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US Might Start A Nuclear War... Because Iranians Wanted Access To Academic Papers Locked Behind A Paywall?
That is, they "stole" things like "academic journals, theses, dissertations, and electronic books" -- you know, the stuff that professors routinely publish as part of their work.
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The only thing wrong with people “stealing” research papers is that there aren’t more people doing it. Academic publishers are among the most blatant parasites in society.
Elsevier a rent-seeking parasite? No argument there. Now it looks as well, like it's being used by the US government as an spurious excuse to start a war. So a US government stooge as well.
The US can use a potato or a fart to start a war. They don’t care about the reason, they only care about war.
Death is good for business.