@emptywheel Exactly what I was thinking...
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@imlpdx More and more I keep thinking of the attracting the Spanish Civil War had.
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@emptywheel or even more recent was Afghanistan 1989 -
@biasedreporter True. We can ask Dana Rohrabacher about that. - End of conversation
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@emptywheel A photo of French/Liberian WWI soldiers made me think of the Foreign Legion and then Franco and, well, you know how it goes...
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@emptywheel@AnthonyMcIntyre That was during the pre-Cold War Cold War. The 'War on Terror' hadn't yet been invented.pic.twitter.com/e4rhugsnkt
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@emptywheel Yes. They were terrified Hemingway would raid their gin stores.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel idunno about the UK, but Canada certainly didn't view Spanish war volunteers with any appreciation. Today would be terrorists.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel yes but back then it was called Ye Olde Terror Threat LevelThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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