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Old Jul 29, 2007, 04:42 pm   #1 (permalink) (top)
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US Army as mafia

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I’d been in the Army thirty-two years by then, and it was the first time that I thought I was in the Mafia.
It's never too late to learn the sordid details of how a handful of fanatics in key positions can degrade the whole system.

Rest here: Annals of National Security: The General’s Report: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker


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Old Jul 29, 2007, 05:06 pm   #2 (permalink) (top)
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It's never too late to learn the sordid details of how a handful of fanatics in key positions can degrade the whole system.

Rest here: Annals of National Security: The General’s Report: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
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Old Jul 31, 2007, 01:34 am   #3 (permalink) (top)
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Old Aug 1, 2007, 05:34 am   #4 (permalink) (top)
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Bit of a non sequitur there, Century.


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