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The invasion of Panama, what was that? The U.S. killed, according to the Panamanians, 3,000 civilians. Maybe they're right. We don't investigate our own crimes, so nobody knows.

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Noam Chomsky
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: December 7
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