The United States' Farm-Grown Terrorism

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The United States' Farm-Grown Terrorism

Monday, 04 August 2014 15:15
By The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program | Op-Ed


Let's talk about America's farm-grown terrorism epidemic.

Back on September 11th, nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Since 9/11, our government has spent over $7.6 trillion on military and homeland security operations in response to the deaths of those roughly 3,000 souls.

Now, compare that to the fact that each year, 23,000 Americans die from antibiotic-resistant infections, and another 2 million get sick.

That's the equivalent of nearly eight 9/11's per year. But our government isn't doing a thing about it. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/25373-the-united-states-farm-grown-terrorism