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Originally posted by nh_ee In "War Is A Racket", Butler points to a variety of examples, mostly from World War I, where industrialists whose operations were subsidized by public funding were able to generate substantial profits essentially from mass human suffering and War.
Originally posted by retzius
I know there is a lot of vitriol toward him, but have you ever entertained the idea that he is just a useless tool in this whole game, that he really wants to speak up but either wont or cant.
Originally posted by snowen20
reply to post by stikkinikki
What’s wrong with poking the nest?
Doing so keeps them on their toes, and even if it doesn’t what does one have to lose by eyeballing government activity?
Originally posted by retzius
I mean, they are the ones in power right? What could they possibly fear or how could their hands be tied to where they are trying to leak info to the press but cant say it outright?
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Originally posted by snowen20
"There are going to be a lot of you who want to go, ‘Whoa, wait a minute, yo, whoa, whoa, I don't know about that decision.' Because if you think the decision is sound when they're made, which I believe you will when they're made, they're not likely to be as popular as they are sound. Because if they're popular, they're probably not sound."
Originally posted by In nothing we trust
Looks like the security agencies want to protect themselves from being downsized by the new president. Keep 'em afraid and insecure all the time.
Originally posted by Good Wolf
Were not exactly a foreign power. I don't think the Gov't are doing this specifically with us in mind, it's astronomically unlikely.
Originally posted by king9072
The terrorists, the real terrorists that are cooking up any plans that harm your fellow citizens as well as mine, are not foreign, they are only domestic. That, you should realize now.
Originally posted by king9072
Edit: Then it became clear why your so ill-informed... "The information is readily available on the web, a simple wiki search yeilds the information I have given and much more. "
Wikipropaganda is your source, wow.
Originally posted by captiva
IMO this is just an increase in fear mongering.
Originally posted by MischeviousElf
There is real concern over AIDS for example, is it a real natural disease?
Originally posted by midnight_sun
With out providing any data I would like to point out that we cull the population at certain points of history too. World wars are one way, nature does it with plagues. Would any like to expand on this ???
Originally posted by rken2
There are two groups. A north and a south. extremes always balance. This is the way it is and way it has to be, and the way it has always been. Don't get caught in the extremes.
Originally posted by themamayada
That's what I still don't get. I always thought that our country's economy boomed during wartime. (yes, the big corps mentioned above also boom too). Need to make lots of bullets, machines, vehicles, etc. So why isn't our economy booming since we're in practically a war with everyone now? Is it because we just hand over money, and no USA-produced goods?
Originally posted by robertnesta
just out of curiosity does anyone know if a gas mask, or some type of military breathing mask you can get for like $80 could protect from an airborne virus??
Originally posted by GorehoundLarry
we'll find out sooner or later.
Originally posted by son of PC
I don't think that a hard green light has been given for either:
1. naval blockade
2. missile attack on Bushehr
Mostly, what I have gotten over the years is that a final "green light" is not given for an action until very close to the event day. From watching and reading it seems that a good deal of planned actions are scrubbed. For example:
1. August 2005 appears to have been an action scrubbed
2. Oct. 2007. Russians pull engineers and workers out of Bushehr. Chertoff in training drill in Portland area. Putin arrives in Iran somewhat unexpectedly. Russians begin daily bomber flights shortly there after.
Originally posted by lightchild
Follow the money!
I wonder who has stocks and shares in
Healthcare
Drugs
Defence
Won't all this talk and fear make those stocks rise?
Originally posted by lightchild
Follow the money!
I wonder who has stocks and shares in
Healthcare
Drugs
Defence
Won't all this talk and fear make those stocks rise?
Originally posted by retzius
It is crazy that he specifically mentioned "biological weapons" and that they called a press briefing just for this purpose.
When I see Bush at these things lately he looks haggard. I know there is a lot of vitriol toward him, but have you ever entertained the idea that he is just a useless tool in this whole game, that he really wants to speak up but either wont or cant.
Ret