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When he wrote his ur-alien-invasion novel, he was evidently using the British “war of extermination” againstthe Tasmanians as his model.
Tom Engelhardt: In the Crosshairs: Tucson-Kabul Tom Engelhardt 2011
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When he wrote his ur-alien-invasion novel, he was evidently using the British “war of extermination” againstthe Tasmanians as his model.
Tom Engelhardt: In the Crosshairs: Tucson-Kabul Tom Engelhardt 2011
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They throw enough againstthe wall and see whatsticks.
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As teens, we were old enough toprocess the back story -- how Judah Maccabee and his brothers successfully revolted againstthe Greek King Antiochus'oppressive regimethat was exploiting Jewish assimilation, poised to destroy our religion from within.
Jonathan Miller: How Adam Sandler's 'Chanukah Song' Helped Save The Jews Jonathan 2011
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When he wrote his ur-alien-invasion novel, he was evidently using the British “war of extermination” againstthe Tasmanians as his model.
Tom Engelhardt: In the Crosshairs: Tucson-Kabul Tom Engelhardt 2011
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They throw enough againstthe wall and see whatsticks.
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In between events, kids 12 and under were invited to come center stadium and participate in fake shoot outs againstthe "baddest outlaw in all the land," House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.
Caroline Matthews: How to Rally the Stands Caroline Matthews 2011
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As teens, we were old enough toprocess the back story -- how Judah Maccabee and his brothers successfully revolted againstthe Greek King Antiochus'oppressive regimethat was exploiting Jewish assimilation, poised to destroy our religion from within.
Jonathan Miller: How Adam Sandler's 'Chanukah Song' Helped Save The Jews Jonathan 2011
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Notice that, for him, it's just a fact, entirely incontestable, that there's no evidence againstthe Standard Narrative of 9/11; and so he doesn't even think of actually contending withthe evidence, but urges that it be "debunked" covertly -- and pre-emptively, so that thepublic never gets to hear about it, and discuss it for themselves.
Obama's Info Chief advocates Disinformation and Domestic Covert Ops 2010
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Notice that, for him, it's just a fact, entirely incontestable, that there's no evidence againstthe Standard Narrative of 9/11; and so he doesn't even think of actually contending withthe evidence, but urges that it be "debunked" covertly -- and pre-emptively, so that thepublic never gets to hear about it, and discuss it for themselves.
Obama's Info Chief advocates Disinformation and Domestic Covert Ops 2010
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