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" Palestinians have no wealth or power. "
Noam Chomsky
Power
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" In much of the world, there is a sense of an ultra-powerful CIA manipulating everything that happens, such as running the Arab Spring, running the Pakistani Taliban, etc. That is just nonsense. "
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" The Republican Party has become overwhelmingly so extreme that it's hardly a traditional political party anymore. "
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