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Betty Medsger

Betty Medsger

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Trump’s deceptive Venezuela playbook is familiar

We’ve seen this before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq

19.12.2025 3

Salon

Betty Medsger

Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq

Deception and lies from the White House to justify a war in Venezuela? We’ve seen this movie before in run-ups to wars in Vietnam and Iraq

Two US wars based on lies, in which tens of thousands of American troops and millions of civilians died, offer a cautionary tale about the rush to...

18.12.2025 3

The Conversation

Betty Medsger

Trump’s Targeting of ‘Enemies’ Like James Comey Echoes FBI’s Dark History

As a candidate last year, Donald Trump promised retribution against his perceived enemies. As president, he is doing that. At the Department of...

30.09.2025 5

CounterPunch

Betty Medsger

Trump’s Targeting of ‘Enemies’ Like James Comey Echoes FBI’s Dark History of Mass Surveillance, dirty tricks and perversion of justice Under J. Edgar Hoover

As a candidate last year, Donald Trump promised retribution against his perceived enemies. As president, he is doing that. At the Department of...

30.09.2025 10

CounterPunch

Betty Medsger

Trump’s use of FBI to target ‘enemies’ echoes FBI’s dark history of mass surveillance, dirty tricks and perversion of justice under J. Edgar Hoover

Donald Trump has a partisan ally running the FBI. He’s urged retribution against his perceived enemies. Will today’s FBI repeat the vast,...

23.09.2025 30

The Conversation

Betty Medsger