How To Kill Subversives and Get Away With It

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Frank Smyth
Could US complicity in war crimes in countries like Colombia offer a playbook for domestic repression? After the Cold War, U.S. advisors helped the Colombian military incorporate illegal paramilitaries to assassinate trade unionists, journalists and others.
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The Gospel of Gun Rights in the Age of Trump

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Frank Smyth
Not unlike the way authoritarians across the world have rewritten history to advance their agenda, pro-gun ideologues and leaders in the U.S. have invented their own gospel of gun rights.
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In U.S., Dangerous Misconceptions from TSA Poster

The Comittee to Protect Journalists
October 1, 2010 / Frank Smyth
"It is one thing for DHS to act when there is probable cause; it is quite another to abuse that discretion to chill free speech."
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Gun Reform Needs Grassroots Activists Not Astroturf

The Progressive
October 29, 2017 / Frank Smyth
Long before “fake news” became a common refrain, the NRA already knew how to control debate: Speak only when likely to win. Obfuscate to impede dialogue. Deploy paid experts without disclosing their NRA funding.
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