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Post #270,851
by inthane-chan
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10/19/06 5:58:24 PM
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New War is a racket
[link|http://www.veteransforpeace.org/war_is_a_racket_033103.htm|http://www.veteransf...racket_033103.htm]

Forwarded to me off of a political discussion list, this essay written on the eve of World War II is pretty darn good IMO.
Odoru aho ni miru aho!
Onaji aho nara odoranya son son!
Post #270,853
by tjsinclair
10/19/06 6:04:53 PM
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New Another note about Gen. Butler
Some of you may already know this, but Butler was approached by a group of businessmen in 1933 to help them with a military coup to overthrown FDR.

[link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot|Wikipedia on "Business Plot"]

Instead, he reported tihis plot and testified about it before Congress. Interestingly, no prosecutions were ever pursued and the matter has been mostly suppressed.

We need more Smedley Butlers.



Tom Sinclair

"This is a lovely party," said the Bursar to a chair, "I wish I was here."
-- The Bursar is a man under a *lot* of stress
(Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)
     War is a racket - (inthane-chan) - (1) - Oct. 19, 2006, 05:58:24 PM EDT
         Another note about Gen. Butler - (tjsinclair) - Oct. 19, 2006, 06:04:53 PM EDT

Yeah, God forbid it should be your Mom.
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