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[I]f you want instant, reflexive support for the US government's police and military powers, MSNBC is the place to turn these days.

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Glenn Greenwald
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 6
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Fearlessness can be its own form of power.
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The more fear confrontational activism can put into the heart of the political class, the better.
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Those [American Jews] who favor the [Israeli] attack on Gaza are certainly guilty of such overwhelming emotional and cultural attachment to Israel and Israelis, that they long ago ceased viewing this conflict with any remnant of objectivity.
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