John Feffer — The Banality of Haspel

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Gina Haspel is just the type of status-quo choice that Donald Trump promised not to make. She’s not a swamp-drainer. She’s a swamp thing. Trump doesn't have what it takes to confront the US siloviki. LobeLogThe Banality* of Haspel John Feffer* "Banality" is an allusion to Hannah Arendt's The Banality of Evil.

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Mike Norman considers the following as important: CIA, Gina Haspel, torture, US covert services, US deep state

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