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[Morton K. Brussel]

More extracts from the inestimable Bill Blum:

…"Join the Army, visit far away places, meet interesting people, and  
kill them.”
War licenses men to take part in what would otherwise be described as  
psychopathic behavior.

"Sometimes I think it should be a rule of war that you have to see  
somebody up close and get to know him before you can shoot him." —  
Colonel Potter, M*A*S*H

"In the struggle of Good against Evil, it's always the people who get  
killed." — Eduardo Galeano


After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, a Taliban leader  
declared that “God is on our side, and if the world’s people try to  
set fire to Afghanistan, God will protect us and help us.” 4

"I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job." —  
George W. Bush, 2004, during the war in Iraq. 5

"I believe that Christ died for my sins and I am redeemed through him.  
That is a source of strength and sustenance on a daily basis." —  
Barack Obama. 6

Why don't church leaders forbid Catholics from joining the military  
with the same fervor they tell Catholics to stay away from abortion  
clinics?

God, war, the World Bank, the IMF, free trade agreements, NATO, the  
war on terrorism, the war on drugs, "anti-war" candidates, and Nobel  
Peace Prizes can be seen as simply different instruments for the  
advancement of US imperialism.



… For Blum's complete commentary, see http://killinghope.org/bblum6/aer75.html

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