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<p style="text-align: left;" class=""><!-- End call to action pullout box table -->Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State used the State Department as a marketing firm for weapons dealers<sup class="">1</sup> and openly proposed to conquer one-third of Syria and
to overthrow the government of Venezuela.<sup class="">2</sup><br class="">
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But <b class="">Tillerson occasionally dragged his feet</b>, on weapons deals<sup class="">3</sup>, on antagonizing North Korea<sup class="">4</sup>, and on shredding the nuclear agreement with Iran<sup class="">5</sup>. These are issues on which the fate of
<b class="">millions, or billions, of lives</b> depend. <br class="">
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Trump has nominated current CIA Director <b class="">Mike Pompeo</b> to replace Tillerson, and current CIA Deputy Director
<b class="">Gina Haspel</b> to replace Pompeo. <br class="">
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<b class="">Pompeo has overseen</b> drone killings, torture, and the whole array of unaccountable CIA activities. He has openly advocated for the bombing, and overthrowing the government, of Iran.<sup class="">6</sup> Pompeo is clearly eager to head off the
threat of peace in Korea.<sup class="">7</sup><br class="">
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<b class="">Haspel is best known for</b> directly overseeing brutal torture, and making sadistic comments to her victims.<sup class="">8</sup> Last month a federal judge finally ruled that a private contractor can be sued for assisting in U.S. torture.<sup class="">9</sup>
But what about government officials who led the way? Shouldn't they be prosecuted for their crimes, rather than promoted to positions of extreme power?<br class="">
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<b class="">The warmongers are grabbing yet more power and pushing the Doomsday clock even closer to midnight.</b><br class="">
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We have to make a stand for giving diplomacy the barest sliver of a chance. <br class="">
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Background: <br class="">
> <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0umFJDlLPHsteYaYpM2OGrXvj8CTd%2BYa" target="_blank" class="">
<i class="">Common Dreams: </i>'Recipe for War': Experts Warn Pick of Pompeo Intensifies Risk of US Attack on Iran</a><br class="">
> <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Vo8SjMJLJZxZ00OUyB%2BrG7Xvj8CTd%2BYa" target="_blank" class="">
<i class="">Common Dreams:</i> Trump Picks 'Actual Torturer' Gina Haspel as Next CIA Director</a><br class="">
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Footnotes: <br class="">
1. <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QUwfc25U0dfHSA1YnUnUE7Xvj8CTd%2BYa" class="">
<i class="">Cato: </i>Risky Business: The Role of Arms Sales in U.S. Foreign Policy</a><br class="">
2. <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2BO4ESEEzFSbY40Di35%2BIwbXvj8CTd%2BYa" class="">
<i class="">Zero Hedge:</i> Tillerson Fired As North Korea Talks Approach, Differences Over Iran</a><br class="">
3. <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=rsJZyguxbFwkXJqczEf5MbXvj8CTd%2BYa" class="">
<i class="">Washington Post: </i>White House angry with Tillerson over Gulf arms-sales delays</a><br class="">
4. <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QKqz9arajPvCeNrp%2BxsTWbXvj8CTd%2BYa" class="">
<i class="">Washington Post:</i> Tillerson vs. Pompeo: Two very different views of North Korea</a><br class="">
5. <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Z6mFrsGPfLRjcmxG6qSicbXvj8CTd%2BYa" class="">
<i class="">CNN:</i> Tillerson's dramatic plan to save Iran deal, keep up pressure</a><br class="">
6. <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=43MCK7nhdSAEAEu0OpFL9bXvj8CTd%2BYa" class="">
<i class="">HuffPost:</i> Trump CIA Pick Hyped Facts On Iran, Downplayed Costs Of War</a><br class="">
7. <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2lMs7ylLXDqv6sqI9J8%2FyLXvj8CTd%2BYa" class="">
<i class="">Daily News: </i>CIA director Mike Pompeo says U.S. making 'no concessions' before North Korea talks</a><br class="">
8. <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=w9eyYthTukx4ZJk4P%2F08z7Xvj8CTd%2BYa" class="">
<i class="">Common Dreams:</i> Trump Picks 'Actual Torturer' Gina Haspel as Next CIA Director</a><br class="">
9. <a href="http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0umFJDlLPHsaouCVKtRimrXvj8CTd%2BYa" class="">
<i class="">Shadowproof: </i>Judge: Iraqis Sufficiently Allege Torture By Military Contractor And May Proceed With Lawsuit</a><br class="">
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