Then, if We'd Won, We'd Have You on Trial

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E cchomskyresede report. Recording this the week that colin pal died. Chopsky, i know his arguments about a us. Foreign policy, and there's enough bad stuff in our history that he has a good point. But have to admit, is that because i have a reason distinction or us, because they are argives? You know, it's my country. I can't countenance them being seen in the same way as other countries.

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