Ron Paul: After ‘CIA coup,’ agency ‘runs military’

dirtpoorchris · 01-21-10, 11:53 PM

Ron Paul: After ‘CIA coup,’ agency ‘runs military’ | Raw Story

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US House Rep. Ron Paul says the CIA has in effect carried out a "coup" against the US government, and the intelligence agency needs to be "taken out."

Speaking to an audience of like-minded libertarians at a Campaign for Liberty regional conference in Atlanta this past weekend, the Texas Republican said:

There's been a coup, have you heard? It's the CIA coup. The CIA runs everything, they run the military. They're the ones who are over there lobbing missiles and bombs on countries. ... And of course the CIA is every bit as secretive as the Federal Reserve. ... And yet think of the harm they have done since they were established [after] World War II. They are a government unto themselves. They're in businesses, in drug businesses, they take out dictators ... We need to take out the CIA.

Paul's comments, made last weekend, were met with a loud round of applause, but they didn't gather attention until bloggers noticed a clip of the event at YouTube.

Paul appeared to be referring to news reports that the CIA is deeply involved in air strikes against Al Qaeda targets in Afghanistan and Pakistan. A suicide bombing late last year against Forward Operating Base Chapman in Afghanistan took the lives of seven of CIA operatives, including two contracted from Blackwater. The event highlighted the CIA's deep involvement in the war effort.

Paul's reference to the CIA being "in the drug business" refers to long-running allegations that the CIA has funded some of its covert operations with proceeds from drug-running. That claim was most famously made in a 1996 investigative report from the San Jose Mercury-News, which alleged that cocaine from the Contra-Sandinista civil war in Nicaragua was making its way to the streets of L.A. via the CIA.

The following video was uploaded to the Web by user TNSONSOFLIBERTY, Jan, 15, 2010.

YouTube- Ron Paul "WE NEED TO TAKE OUT THE CIA"

I think it was obvious that Bush was CIA with his pro ninja dodge skills. :p

Skateguy · 01-22-10, 12:14 AM

Dr. Ron Paul has had, and will continue to have my support, even if I'm the only one in the world who thinks He's right.

washunut · 01-22-10, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Skateguy

Dr. Ron Paul has had, and will continue to have my support, even if I'm the only one in the world who thinks He's right.

He is starting to sound luney

Areopagitican · 01-22-10, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by washunut

He is starting to sound luney

True. I supported him, but this sounds a little too extreme.

BmanMcfly · 01-22-10, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Areopagitican

True. I supported him, but this sounds a little too extreme.

This is turning into an 'extreme' situation.... consider, the founding fathers started revolution over a small tax increase, can you imagine what they would do with : warrantless surveillance, strip searches, 'free speech zones', etc??

Maybe it's that we've lived in luxury for so long...

washunut · 01-22-10, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BmanMcfly

This is turning into an 'extreme' situation.... consider, the founding fathers started revolution over a small tax increase, can you imagine what they would do with : warrantless surveillance, strip searches, 'free speech zones', etc??

Maybe it's that we've lived in luxury for so long...

He will not be treated with respect with these types of comments. MSNBC will love to have him on, then switch to another guest who will call him and his supporters as nuts.

Areopagitican · 01-22-10, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BmanMcfly

This is turning into an 'extreme' situation.... consider, the founding fathers started revolution over a small tax increase, can you imagine what they would do with : warrantless surveillance, strip searches, 'free speech zones', etc??

I'd support an extreme position on those issues. But the rant about the CIA reminded me too much of Chavez's "America is the Great Satan," speech.

Ethereal · 01-22-10, 10:25 PM

Not smart, Ron.

dirtpoorchris · 01-22-10, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by washunut

He is starting to sound luney

The world isn't so basic. It takes very complex explanations to finger down complex situations.

dirtpoorchris · 01-22-10, 10:39 PM

Look at the connection between wall street and CIA. Does the CIA have access to real time stock data always? Maybe they should be sniffed and checked out a bit more by public. And if there is smoke check for fire. Until everything smells properly wiped and cleaned. Maybe even make um take a shower if its real rank.

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