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Ron Smith <\/strong>and I had a rollicking chat on “Assassin Nation<\/strong>” on WBAL this morning. <\/p>\n

Ron is much savier than most hosts – and he has paid attention for decades to how government power has accumulated and become far more dangerous. <\/p>\n

We also took some whacks at WikiLeaks<\/strong> critics. I commented that many Americans were reacting to the disclosures like a mob of peasants with torches rushing towards Frankenstein’s castle. <\/p>\n

The recording of today’s show is available here, at the WBAL site<\/strong><\/a>. Or, you can click directly on any of the five separate files below to hear the show:<\/p>\n

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