Bush administration spent $500 million to found anti-American Arab TV station


	Bush administration spent $500 million to found anti-American Arab TV station

ratilfar

6-26-2008 9:39 AM

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ratilfar says:

Competency? You don't have it!

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6-26-2008 9:56 AM

ratilfar

New Global Propaganda Initiative?

FAIL!

6-26-2008 11:20 AM

tabsey

History - rarely has money made things work, when idiots are in charge, probably corrupt idiots too.

6-26-2008 1:25 PM

ratilfar

Double the idiots, double your losses.

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