Articles by Ed Kinane
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Who Benefits From the Organized Violence of War?
Ed Kinane - Truthout,
9 Apr 2012
Few nations have such extensive borders or coasts as the United States, as blessedly uncontested and unthreatened. Why, then, is the US so contemptuous of international law, intervene in and invade other lands, often far from our shores, with such alarming frequency? Why does this nation squander trillions of dollars on “security” and “defense”? Why does this nation maintain fleets and hundreds of costly military bases all over the globe? Why does this nation dissipate its treasure deploying the world’s most massive killing machine?
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Ed Kinane - Truthout,
6 Jun 2011
“Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is the numbers of people all over the world who have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their government and have gone to war, and millions have been killed because of this obedience … Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves … [and] the grand thieves are running the country. That’s our problem.” -Howard Zinn
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