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Master Liar Shinzo Abe Doesn’t Deserve This Lavish Funeral
DISHONEST ABE
The slain former prime minister was responsible for turning Japan into a nation that doesn’t know how to tell the truth.
Jake Adelstein
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Sep. 27 2022
4:59AM EDT
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