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StikeDC's avatar

FWIW, Gore Vidal wrote a seminal 1986 essay, "The Empire Lovers Strike Back," about the lunacy of US support for Israel, and poses that we should be allies with (wait for it) the Soviet Union. It's also a hilarious shot @ the (now late) Norman "Poddy" Podhoretz & Commentary magazine, today run by his wacky Zionist son John. Was orig pubbed The Nation & reprinted by The Washington Post & others. Holds up. #TGIF

https://spikethenews.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-empire-lovers-strike-back-by-gore.html

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Tickled to Death's avatar

I miss have Gore on the scene. He was always great.

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Agides's avatar

Holds up brilliantly!

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Tickled to Death's avatar

Hey! I read the Angleton book and talked about it in this video:

https://youtu.be/vznHz3qGYeM?si=uwTSwnR1LQ2v3fTH

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MS's avatar

Another great show, Keaton and Rus.

As an interesting aside, CIA spy, Jame Jesus Angleton, received his middle name from his mother, Carmen Mercedes Moreno, who was born in Sonora, Mexico.

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