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“The leaders of the empire, the imperial mafia-George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Cheney, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, et al. ... are as fanatic and as fundamentalist as Osama bin Laden.”

Quote by William Blum

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William Blum, born in 1933, is an American author known for his works that focus on political, historical, and social issues. His writing is characterized by a critical perspective and in-depth analysis of power structures. more

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