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- Glen Ford , BAR executive editorThe Republicans and Democrats are united under the American imperial banner, and only differ on details of strategy to maintain Washington’s global domination.
- Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnistBlack Americans, as perpetual targets of US lies and attacks, should be the first to reject Washington’s rationales for war with Iran.
- Ajamu Baraka, BAR editorThe rhetoric of the Democratic “progressives” only gives cover to the ongoing criminality of the U.S. state and its commitment to permanent war – with congressional approval.
- Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing EditorThe “it” being: put Republicans in power by allowing George Bush to steal the presidency for the second time, in 2004, with no assistance from Russians, Wikileaks or Jill Stein.