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politicians are "paid" to promote and increase the power of the MIC. end of discussion nt msongs Apr 2012 #1
Money elleng Apr 2012 #2
BINGO! newfie11 Apr 2012 #10
Somebody did guitar man Apr 2012 #3
JFK RobertEarl Apr 2012 #5
I agree. JFK was assassinated for his efforts at world peace... Peace Patriot Apr 2012 #7
Like most JFK conspiracy theorists, you fail to link any of this to the actual assassination RZM Apr 2012 #9
If you haven't read the Douglass book, which documents hifiguy Apr 2012 #17
James Douglass does all the linking necessary in his exhaustively researched book. Peace Patriot Apr 2012 #22
I'll admit it does look like a book worth checking out RZM Apr 2012 #23
This is pretty nonsensical and bears no relation whatever to the historical JFK Spider Jerusalem Apr 2012 #21
You have it in one. hifiguy Apr 2012 #16
GREED...comes to mind. Historic NY Apr 2012 #4
Why in the world do we have almost 3 million active and reserve troops. Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2012 #6
Hard to teach a politician when a politician's cash depends on him not learning anything. Selatius Apr 2012 #8
I also believe that ending private campaign money is necessary to make any considerable changes FlaGatorJD Apr 2012 #14
Because we don't learn from the past. cali Apr 2012 #11
The corporatocracy didn't see it as a warning - they saw it as a business opportunity. baldguy Apr 2012 #12
The warning was probably a few decades too late to heed The2ndWheel Apr 2012 #13
Warmongers make mo money. lonestarnot Apr 2012 #15
Couldn't have said it any better than that FlaGatorJD Apr 2012 #18
'Cuz: $ $ $. Arugula Latte Apr 2012 #19
Ike would be considered too liberal Golden Raisin Apr 2012 #20
What about Eisenhower's own involvement with the coups in Guatemala and Iran? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #24
Sadly, It's Quite the Opposite smoking357 Apr 2012 #25
Bingo! marble falls Feb 2015 #27
Military Industrial Complex 1maddd2mackxxx Feb 2015 #26
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