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Your sig: "America: fast becoming a militant fascist theocracy"

Maybe this is a better understanding:

The U.S. government's militant behavior has not been fast. The U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since World War II.

The violent behavior has nothing to do with religion. Bush only discusses religion so that he can get votes. The U.S. government has been an equal opportunity killer: 3,000,000 people killed since World War II, most of them in Vietnam. The people killed were from many religions.

The U.S. government violence is not really fascist. It is profitist. I don't think those who want profit care about politics, they only engage in manipulating government because that brings easy profit. On the other hand, caring only about money eventually causes the rigid behavior that might be called fascism, but is really a kind of mental illness.

The system works by creating fear so that citizens will allow rich people to engage in secret and not-so-secret violence for profit. Cheney is doing some of the not secret part now, by implying that a vote for Kerry is a vote for a terrorist attack.

Alcoholics are often very likable on the surface; they are anything but likable in reality. They have such inner conflict that they are not easily able to be analytical. Their thoughts are so disorganized that they cannot express complicated ideas easily.

Bush acts exactly like recovered alcoholics usually act: The psychological effects of alcoholism provide a framework for understanding the Bush administration.. See points 1 through 13.

Most of what Bush says was written by someone else.

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Bush: Spending money the U.S. doesn't have to make himself look good.

From the web site: "WordCount data currently comes from the British National Corpus, a 100 million word collection of samples of written and spoken language from a wide range of sources, designed to represent an accurate cross-section of current English usage."

The BNC gives British English usage, not English usage. It does not reflect U.S. English usage. Britain has only 59 million people. The United States has 294 million people. Britain has a small percentage of the total number of English speakers.

This is just an ad agency attempting to advertise to prospective clients. The agency is trying to impress people who aren't very knowledgeable about advertising. A knowledgeable person would be very negative about the agency's misuse of facts.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

From the web site: "WordCount data currently comes from the British National Corpus, a 100 million word collection of samples of written and spoken language from a wide range of sources, designed to represent an accurate cross-section of current English usage."

The BNC gives British English usage, not English usage. It does not reflect U.S. English usage. Britain has only 59 million people. The United States has 294 million people. Britain has a small percentage of the total number of English speakers.

This is just an ad agency attempting to advertise to prospective clients. The agency is trying to impress people who aren't very knowledgeable about advertising. A knowledgeable person would be very negative about the agency's misuse of facts.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

From the web site: "WordCount data currently comes from the British National Corpus, a 100 million word collection of samples of written and spoken language from a wide range of sources, designed to represent an accurate cross-section of current English usage."

The BNC gives British English usage, not English usage. It does not reflect U.S. English usage. Britain has only 59 million people. The United States has 294 million people. Britain has a small percentage of the total number of English speakers.

This is just an ad agency attempting to advertise to prospective clients. The agency is trying to impress people who aren't very knowledgeable about advertising. A knowledgeable person would be very negative about the agency's misuse of facts.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

It will be advertised as free after rebates. There will be three rebate coupons, all of which want the original UPC code. One of the coupons will ask for a form Fry's doesn't have. But you can call back on Monday and talk to a manager.

But, don't worry, the reason the price is so good is that they have determined that it doesn't work. Another customer already discovered that, that's why the box has a sticker.

True Fry's story: I did considerable research about which low-cost router to buy to protect a computer at a branch office. Then one Friday I saw in the Fry's ad the router I had chosen was free after rebate. That called into question my research. If they were good, why were they being dumped? On the other hand, how can you say no to free? So I bought three for the cost of jumping through the rebate hoops.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

It will be advertised as free after rebates. There will be three rebate coupons, all of which want the original UPC code. One of the coupons will ask for a form Fry's doesn't have. But you can call back on Monday and talk to a manager.

But, don't worry, the reason the price is so good is that they have determined that it doesn't work. Another customer already discovered that, that's why the box has a sticker.

True Fry's story: I did considerable research about which low-cost router to buy to protect a computer at a branch office. Then one Friday I saw in the Fry's ad the router I had chosen was free after rebate. That called into question my research. If they were good, why were they being dumped? On the other hand, how can you say no to free? So I bought three for the cost of jumping through the rebate hoops.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

It will be advertised as free after rebates. There will be three rebate coupons, all of which want the original UPC code. One of the coupons will ask for a form Fry's doesn't have. But you can call back on Monday and talk to a manager.

But, don't worry, the reason the price is so good is that they have determined that it doesn't work. Another customer already discovered that, that's why the box has a sticker.

True Fry's story: I did considerable research about which low-cost router to buy to protect a computer at a branch office. Then one Friday I saw in the Fry's ad the router I had chosen was free after rebate. That called into question my research. If they were good, why were they being dumped? On the other hand, how can you say no to free? So I bought three for the cost of jumping through the rebate hoops.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

"Bashing" Microsoft is like "bashing" the present U.S. government administration. Unless they have spent many hours studying them, those who complain probably don't know one-one-hundredth of the abusiveness.

I've been trying to understand the underlying causes of organizational abusiveness. Partly it seems that rich people often begin to think of themselves as above everyone else. The begin to have a subtle kind of mental breakdown. For them, continuing to think of themselves as superior is like drugs to a crack addict.

The article Windows XP Shows the Direction Microsoft is Going shows a little of the inability of Microsoft to be a good world citizen. It's old now and needs updating, but it does give a small idea of the breadth and depth of Microsoft abusiveness.

Three movies and 35 books say that the present administration of the U.S. government is extremely corrupt. See the article Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government.

At present vice-president Dick Cheney is visiting all the states with many undecided voters to tell them that the U.S. is constantly at war, and he and George W. Bush are the best people to lead a war. The U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since World War 2. The system works by creating fear so rich people can profit.

As former U.S. President and Supreme Commander of Allied Forces General Dwight D. Eisenhower said in a famous speech, beware of the "military-industrial complex". Here's a quote:

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

"We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."

Another quote:

"The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present - and is gravely to be regarded."

If you love the U.S. as much as I do, you will stop worrying about bashing, and you will begin trying to understand the conflicts and begin trying to help the world out of the mess it gets itself in when people don't think deeply.

At present, those who complain about Microsoft are often attacked by people who are uninformed. This delays needed improvements inside Microsoft.

Really, really caring makes you strong.

"Bashing" Microsoft is like "bashing" the present U.S. government administration. Unless they have spent many hours studying them, those who complain probably don't know one-one-hundredth of the abusiveness.

I've been trying to understand the underlying causes of organizational abusiveness. Partly it seems that rich people often begin to think of themselves as above everyone else. The begin to have a subtle kind of mental breakdown. For them, continuing to think of themselves as superior is like drugs to a crack addict.

The article Windows XP Shows the Direction Microsoft is Going shows a little of the inability of Microsoft to be a good world citizen. It's old now and needs updating, but it does give a small idea of the breadth and depth of Microsoft abusiveness.

Three movies and 35 books say that the present administration of the U.S. government is extremely corrupt. See the article Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government.

At present vice-president Dick Cheney is visiting all the states with many undecided voters to tell them that the U.S. is constantly at war, and he and George W. Bush are the best people to lead a war. The U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since World War 2. The system works by creating fear so rich people can profit.

As former U.S. President and Supreme Commander of Allied Forces General Dwight D. Eisenhower said in a famous speech, beware of the "military-industrial complex". Here's a quote:

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

"We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."

Another quote:

"The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present - and is gravely to be regarded."

If you love the U.S. as much as I do, you will stop worrying about bashing, and you will begin trying to understand the conflicts and begin trying to help the world out of the mess it gets itself in when people don't think deeply.

At present, those who complain about Microsoft are often attacked by people who are uninformed. This delays needed improvements inside Microsoft.

Really, really caring makes you strong.

"Bashing" Microsoft is like "bashing" the present U.S. government administration. Unless they have spent many hours studying them, those who complain probably don't know one-one-hundredth of the abusiveness.

I've been trying to understand the underlying causes of organizational abusiveness. Partly it seems that rich people often begin to think of themselves as above everyone else. The begin to have a subtle kind of mental breakdown. For them, continuing to think of themselves as superior is like drugs to a crack addict.

The article Windows XP Shows the Direction Microsoft is Going shows a little of the inability of Microsoft to be a good world citizen. It's old now and needs updating, but it does give a small idea of the breadth and depth of Microsoft abusiveness.

Three movies and 35 books say that the present administration of the U.S. government is extremely corrupt. See the article Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government.

At present vice-president Dick Cheney is visiting all the states with many undecided voters to tell them that the U.S. is constantly at war, and he and George W. Bush are the best people to lead a war. The U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since World War 2. The system works by creating fear so rich people can profit.

As former U.S. President and Supreme Commander of Allied Forces General Dwight D. Eisenhower said in a famous speech, beware of the "military-industrial complex". Here's a quote:

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

"We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."

Another quote:

"The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present - and is gravely to be regarded."

If you love the U.S. as much as I do, you will stop worrying about bashing, and you will begin trying to understand the conflicts and begin trying to help the world out of the mess it gets itself in when people don't think deeply.

At present, those who complain about Microsoft are often attacked by people who are uninformed. This delays needed improvements inside Microsoft.

Really, really caring makes you strong.

Wow! It's a game of "How do you feel?" I can contribute to that!

How do you feel about the fact that Bush's education improvements in Texas were at least partly Fraud?

How do you feel about George W. Bush holding hands in public with Saudi Arabia's "Prince Bandar", especially since al Qaeda's prime complaint is that the U.S. government is interfering with Saudi politics, and the U.S. government is, in fact, doing that, partly through this man the Bush family calls "Bandar Bush"? (See the network TV footage shown in the movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" for the hand holding.)

How do you feel about the fact that the U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since WW2? The U.S. government seems to create fear to get support from the people, so rich people can profit from violence.

How do you feel about the fact that Bush and Cheney are the most arrested U.S. leaders in history? Bush says he has been arrested 3 times, once for the very serious crime of driving while drunk. Cheney has been arrested at least twice, both times for driving while drunk:

George W. Bush DUI, 1st record of arrest
George W. Bush DUI, 2nd record of arrest

Dick Cheney DUI, record of 1st arrest
Dick Cheney DUI, record of 2nd arrest

DUI means "Driving Under the Influence" of alcohol. A DUI is a conviction for a very serious crime, a crime that endangers everyone on the road, a crime that often kills people. A DUI conviction means that the driver felt such a strong need to be drunk that he or she was willing to take a chance of murder.

How do you feel about the fact that family life is so stressful in the U.S. that children turn to drugs to try to cope:

"The daughter of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was arrested... ... while allegedly trying to buy the anti-anxiety drug Xanax." (Jeb Bush is George W. Bush's brother.) Noelle Bush was arrested and charged with fraud, not for trying to buy marijuana, but for trying to buy an anti-anxiety drug. Why was she willing to break the law to buy a drug to become less anxious? Because living in her family is very anxiety-producing?

George W. Bush's daughters seem to be imitating their alcoholic father. The BBC article, Alcohol sentence for Bush daughter, says that "Barbara and Jenna Bush were both charged." Ask yourself, why do these teenage women feel they need a drug like alcohol so badly that they are willing to break the law?

Wow! It's a game of "How do you feel?" I can contribute to that!

How do you feel about the fact that Bush's education improvements in Texas were at least partly Fraud?

How do you feel about George W. Bush holding hands in public with Saudi Arabia's "Prince Bandar", especially since al Qaeda's prime complaint is that the U.S. government is interfering with Saudi politics, and the U.S. government is, in fact, doing that, partly through this man the Bush family calls "Bandar Bush"? (See the network TV footage shown in the movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" for the hand holding.)

How do you feel about the fact that the U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since WW2? The U.S. government seems to create fear to get support from the people, so rich people can profit from violence.

How do you feel about the fact that Bush and Cheney are the most arrested U.S. leaders in history? Bush says he has been arrested 3 times, once for the very serious crime of driving while drunk. Cheney has been arrested at least twice, both times for driving while drunk:

George W. Bush DUI, 1st record of arrest
George W. Bush DUI, 2nd record of arrest

Dick Cheney DUI, record of 1st arrest
Dick Cheney DUI, record of 2nd arrest

DUI means "Driving Under the Influence" of alcohol. A DUI is a conviction for a very serious crime, a crime that endangers everyone on the road, a crime that often kills people. A DUI conviction means that the driver felt such a strong need to be drunk that he or she was willing to take a chance of murder.

How do you feel about the fact that family life is so stressful in the U.S. that children turn to drugs to try to cope:

"The daughter of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was arrested... ... while allegedly trying to buy the anti-anxiety drug Xanax." (Jeb Bush is George W. Bush's brother.) Noelle Bush was arrested and charged with fraud, not for trying to buy marijuana, but for trying to buy an anti-anxiety drug. Why was she willing to break the law to buy a drug to become less anxious? Because living in her family is very anxiety-producing?

George W. Bush's daughters seem to be imitating their alcoholic father. The BBC article, Alcohol sentence for Bush daughter, says that "Barbara and Jenna Bush were both charged." Ask yourself, why do these teenage women feel they need a drug like alcohol so badly that they are willing to break the law?

Wow! It's a game of "How do you feel?" I can contribute to that!

How do you feel about the fact that Bush's education improvements in Texas were at least partly Fraud?

How do you feel about George W. Bush holding hands in public with Saudi Arabia's "Prince Bandar", especially since al Qaeda's prime complaint is that the U.S. government is interfering with Saudi politics, and the U.S. government is, in fact, doing that, partly through this man the Bush family calls "Bandar Bush"? (See the network TV footage shown in the movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" for the hand holding.)

How do you feel about the fact that the U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since WW2? The U.S. government seems to create fear to get support from the people, so rich people can profit from violence.

How do you feel about the fact that Bush and Cheney are the most arrested U.S. leaders in history? Bush says he has been arrested 3 times, once for the very serious crime of driving while drunk. Cheney has been arrested at least twice, both times for driving while drunk:

George W. Bush DUI, 1st record of arrest
George W. Bush DUI, 2nd record of arrest

Dick Cheney DUI, record of 1st arrest
Dick Cheney DUI, record of 2nd arrest

DUI means "Driving Under the Influence" of alcohol. A DUI is a conviction for a very serious crime, a crime that endangers everyone on the road, a crime that often kills people. A DUI conviction means that the driver felt such a strong need to be drunk that he or she was willing to take a chance of murder.

How do you feel about the fact that family life is so stressful in the U.S. that children turn to drugs to try to cope:

"The daughter of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was arrested... ... while allegedly trying to buy the anti-anxiety drug Xanax." (Jeb Bush is George W. Bush's brother.) Noelle Bush was arrested and charged with fraud, not for trying to buy marijuana, but for trying to buy an anti-anxiety drug. Why was she willing to break the law to buy a drug to become less anxious? Because living in her family is very anxiety-producing?

George W. Bush's daughters seem to be imitating their alcoholic father. The BBC article, Alcohol sentence for Bush daughter, says that "Barbara and Jenna Bush were both charged." Ask yourself, why do these teenage women feel they need a drug like alcohol so badly that they are willing to break the law?

You know even more that you have provoked people when far more famous bands campaign to get rid of you.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

You know even more that you have provoked people when far more famous bands campaign to get rid of you.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

You know even more that you have provoked people when far more famous bands campaign to get rid of you.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

Paridel, I did not intend to cause you to feel negative feelings.

There is a very serious issue here, however. In my opinion, U.S. government violence must stop. The U.S. government has entered into 24 wars since WW2, killing 3,000,000 people who did not threaten the U.S. It's all part of creating fear so rich people can profit.

By some measures, the U.S. government is the most violent government that has ever existed.

Paridel, I did not intend to cause you to feel negative feelings.

There is a very serious issue here, however. In my opinion, U.S. government violence must stop. The U.S. government has entered into 24 wars since WW2, killing 3,000,000 people who did not threaten the U.S. It's all part of creating fear so rich people can profit.

By some measures, the U.S. government is the most violent government that has ever existed.

Paridel, I did not intend to cause you to feel negative feelings.

There is a very serious issue here, however. In my opinion, U.S. government violence must stop. The U.S. government has entered into 24 wars since WW2, killing 3,000,000 people who did not threaten the U.S. It's all part of creating fear so rich people can profit.

By some measures, the U.S. government is the most violent government that has ever existed.

MOD PARENT UP!

Look at this map of Cambodia. Notice that it is less than 180 miles (300 kilometers) from the end of the Mekong Delta to Cambodia.

Those who research these things say that the U.S. killed only 150,000 to 300,000 Cambodian people directly, if I remember correctly. (None of these people threatened the United States. Even if they knew where the U.S. was, they would not have had the money to go there.) However, the researchers say that it is sensible to estimate that the U.S. government is responsible for the deaths of perhaps 2,000,000 more that happened because of the resultant destabilization of the country.

The U.S. government was trying to hide its activities in Cambodia because officials feared the reaction of U.S. citizens. However, there were military activities in Cambodia long before Henry Kissinger was open about bombing there.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

MOD PARENT UP!

Look at this map of Cambodia. Notice that it is less than 180 miles (300 kilometers) from the end of the Mekong Delta to Cambodia.

Those who research these things say that the U.S. killed only 150,000 to 300,000 Cambodian people directly, if I remember correctly. (None of these people threatened the United States. Even if they knew where the U.S. was, they would not have had the money to go there.) However, the researchers say that it is sensible to estimate that the U.S. government is responsible for the deaths of perhaps 2,000,000 more that happened because of the resultant destabilization of the country.

The U.S. government was trying to hide its activities in Cambodia because officials feared the reaction of U.S. citizens. However, there were military activities in Cambodia long before Henry Kissinger was open about bombing there.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

MOD PARENT UP!

Look at this map of Cambodia. Notice that it is less than 180 miles (300 kilometers) from the end of the Mekong Delta to Cambodia.

Those who research these things say that the U.S. killed only 150,000 to 300,000 Cambodian people directly, if I remember correctly. (None of these people threatened the United States. Even if they knew where the U.S. was, they would not have had the money to go there.) However, the researchers say that it is sensible to estimate that the U.S. government is responsible for the deaths of perhaps 2,000,000 more that happened because of the resultant destabilization of the country.

The U.S. government was trying to hide its activities in Cambodia because officials feared the reaction of U.S. citizens. However, there were military activities in Cambodia long before Henry Kissinger was open about bombing there.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

There's a funny self-consistency in my guess about the machine used to prepare the memos. Back then anyone writing and publishing computer user manuals really struggled with the publishing. Whenever something needed to look professional, we had it typeset. To do that, we did what is called "spec type". On one occasion I spent 11 hours specifying typesetting values for one particularly complicated page.

After you have spent many, many hours worrying about the look of type, you begin to be extremely sensitive to everything about it. (Either that, or you wouldn't be successful.)

Looking at the letters discussing preferential treatment for George W. Bush brings back strong memories. The Selectric was an unbelievably complicated machine that needed frequent service because it depended on everything being adjusted to extremely fine tolerances.

Anyone familiar with this can see something funny about the letters immediately. It's obvious to me. Whoever had the typing machine did not have the maintenance contract. It's easy to know this because the letters are not all level with the baseline. That's what would happen when the Selectric or other typing machine from the same family was not adjusted.

The funny self-consistency is this. It's easy to guess that they got the machine from the general's office after some civilian secretary there decided that the new machine was too complicated to learn. But, since an office of lower rank was not allowed to have such a machine, they did not have the maintenance contract. That could be why the baseline of the type is so messy.

Someone said that the letters were forgeries because they were obviously done with Microsoft Word. It is impossible to simulate the variation of baseline with Microsoft Word; Word is too basic a tool, it is not able to do many of the functions of real typesetting. People who are sensitive to the beauty of type certainly don't use MS Word.

I use Ventura Publisher. It is possible to vary the baseline in Ventura or in Quark Express. I've never had experience with Quark, but I've talked extensively with professional typesetters who do use it.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

There's a funny self-consistency in my guess about the machine used to prepare the memos. Back then anyone writing and publishing computer user manuals really struggled with the publishing. Whenever something needed to look professional, we had it typeset. To do that, we did what is called "spec type". On one occasion I spent 11 hours specifying typesetting values for one particularly complicated page.

After you have spent many, many hours worrying about the look of type, you begin to be extremely sensitive to everything about it. (Either that, or you wouldn't be successful.)

Looking at the letters discussing preferential treatment for George W. Bush brings back strong memories. The Selectric was an unbelievably complicated machine that needed frequent service because it depended on everything being adjusted to extremely fine tolerances.

Anyone familiar with this can see something funny about the letters immediately. It's obvious to me. Whoever had the typing machine did not have the maintenance contract. It's easy to know this because the letters are not all level with the baseline. That's what would happen when the Selectric or other typing machine from the same family was not adjusted.

The funny self-consistency is this. It's easy to guess that they got the machine from the general's office after some civilian secretary there decided that the new machine was too complicated to learn. But, since an office of lower rank was not allowed to have such a machine, they did not have the maintenance contract. That could be why the baseline of the type is so messy.

Someone said that the letters were forgeries because they were obviously done with Microsoft Word. It is impossible to simulate the variation of baseline with Microsoft Word; Word is too basic a tool, it is not able to do many of the functions of real typesetting. People who are sensitive to the beauty of type certainly don't use MS Word.

I use Ventura Publisher. It is possible to vary the baseline in Ventura or in Quark Express. I've never had experience with Quark, but I've talked extensively with professional typesetters who do use it.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

There's a funny self-consistency in my guess about the machine used to prepare the memos. Back then anyone writing and publishing computer user manuals really struggled with the publishing. Whenever something needed to look professional, we had it typeset. To do that, we did what is called "spec type". On one occasion I spent 11 hours specifying typesetting values for one particularly complicated page.

After you have spent many, many hours worrying about the look of type, you begin to be extremely sensitive to everything about it. (Either that, or you wouldn't be successful.)

Looking at the letters discussing preferential treatment for George W. Bush brings back strong memories. The Selectric was an unbelievably complicated machine that needed frequent service because it depended on everything being adjusted to extremely fine tolerances.

Anyone familiar with this can see something funny about the letters immediately. It's obvious to me. Whoever had the typing machine did not have the maintenance contract. It's easy to know this because the letters are not all level with the baseline. That's what would happen when the Selectric or other typing machine from the same family was not adjusted.

The funny self-consistency is this. It's easy to guess that they got the machine from the general's office after some civilian secretary there decided that the new machine was too complicated to learn. But, since an office of lower rank was not allowed to have such a machine, they did not have the maintenance contract. That could be why the baseline of the type is so messy.

Someone said that the letters were forgeries because they were obviously done with Microsoft Word. It is impossible to simulate the variation of baseline with Microsoft Word; Word is too basic a tool, it is not able to do many of the functions of real typesetting. People who are sensitive to the beauty of type certainly don't use MS Word.

I use Ventura Publisher. It is possible to vary the baseline in Ventura or in Quark Express. I've never had experience with Quark, but I've talked extensively with professional typesetters who do use it.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

One thing discussions like this have taught me is that there are a LOT of people who have very little idea what their government is doing. There is enough material about U.S. government corruption to make a hundred movies like Fahrenheit 9/11.

I've found that most U.S. citizens don't know that the U.S. government has killed more than 3,000,000 people in war since the end of World War II. None of those people directly threatened the United States.

I've found that most U.S. citizens don't know that the U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since the end of World War II.

Want to educate yourself about U.S. goverment corruption? See the two other movies and read the 35 books reviewed in this article: Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government.

This is how it has been going:

Michael Moore: Parts of the U.S. government are very, very corrupt.

TV shows and newspaper articles: Michael Moore is a liar!

Other TV shows and newspaper articles: Michael Moore is not a liar!

Discussions about Michael Moore are a distraction. We should be discussing U.S. government corruption. For example, we should be discussing the U.S. government's relationship with Saudi Arabia that is unhealthy for both countries. There were only hints of that in Fahrenheit 9/11. The movie showed network footage of George W. Bush holding hands with Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia. Why was he doing that, aside from the fact that men sometimes hold hands in Saudi Arabia? Why are they so warm with each other that they hold hands in public? One clue: I think we can rule out any idea that Prince Bandar actually likes George W. Bush; that would be very much against Saudi culture.

If you read books about the issues, you may come to the conclusion that by far the biggest underlying issue in the present political campaign is U.S. government violence. You probably won't know this unless you read books.

The present system of violence in the U.S. and Britain started in the 1940s. In the 1940s, it was decided that the U.S. government could act in secret in foreign countries to preserve the profits of U.S. and British companies. It was decided that the U.S. government could not only act in secret, it could break the laws of the foreign country. It was decided the the U.S. government could even arrange the murder of the leaders of foreign countries. Agencies like the CIA were created for secret accomplishment of largely secret foreign policy.

Only an estimated 2% read non-fiction books not connected with work. The system of violence works partly by keeping U.S. citizens ignorant. It is not necessary that all citizens be ignorant, just a large percentage of the voters. Actually, there is plenty of information freely available in books, but only an estimated 2% of American citizens read non-fiction books not connected with their work. It is easy to understand why. United States citizens are the hardest-working in the world, with the exception of the Japanese. Many U.S. citizens have only two weeks of vacation every year, and they need that to rest. They simply don't have time to read books.

However, the only way to understand something as complicated as politics is to read books extensively. The issues are too complicated to express in a few words.

By far the biggest issue in the present political campaign is this fundamental one, about which former Supreme Commander of Allied Forces and former Republican U.S. President General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us in a famous speech. He said that we should beware of the "military-industrial complex". Here are quotes:

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

"We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."

The problem he warned us about has been a major influence on both the politics and quality of life of the United States. The U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since World War II. The system of violence works by creating fear so rich people can profit.

Very few U.S. citizens know the full history of the war against Iraq. This short article is a summary: History surrounding the U.S. war with Iraq: Four short stories.

The events leading up to the present "war on terror" and the two wars against Iraq began in the 1950s, when hidden elements of the U.S. government overthrew a democratically elected president of Iran (Mossadegh) because he wanted to reduce the profits of U.S. and British oil companies doing business in Iran.

The U.S. government supported a very weak man, the Shah of Iran, who became very violent toward his own citizens. Eventually, people in Iran overthrew the Shah. The U.S. government's actions de-stabilized the country and encouraged the violence that came after. The U.S. government supported Iraq against Iran, supplying weapons to Saddam Hussein at a very high profit for the rich owners of U.S. weapons companies. To give a present example, the Bu

If you read books about the issues, you may come to the conclusion that by far the biggest underlying issue in the present political campaign is U.S. government violence. You probably won't know this unless you read books.

The present system of violence in the U.S. and Britain started in the 1940s. In the 1940s, it was decided that the U.S. government could act in secret in foreign countries to preserve the profits of U.S. and British companies. It was decided that the U.S. government could not only act in secret, it could break the laws of the foreign country. It was decided the the U.S. government could even arrange the murder of the leaders of foreign countries. Agencies like the CIA were created for secret accomplishment of largely secret foreign policy.

Only an estimated 2% read non-fiction books not connected with work. The system of violence works partly by keeping U.S. citizens ignorant. It is not necessary that all citizens be ignorant, just a large percentage of the voters. Actually, there is plenty of information freely available in books, but only an estimated 2% of American citizens read non-fiction books not connected with their work. It is easy to understand why. United States citizens are the hardest-working in the world, with the exception of the Japanese. Many U.S. citizens have only two weeks of vacation every year, and they need that to rest. They simply don't have time to read books.

However, the only way to understand something as complicated as politics is to read books extensively. The issues are too complicated to express in a few words.

By far the biggest issue in the present political campaign is this fundamental one, about which former Supreme Commander of Allied Forces and former Republican U.S. President General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us in a famous speech. He said that we should beware of the "military-industrial complex". Here are quotes:

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

"We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."

The problem he warned us about has been a major influence on both the politics and quality of life of the United States. The U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since World War II. The system of violence works by creating fear so rich people can profit.

Very few U.S. citizens know the full history of the war against Iraq. This short article is a summary: History surrounding the U.S. war with Iraq: Four short stories.

The events leading up to the present "war on terror" and the two wars against Iraq began in the 1950s, when hidden elements of the U.S. government overthrew a democratically elected president of Iran (Mossadegh) because he wanted to reduce the profits of U.S. and British oil companies doing business in Iran.

The U.S. government supported a very weak man, the Shah of Iran, who became very violent toward his own citizens. Eventually, people in Iran overthrew the Shah. The U.S. government's actions de-stabilized the country and encouraged the violence that came after. The U.S. government supported Iraq against Iran, supplying weapons to Saddam Hussein at a very high profit for the rich owners of U.S. weapons companies. To give a present example, the Bu

If you read books about the issues, you may come to the conclusion that by far the biggest underlying issue in the present political campaign is U.S. government violence. You probably won't know this unless you read books.

The present system of violence in the U.S. and Britain started in the 1940s. In the 1940s, it was decided that the U.S. government could act in secret in foreign countries to preserve the profits of U.S. and British companies. It was decided that the U.S. government could not only act in secret, it could break the laws of the foreign country. It was decided the the U.S. government could even arrange the murder of the leaders of foreign countries. Agencies like the CIA were created for secret accomplishment of largely secret foreign policy.

Only an estimated 2% read non-fiction books not connected with work. The system of violence works partly by keeping U.S. citizens ignorant. It is not necessary that all citizens be ignorant, just a large percentage of the voters. Actually, there is plenty of information freely available in books, but only an estimated 2% of American citizens read non-fiction books not connected with their work. It is easy to understand why. United States citizens are the hardest-working in the world, with the exception of the Japanese. Many U.S. citizens have only two weeks of vacation every year, and they need that to rest. They simply don't have time to read books.

However, the only way to understand something as complicated as politics is to read books extensively. The issues are too complicated to express in a few words.

By far the biggest issue in the present political campaign is this fundamental one, about which former Supreme Commander of Allied Forces and former Republican U.S. President General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us in a famous speech. He said that we should beware of the "military-industrial complex". Here are quotes:

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

"We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."

The problem he warned us about has been a major influence on both the politics and quality of life of the United States. The U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since World War II. The system of violence works by creating fear so rich people can profit.

Very few U.S. citizens know the full history of the war against Iraq. This short article is a summary: History surrounding the U.S. war with Iraq: Four short stories.

The events leading up to the present "war on terror" and the two wars against Iraq began in the 1950s, when hidden elements of the U.S. government overthrew a democratically elected president of Iran (Mossadegh) because he wanted to reduce the profits of U.S. and British oil companies doing business in Iran.

The U.S. government supported a very weak man, the Shah of Iran, who became very violent toward his own citizens. Eventually, people in Iran overthrew the Shah. The U.S. government's actions de-stabilized the country and encouraged the violence that came after. The U.S. government supported Iraq against Iran, supplying weapons to Saddam Hussein at a very high profit for the rich owners of U.S. weapons companies. To give a present example, the Bu

The site you are thinking of is already cited in the Slashdot story: FactCheck.ORG from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Great site, but very limited focus. There is no examination of the underlying problems. In this case, that is a BIG shortcoming.

By far the biggest issue is one about which former Supreme Commander of Allied Forces and former Republican U.S. President General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us in a famous speech. He said that we should beware of the "military-industrial complex". Here are quotes:

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

"We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."

The problem he warned us about has been happening big time for many years. The U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since WW2. The system of violence works by creating fear so rich people can profit.

Every important speaker at the Republican convention spoke of keeping America safe. Every important speaker was reading speeches written for them by marketing consultants like Karl Rove. "Keeping America Safe" is code for "keeping America fearful by promoting violence so the rich can get richer". It was despicable when Bill Clinton did it, and it continues to be despicable now that George W. Bush is doing it. Possibly many of the nation's leaders are not fully aware of the circumstances. It seems that only a very small percentage of citizens realize the extent of the violence of the U.S. government.

The only really good way to educate yourself about the U.S. government is to read books about it. Here are reviews of 3 movies and 35 books: Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government. It's necessary to gather enough information that you can make your own informed conclusions, and not just copy the conclusions of others.

Don't like the books I found? Find your own. It's your duty as an adult to participate in the political issues of your country.

The site you are thinking of is already cited in the Slashdot story: FactCheck.ORG from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Great site, but very limited focus. There is no examination of the underlying problems. In this case, that is a BIG shortcoming.

By far the biggest issue is one about which former Supreme Commander of Allied Forces and former Republican U.S. President General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us in a famous speech. He said that we should beware of the "military-industrial complex". Here are quotes:

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

"We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."

The problem he warned us about has been happening big time for many years. The U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since WW2. The system of violence works by creating fear so rich people can profit.

Every important speaker at the Republican convention spoke of keeping America safe. Every important speaker was reading speeches written for them by marketing consultants like Karl Rove. "Keeping America Safe" is code for "keeping America fearful by promoting violence so the rich can get richer". It was despicable when Bill Clinton did it, and it continues to be despicable now that George W. Bush is doing it. Possibly many of the nation's leaders are not fully aware of the circumstances. It seems that only a very small percentage of citizens realize the extent of the violence of the U.S. government.

The only really good way to educate yourself about the U.S. government is to read books about it. Here are reviews of 3 movies and 35 books: Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government. It's necessary to gather enough information that you can make your own informed conclusions, and not just copy the conclusions of others.

Don't like the books I found? Find your own. It's your duty as an adult to participate in the political issues of your country.

The site you are thinking of is already cited in the Slashdot story: FactCheck.ORG from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. Great site, but very limited focus. There is no examination of the underlying problems. In this case, that is a BIG shortcoming.

By far the biggest issue is one about which former Supreme Commander of Allied Forces and former Republican U.S. President General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us in a famous speech. He said that we should beware of the "military-industrial complex". Here are quotes:

"In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

"We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."

The problem he warned us about has been happening big time for many years. The U.S. government has engaged in 24 wars since WW2. The system of violence works by creating fear so rich people can profit.

Every important speaker at the Republican convention spoke of keeping America safe. Every important speaker was reading speeches written for them by marketing consultants like Karl Rove. "Keeping America Safe" is code for "keeping America fearful by promoting violence so the rich can get richer". It was despicable when Bill Clinton did it, and it continues to be despicable now that George W. Bush is doing it. Possibly many of the nation's leaders are not fully aware of the circumstances. It seems that only a very small percentage of citizens realize the extent of the violence of the U.S. government.

The only really good way to educate yourself about the U.S. government is to read books about it. Here are reviews of 3 movies and 35 books: Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government. It's necessary to gather enough information that you can make your own informed conclusions, and not just copy the conclusions of others.

Don't like the books I found? Find your own. It's your duty as an adult to participate in the political issues of your country.

There is one of those cultural prisoners now. Always willing to pay for a new war. Votes Republican because George W. Bush believes in God, and only Bush will make us safe from those foreigners. Market researchers like the Bush administration's Karl Rove find it easy to manipulate him to do anything they want.

CP's who think President Bush is religious should read this: It's illogical to vote Republican in 2004.

And those who think the U.S. government's many wars are for security should read this:

24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

There is one of those cultural prisoners now. Always willing to pay for a new war. Votes Republican because George W. Bush believes in God, and only Bush will make us safe from those foreigners. Market researchers like the Bush administration's Karl Rove find it easy to manipulate him to do anything they want.

CP's who think President Bush is religious should read this: It's illogical to vote Republican in 2004.

And those who think the U.S. government's many wars are for security should read this:

24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

There is one of those cultural prisoners now. Always willing to pay for a new war. Votes Republican because George W. Bush believes in God, and only Bush will make us safe from those foreigners. Market researchers like the Bush administration's Karl Rove find it easy to manipulate him to do anything they want.

CP's who think President Bush is religious should read this: It's illogical to vote Republican in 2004.

And those who think the U.S. government's many wars are for security should read this:

24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

" Think of all the damage done by the millions of people reacting to false information."

I have found Encyclopedia Brittanica to be extremely and subtly destructive. The short entry for Nobel prize winner Barbara McClintock gave no idea that her scientific articles spanned a width of 80 feet when put together. I discovered that only after a web search. Her work is still important to molecular biologists. Reading EB gave no impression of her importance.

The paper version of Encyclopedia Brittanica is limited by how much the executives of the company want to spend on paper. They probably say something like this to writers: "Give us 500 words on Barbara McClintock."

Wikipedia has the advantage of being written by enthusiasts.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

" Think of all the damage done by the millions of people reacting to false information."

I have found Encyclopedia Brittanica to be extremely and subtly destructive. The short entry for Nobel prize winner Barbara McClintock gave no idea that her scientific articles spanned a width of 80 feet when put together. I discovered that only after a web search. Her work is still important to molecular biologists. Reading EB gave no impression of her importance.

The paper version of Encyclopedia Brittanica is limited by how much the executives of the company want to spend on paper. They probably say something like this to writers: "Give us 500 words on Barbara McClintock."

Wikipedia has the advantage of being written by enthusiasts.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

" Think of all the damage done by the millions of people reacting to false information."

I have found Encyclopedia Brittanica to be extremely and subtly destructive. The short entry for Nobel prize winner Barbara McClintock gave no idea that her scientific articles spanned a width of 80 feet when put together. I discovered that only after a web search. Her work is still important to molecular biologists. Reading EB gave no impression of her importance.

The paper version of Encyclopedia Brittanica is limited by how much the executives of the company want to spend on paper. They probably say something like this to writers: "Give us 500 words on Barbara McClintock."

Wikipedia has the advantage of being written by enthusiasts.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

A problem with Hauppauge is product confusion. The model number PVR-250 is just a trick number. The real number is 975 or some 3-digit number beginning with 9, and the PVR-250 datasheet doesn't say anything about the real number. A 975 PVR-250 costs maybe $70, and a 980 PVR-250 costs perhaps $120, and there are other numbers, too, apparently.

One of the nastiest aspects of working in technical fields is bored marketing people who don't want to learn about their own products, and don't want to burden their small brains with any technical knowledge whatsoever. When I want to try a new product I spend sometimes an hour or more getting past that.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

A problem with Hauppauge is product confusion. The model number PVR-250 is just a trick number. The real number is 975 or some 3-digit number beginning with 9, and the PVR-250 datasheet doesn't say anything about the real number. A 975 PVR-250 costs maybe $70, and a 980 PVR-250 costs perhaps $120, and there are other numbers, too, apparently.

One of the nastiest aspects of working in technical fields is bored marketing people who don't want to learn about their own products, and don't want to burden their small brains with any technical knowledge whatsoever. When I want to try a new product I spend sometimes an hour or more getting past that.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

A problem with Hauppauge is product confusion. The model number PVR-250 is just a trick number. The real number is 975 or some 3-digit number beginning with 9, and the PVR-250 datasheet doesn't say anything about the real number. A 975 PVR-250 costs maybe $70, and a 980 PVR-250 costs perhaps $120, and there are other numbers, too, apparently.

One of the nastiest aspects of working in technical fields is bored marketing people who don't want to learn about their own products, and don't want to burden their small brains with any technical knowledge whatsoever. When I want to try a new product I spend sometimes an hour or more getting past that.

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

No partisan interest here. It's been going on a long time: 24 wars since WW2. Creating fear so rich people can profit.

However, you seem to say that the 3 movies and 35 recently published books in this article are all wrong, even though they written by all kinds of people, Republicans, Democrats, generals, former government leaders, a Pulitzer Prize winner, political commentators, editorial writers, environmental organizations, and members of the public: Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government.

Name ONE statement that is in error. I'll investigate (again), and if you are correct, I will change it.

Most people don't know that the situation in Iraq began in the 50's, when hidden elements of the U.S. government overthrew a democratically elected president of Iran (Mossadegh) because he wanted to reduce the profits of U.S. and British oil companies doing business in Iran. The U.S. government supported a very weak man, the Shah of Iran, who became very violent toward his own citizens. Eventually, people in Iran overthrew the Shah. The U.S. government's actions de-stabilized the country and encouraged the violence that came after. The U.S. government supported Iraq against Iran, supplying weapons to Saddam Hussein at a very high profit for the rich owners of U.S. weapons companies. The Bush family has long owned part of a company that owns weapons companies. Cheney was head of Halliburton, a company that profits when there is war, especially since Halliburton was able to arrange a secret, no competitive bid contract.

What do you say about that? Is the university that hosts the documents all wrong?

Obviously, there is too much material for any one article. Should I not discuss the corruption of today because there was corruption in the past?

No partisan interest here. It's been going on a long time: 24 wars since WW2. Creating fear so rich people can profit.

However, you seem to say that the 3 movies and 35 recently published books in this article are all wrong, even though they written by all kinds of people, Republicans, Democrats, generals, former government leaders, a Pulitzer Prize winner, political commentators, editorial writers, environmental organizations, and members of the public: Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government.

Name ONE statement that is in error. I'll investigate (again), and if you are correct, I will change it.

Most people don't know that the situation in Iraq began in the 50's, when hidden elements of the U.S. government overthrew a democratically elected president of Iran (Mossadegh) because he wanted to reduce the profits of U.S. and British oil companies doing business in Iran. The U.S. government supported a very weak man, the Shah of Iran, who became very violent toward his own citizens. Eventually, people in Iran overthrew the Shah. The U.S. government's actions de-stabilized the country and encouraged the violence that came after. The U.S. government supported Iraq against Iran, supplying weapons to Saddam Hussein at a very high profit for the rich owners of U.S. weapons companies. The Bush family has long owned part of a company that owns weapons companies. Cheney was head of Halliburton, a company that profits when there is war, especially since Halliburton was able to arrange a secret, no competitive bid contract.

What do you say about that? Is the university that hosts the documents all wrong?

Obviously, there is too much material for any one article. Should I not discuss the corruption of today because there was corruption in the past?

No partisan interest here. It's been going on a long time: 24 wars since WW2. Creating fear so rich people can profit.

However, you seem to say that the 3 movies and 35 recently published books in this article are all wrong, even though they written by all kinds of people, Republicans, Democrats, generals, former government leaders, a Pulitzer Prize winner, political commentators, editorial writers, environmental organizations, and members of the public: Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government.

Name ONE statement that is in error. I'll investigate (again), and if you are correct, I will change it.

Most people don't know that the situation in Iraq began in the 50's, when hidden elements of the U.S. government overthrew a democratically elected president of Iran (Mossadegh) because he wanted to reduce the profits of U.S. and British oil companies doing business in Iran. The U.S. government supported a very weak man, the Shah of Iran, who became very violent toward his own citizens. Eventually, people in Iran overthrew the Shah. The U.S. government's actions de-stabilized the country and encouraged the violence that came after. The U.S. government supported Iraq against Iran, supplying weapons to Saddam Hussein at a very high profit for the rich owners of U.S. weapons companies. The Bush family has long owned part of a company that owns weapons companies. Cheney was head of Halliburton, a company that profits when there is war, especially since Halliburton was able to arrange a secret, no competitive bid contract.

What do you say about that? Is the university that hosts the documents all wrong?

Obviously, there is too much material for any one article. Should I not discuss the corruption of today because there was corruption in the past?

Excellent research. Mod parent up!!

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

Excellent research. Mod parent up!!

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

Excellent research. Mod parent up!!

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24 wars since WW2: Creating fear so rich people can profit.

"Bush is destroying the world WITH OUR MONEY Lick Bush in '04"

Number 19 in the list of reasons why it is difficult to be a Republican: "The Bush administration has accomplished a lot in Iraq. The fact that a lot could be accomplished anywhere with $200 billion of U.S. taxpayer money is not important."

The idea is utterly preposterous. United Parcel Service is clueless about computer issues, if my experience is any guide. UPS WorldShip software is amazingly poorly designed, and the installation is primitive. I needed installation instructions, and had to write them myself: UPS Online WorldShip Software Installation and Un-installation Instructions. No one at UPS has thought to put the instructions online. One UPS tech support rep. told me that was because they wanted to have as many people calling them as possible, so they could keep their jobs.

Unprecedented Corruption: A guide to conflict of interest in the U.S. government