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chlamor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-21-05 10:16 PM
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Militarism Threatens to Bankrupt U.S. Economically and Morally
Militarism threatens to bankrupt U.S. economically and morally

By Reed M. Smith

04/21/05 "Daily Times" - - Michael Parenti, eminent author and historian, recently told an audience of almost 300 people in Penn State's Schwab Auditorium that what empires do is much different from how they are represented in history by their leaders.

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It is up to the American people to demand that our representatives stop the warhawks' world-girdling military appetite in the Middle East and elsewhere, restore our own democracy, and devote our tax resources to urgent human needs at home and abroad.

Rampant American militarism is bankrupting our country morally and economically. The sooner we recognize that and rejoin the human race, the better.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8609.htm



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Erika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-21-05 10:23 PM
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1. The U.S. is ruled by a corporate globalist
Edited on Thu Apr-21-05 10:24 PM by Erika
who has little interest in the welfare of our country. His followers act as if they have blinders on and cotton in their ears to the truth about this man/puppet's intent.
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The Traveler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-22-05 01:20 AM
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2. Quite correct.
These sheep do not believe they will be required to bleed to serve the money man's purposes. But the sacrificial lamb always bleeds in the end. Poor sheeple.
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Vitruvius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-23-05 04:46 AM
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4. The Rethug chickenhawk sheep believe that OTHER people will do all the
bleeding -- and so far, they've been right.
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-22-05 07:55 AM
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3. Extreme RWers have always been morally bankrupt IMHO, bankruptcy
of the Federal government they are working hard at.
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