Secrecy by US government is the most dangerous


	Secrecy by US government is the most dangerous

klippety

7-17-2008 6:07 PM

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klippety says:

When our own government has so much to hide, it becomes clear, that the gravest danger that this once great nation is facing, is not terrorism from abroad, but the terrorism perpetrated by our own institutions.

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