matters

    2013-03-03 19:08:13View | Delete

    Why don’t we just go back and tie the amount of paper currency in circulation to the amount of gold? Or money supply? or whatever, just tie it something that man cannot control. Since the amount of gold is finite, so should be the amount of printed currency, or currency in circulation. Lets stop creating money out of thin air, and make it scarce again. I guarantee you an increase in interest rates. This will a game changer. No country will be able to afford trade, as it will drain gold, and no one will be able to spend the money they don’t have. This should bring back some rationality to our economic system. All the economies have gone off the rails, since money is being printed at incredible rate. Lets make money valuable again.

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post Occupy The SEC Sues Fed, SEC, CFTC, FDIC, Treasury

    2013-03-01 08:44:28View | Delete

    They will be told they have no standing.

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post The Three Huge Ifs in Obama Sequester Strategy

    2013-02-28 14:12:22View | Delete

    Obama is nothing more than a captive in a game played on behalf of his masters.
    There is nothing he can do, unless he wants to meet the fate of his predecessor, JFK. Nothing will happen until they, too, feel the pain. Unfortunately, our pain does not matter to them. So we will have to wait now. It is definitely coming, it is just a question of time, a cycle of history.

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post Pentagon Suggests Sequester Would Impair Ability to Fight WikiLeaks

    2013-02-25 18:16:18View | Delete

    I feel Pentagon’s pain, there will be less money to steal. Now that is really a reason for concern. Maybe they should come up with some projects that benefit the country, instead of thinking up new ways to reward military contractors. They will now have to reduce the price of hammers and toilet seats on B52s. How sad.

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post Austerity Program Set To Begin Next Week

    2013-02-22 11:11:26View | Delete

    Let it happen. Just a necessary step to a blow up. Let the rage begin. The sooner the better. Obama is determined to go through with it. I know everyone will say it is the Republicans. But he is part of the problem in not having fought hard enough against it. And his willingness to put SS and Medicare on the chopping block as a sacrifice to the Gods of austerity is disgusting. Don’t forget after Hoover came FDR.

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post Judge Rules No Evidence to Disqualify Her from Hearing Case of Alleged Stratfor Hacker Jeremy Hammond

    2013-02-21 16:49:22View | Delete

    Why should a judge who is presiding over a case be allowed to rule on his, or her, fitness to preside over a case. This should be done by either another judge or a panel of judges who will rule on conflicts of interest. It stands to reason that a judge who has a conflict of interest will not disqualify himself. This is sick to be permitted to exist in our legal system.

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post Obama to Give Information on Benghazi to Republicans to Avoid Sharing Drone Memos with Senators

    2013-02-21 09:59:51View | Delete

    Just one word for him: lowlife.

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post White House Strategy to Protect Trade Secrets Mischaracterizes WikiLeaks, Criminalizes Hacktivists

    2013-02-21 08:26:36View | Delete

    How about Chinese companies U.S. has hacked, just for a balanced picture? I am getting tired of reading about big bad China. I realize that we have not only the right but a moral obligation to hack China, because we are the guys wearing white hats. We are doing it to prevent bad guys from doing something bad. Just like drone warfare.

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    contrarianview commented on the diary post Mandiant: China’s Army Hacking US, Canadian Utility Infrastructure by Phoenix Woman.

    2013-02-19 13:18:44View | Delete

    I am curious why this story is all over the web today, when MSM doesn’t pay attention to more important stories. Why this concerted effort to show that China is doing what we all know it is doing. Why stories about malfeasance on Wall Street or Washington never make it to page 1, but this [...]

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post The Continued Subversion of Attorney-Client Privilege at Guantanamo Bay

    2013-02-15 12:32:10View | Delete

    This is a kangaroo court, and should be exposed as such. Attorneys should boycott court proceedings and no attorney should agree to represent the defendants. But I am afraid the MSM will just ignore this story.

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post Forty-Eight Arrested as Sierra Club Protests Keystone XL Pipeline and Ends Ban on Civil Disobedience

    2013-02-14 13:36:25View | Delete

    I believe there is misunderstanding of what civil disobedience is. The power that Gandhi wielded was not because of weakness. He had the power to use violence, he had the numbers, but he chose non violence. So, on the one hand, someone who is weak, his civil disobedience is meaningless because they have no power to do anything. On the hand, there are people who have the power to use violence and can win, but choose to not use violence. British seems to have understood it quite well.So non violence and violence are connected.

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    contrarianview commented on the blog post John Brennan CIA Director Confirmation Hearing Live Blog

    2013-02-07 14:15:20View | Delete

    Feinstein asked Brennan if Enhanced Interrogation Techniques were useful in taking down Osama Bin Laden.

    Brennan says CIA has not finished its report.

    It’s too early too tell. In about 10 years we should know. if it worked or not.

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