are condemned to repeat it"
George Santayana
Reminds me of the NSA employees who now feel the gov’t is throwing them under the bus after the surveillance scandal. I guess when they broke the law, they thought their bosses would cover them...
Pilots union warns of 'dry run' by possible terrorists on US flight
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On a Sept. 2 flight from Reagan National Airport in Washington to Orlando, a "Middle Eastern" man rose from his seat and sprinted toward the cockpit, before veering sharply to go into the forward restroom, according to the memo. While he was in there, sever other men moved about the cabin, changing seats and going into overhead bins, it says.
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I seem to recall that we were appalled when we heard about all the Nazis justifying their cruelty with the words “I was just following orders.”