Monday, October 04, 2021

Kidnapping, Assassination And A London Shoot-Out: Inside The CIA's Secret War Plans Against WikiLeaks

 Fascism is cured by reading, and racism is cured by traveling.

— Miguel de Unamuno, born  in 1864


Kidnapping, Assassination And A London Shoot-Out: Inside The CIA's Secret War Plans Against WikiLeaks




Centuries before Betty Friedan and the sexual revolution challenged social mores in the West, the women of the Ouled Nail in Algeria enjoyed the freedom to earn their own fortunes, choose lovers and engage in sexual relationships outside of marriage in a society that placed no shame on these choices – and indeed valued these…

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