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Fri Nov-19-10 03:27 PM
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empire in decline, please help... |
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Fri Nov-19-10 03:30 PM
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1. Yeah, but the Pentagon is never in need. Ever. |
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Fri Nov-19-10 03:31 PM
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. . . a Five-Sided HOLE.
And the average voter continues to squeeze around this 5-ton elephant on their way to their comfy chair to watch SarUH Palin's Alaska.
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Hell Hath No Fury
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Fri Nov-19-10 03:58 PM
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3. The heartbreaking thing is -- |
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it doesn't have to be that way. :( If we only had Leaders and representatives who put the country and it's People first, we could get out of this mess in one piece. But thatyis just asking w-a-y too much for this many in this lot. They are either too corrupt or too pathetic to make a real difference.
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Fri Nov-19-10 04:04 PM
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4. Uncle Sum's it up pretty nicely. |
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Great book that helps explain how we got this way: House of War by James Carroll.
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Fri Nov-19-10 04:09 PM
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5. Octafish, House of War sounds like a must read. |
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Fri Nov-19-10 09:36 PM
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James Carroll writes an oustanding column for The Boston Globe. He wrote another book about when he was a young Catholic priest, protesting the war in Vietnam at the same time his dad worked in the Pentagon as an Army general. In "House of War," he describes the history of the Pentagon, from its construction to its current "life" as the symbol of the national security state, shaping our nation's destiny. You're in for an absolutely fascinating read, Mimosa.
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Fri Nov-19-10 10:01 PM
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7. "Will destroy small nations for food." |
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