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Octafish

(55,745 posts)
31. Smedley Butler noticed that too.
Mon Dec 23, 2013, 02:09 PM
Dec 2013

"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." -- Maj. Gen. Smedley Darlington Butler, USMC (ret.)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6150066

Notice how SidDithers never criticizes the Bush family, longtime business partners of Brown Brothers Harriman and their attorneys, Allen Dulles and John Foster Dulles of Sullivan & Cromwell.

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. Berlum Dec 2013 #1
Clean, safe, abundant. WowSeriously Dec 2013 #2
What a mess malaise Dec 2013 #3
But but but... nikto Dec 2013 #4
Those who wish to see the potential "fallout" chervilant Dec 2013 #5
This is a long term disaster, no doubt about it madokie Dec 2013 #6
RT. LOL...nt SidDithers Dec 2013 #7
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN and Japan Times Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #8
So why use RT?...nt SidDithers Dec 2013 #10
Who cares what Sid thinks Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #12
Who cares what RT thinks?... SidDithers Dec 2013 #14
RT translated the Japanese story first Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #15
The two links you provided are reporting something quite different than the RT story...nt SidDithers Dec 2013 #17
No one with an IQ over room temperature. N/t 99Forever Dec 2013 #45
Japan! LOL BelgianMadCow Dec 2013 #11
SidDithers, DU's friend of atomic Powers. Octafish Dec 2013 #27
With you, octafish, it's always the BFEE. Everything comes back to the BFEE... SidDithers Dec 2013 #30
Smedley Butler noticed that too. Octafish Dec 2013 #31
Careful, octafish, I think HW is hiding in you bushes...nt SidDithers Dec 2013 #33
Always defending the BFEE. Octafish Dec 2013 #35
Defending the BFEE... SidDithers Dec 2013 #36
Show even one post where you criticize a Bush crime. Octafish Dec 2013 #37
No... SidDithers Dec 2013 #38
Because criticizing BFEE warmongers and banksters isn't your thing. Octafish Dec 2013 #39
Creative Speculation is here:... SidDithers Dec 2013 #40
Nothing speculative in what I post. Octafish Dec 2013 #41
"41. Nothing speculative in what I post."... SidDithers Dec 2013 #42
Not. I find BFEE posts from Octafish some of the best posts at DU. And I don't really mind that lonestarnot Dec 2013 #44
If you could counter what I post about the BFEE, you would, right, SidDithers? Octafish Dec 2013 #49
Can anyone tell me what this means? rgbecker Dec 2013 #9
It would follow what the Russians did Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #13
I will take a swing, Soundman Dec 2013 #18
Thanks Soundman....really helps...a couple of questions. rgbecker Dec 2013 #19
Number 3 Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #20
Reminds me of the Toyota Throttle issue. rgbecker Dec 2013 #22
Each National culture has its own faults Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #25
Sure Soundman Dec 2013 #24
Thanks, I needed that. broiles Dec 2013 #29
du rec. xchrom Dec 2013 #16
Just wanted to add this link to another DU post about Fukushima radiation. rgbecker Dec 2013 #21
My Dad worked at Sandia Base Ichingcarpenter Dec 2013 #23
here.. PCIntern Dec 2013 #26
Bananas contain more radiation than a rat's ass strapped to a Nike nose cone. Octafish Dec 2013 #28
this is going to be the biggest man-made catastrophe in recorded history to date PCIntern Dec 2013 #34
It sure is madokie Dec 2013 #48
So it's not only Rudolph's nose that will be glowing this year? truebrit71 Dec 2013 #32
Hey, I suspect poor Rudolph has been eating nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #47
I fear it will only get worse RobertEarl Dec 2013 #43
Even the Rich Ass Hole 1% will have a place to hide, will they ever get it? mitty14u2 Dec 2013 #46
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