" ... History is clear: Over and over again, the U.S. government places
fascists in powerful positions. Once in office, they exploit wars and
national tragedies to roll back hard-won freedoms. They're Democrats
as well as Republicans.
As has happened with increasing frequency in recent years, another
blockbuster story revealing the anti-democratic impulse within the
top echelon of the U.S. government has appeared and vanished
overnight. According to Cold War-era files declassified last week,
FBI director J. Edgar Hoover repeatedly advised President Harry
Truman to arrest "all individuals potentially dangerous" to national
security, jail them in military prisons and try them before kangaroo
tribunals that "will not be bound by the rules of evidence." ... "
fascists in powerful positions. Once in office, they exploit wars and
national tragedies to roll back hard-won freedoms. They're Democrats
as well as Republicans.
As has happened with increasing frequency in recent years, another
blockbuster story revealing the anti-democratic impulse within the
top echelon of the U.S. government has appeared and vanished
overnight. According to Cold War-era files declassified last week,
FBI director J. Edgar Hoover repeatedly advised President Harry
Truman to arrest "all individuals potentially dangerous" to national
security, jail them in military prisons and try them before kangaroo
tribunals that "will not be bound by the rules of evidence." ... "
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