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Mitchell<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="pdftype"><a href="epistulae5.htm">[HTML] </a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="pdftype"><a href="epistulae5.pdf">[PDF] </a></span></li></ul></blockquote> <blockquote><ul><li><strong>Epistulae No. 4</strong><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Morality & Politics</em><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;America s Coup D État in the Making:<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deception and Self- Deception<br> <span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By Claes G. 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