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THEY SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY ON THOMAS FRIEDMAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS NEW MUST READ PROPAGANDA DOCUMENT I am sure someone among the perception managers in the information operations division of the ministry of “newsspeak” considered adding an extra 6. Saddam Hussein (spelled interestingly Saddam Husayn Al-Tikriuti on the ace of spades playing card) is 66 [...]
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