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"The United States is not a true democracy"

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(2) NSA-Affà ¤re: Ex-Prà ¤sident Carter verdammt US-Schnuffelei,Von Gregor Peter Schmitz, Atlanta -- Der Spiegel -- July 17, 2013

(3) Former top judge says US risks edging near to dictatorship, Julian Borger, The Guardian, March 13, 2006.

(4) 2 U.S. Supreme Court Justices Warn of Dictatorship. Sept. 18, 2012, Washington's Blog.

(5) Former CIA analyst turned anti-war activist, Ray McGovern, was arrested for trying to enter a public event with former CIA director David Petraeus as the guest speaker. Ray had bought a ticket under an assumed name. Yet, as he arrived to the 92nd street Y, he was told: "Ray, you're not welcome here". He was handcuffed, hauled to a local precinct and charged with resisting arrest. He spent the night on a stainless steel cot. RT November 1, 2014. (6) Inequality is a choice. Joseph Stiglitz. The New York Times, Oct. 13, 2013.

(7) In the November mid-term election, four billion dollars were spent in advertising, one quarter coming from large corporate donors. This follows the Supreme Court's 2010 decision to reject corporate spending limits in candidate elections (Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission).

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