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Originally posted by SaviorComplex
I don't think anyone actually believes that North Korea is dismantling their nuclear program.
And even if it is true, this is what the US wanted. They wanted the six-party talks; it was North Korea and critics of the administration who wanted single-party talks.
Originally posted by tsloan
YO DON'T BE A HATER VOTE NADER!
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader accused Sen. Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic Party nominee, of downplaying poverty issues, trying to "talk white" and appealing to "white guilt" during his run for the White House.
* Black’s firm represented the governor of Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos. According to a 1985 report, the firm Black, Manafort & Stone earned $950,000 plus expenses for its work to provide “advice and assistance on matters relating to the media, public relations and public affairs interests.”1
* Black’s firm lobbied on behalf of Mobuto Sese Seko of Zaire, earning $1 million a year for his efforts.2
* Black’s firm lobbied on behalf of Somali dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.3
* Black’s firm represented Nigerian dictator Ibrahim Babangida, earning at least $1 million for his efforts.4
* Black’s firm has represented Equatorial Guinea, an oil-rich state “best known for the outlandish brutality of its rulers.”5
* Black represented Angolan rebel and “classical terrorist” Jonas Savimbi, a job that earned him $600,000.6 “We have to call him Africa’s classical terrorist,” Makau Mutua, a professor of law and Africa specialist told the New York Times. “In the history of the continent, I think he’s unique because of the degree of suffering he caused without showing any remorse.”7
* In recent years his client list has also included the Iraqi National Congress8, Blackwater9, and the China National Off-Shore Oil Corp.10
* Since 2005, BKSH has received more than $700,000 in fees from foreign entities.
Originally posted by SaviorComplex
Originally posted by tsloan
YO DON'T BE A HATER VOTE NADER!
Yes...leave the hatred to professionals, like Ralph Nader...
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader accused Sen. Barack Obama, the presumed Democratic Party nominee, of downplaying poverty issues, trying to "talk white" and appealing to "white guilt" during his run for the White House.
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