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In reply to the discussion: Face it, DU: Manny *loves* Putin. [View all]TheKentuckian
(24,949 posts)Since WWII if there is a mess the odds are we have been heavily involved and often the primary driver of a lot of bad news and if not us then our corporations and quasi governmental agencies stirring the muck.
Now, it isn't ALWAYS us because other forces are also at work in the world and some things happen beyond anyone's plan but you won't go broke betting on us being at least waist deep no matter how vigorous the the protest otherwise, though often it may take years and decades for the truth comes out.
I'd say it is fair to withhold benefit of the doubt at virtually all times at this point, the influence and capture by powerful interests with their own agenda and the right wing and rogue nature of the security and surveillance apparatus absolutely dictates it. That does not infer any other regime or sources be trusted either but rather to to view all data with a critical eye and assuming all the facts have not been presented, unraveling every inconsistency and always following the money.