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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

Are Americans about to be led again into a war based on misrepresentations and lies? It’s happened before, most recently with the wars in Iraq and Vietnam.

The Conversation · Dec 18, 2025

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

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

The Conversation · Sep 23, 2025

Ed Helms on FBI's epic fail & The Office

Beloved "Office" actor talks about the legendary FBI break-in that inspired his "history nerd" podcast

Salon · Aug 21, 2024