How the Spooks Took over the News...


	How the Spooks Took over the News...

mooner-one

2-19-2008 7:26 PM

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mooner-one says:

...good one!

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2-20-2008 7:37 PM

papananook

Yoiks!--youmean the Gummint lied to us and the media bought it (or were bought)? Naaaawww! I'm disillusioned now!
pardon my sarcasm...nice clip and interesting book, Mooner1

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			A controversial new book argues that shadowy intelligence agencies are pumping out black propaganda and the media simply swallow it wholesale.
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