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But in all honesty, the whole "aiding terrorists" line of reasoning for national security™ is but a mere distraction for the general population used on state ad
by cinquemb 13y ago
But in all honesty, the whole "aiding terrorists" line of reasoning for national security™ is but a mere distraction for the general population used on state adversaries as they pop up in ad-hoc fashion, because when the state does it, the distracted population doesn't care:
"Supporters of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan have been getting U.S. military contracts, and American officials are citing “due process rights” as a reason not to cancel the agreements, according to an independent agency monitoring spending."[0]
[0] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-30/al-qaeda-backers-found-with-u-s-contracts-in-afghanistan.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-30/al-qaeda-backers-fo...