“If I were the president, I could stop terrorist
\nattacks against the United States in a few days.
\nPermanently. I would first apologize to all the widows
\nand orphans, the tortured and impoverished, and all the
\nmany millions of other victims of American imperialism.
\nThen I would announce, in all sincerity, to every
\ncorner of the world, that America’s global
\ninterventions have come to an end, and inform Israel
\nthat it is no longer the 51st state of the USA but now
\n— oddly enough — a foreign country. I would then
\nreduce the military budget by at least 90% and use the
\nsavings to pay reparations to the victims. There would
\nbe more than enough money. One year’s military budget
\nof 330 billion dollars is equal to more than $18,000 an
\nhour for every hour since Jesus Christ was born.
\nThat’s what I’d do on my first three days in the White
\nHouse. On the fourth day, I’d be assassinated.”
\n–William Blum, author of “Killing Hope: U.S. Military
\nand CIA Interventions Since World War II,” and “Rogue
\nState: A Guide to the World’s Only Superpower.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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