america in the world - a quote from Smedley Butler

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america in the world - a quote from Smedley Butler

Postby bigearth » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:37 am

(formerly Maj. Gen.)

this is from 1935..have things changed???

a quote from (fmr) Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1914. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City Bank boys to collect revenues in. I helped in the raping of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street. I helped purify Nicaragua for the International Banking House of Brown Brothers in 1902-1912. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for the American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Honduras right for the American fruit companies in 1903. In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went on its way unmolested. Looking back on it, I might have given Al Capone a few hints. The best he could do was to operate his racket in three districts. I operated on three continents.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler
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Postby bigearth » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:38 am

for some reason, the board's colour scheme does not show up links in a different color, but there are links all over that paragraph..

also the thread title length needs to be made longer..

:?
. is it a wise man, who knows that he is not wise
. it's good to have cynicism but not be cynical
. the more truth you live with, in your life, the stronger you are
. intelligence is merely an attitude to knowledge and learning
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