[col. writ. 7/27/12 © ’12 Mumia Abu-Jamal
From 1945 (the end of World War 11), to the present, trillions have been spent on the sick spectre of war. Millions have perished as nations have been drenched in blood. The cause? We are taught that ideology was the cause, but that is mere window-dressing; for above and beyond the war of words is the war of arms. For what?
For the masters of war—the masters of money. For war, above all considerations, is business. Big business. And to these death merchants, any side which pays is the ‘right side.’ Remember the ruinous, murderous Iraq-Iran war, back in the ‘80s? Uncle Sam and its minions weaponized both sides –the better to kill more Muslims! War is waged to sell and enrich corporations and their owners. What did Vietnam accomplish? Millions of people blasted into bits – to fight communism?
Did you know more sheer tonnage of bombs was used in Vietnam than in World War II?
Today, generations later, China lends hundreds of billions of bucks to the U.S. Communism? A word—business is business. One of the most profitable businesses on earth is the arms industry. But arms must be used. For once used, they can (and will) be replaced.
More business
More money.
More war.
–© ’12 maj