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 "War is a Racket" by Maj. Gen Smedley Butler August 07, 2006 5:58 PM

As early as the 1930s, Major General Smedley Butler, a veteran of World War I, was warning us that war is all about monetary profit. Take out the profit, and you could achieve world peace.

His essay "War is a Racket" is a short read (about 18 pages when printed), and can be read in one sitting. Although it was written between the World Wars, its main thesis still applies today.

You can read it for free at Veterans for Peace.org:

http://www.veteransforpeace.org/war_is_a_racket_033103.htm  [ send green star]
 
ABOVE LINK NO LONGER VALID December 10, 2007 5:01 PM

You can now find the text of the speech (as well as a 29-minute audio documentary) at Information Clearinghouse.  [ send green star]
 
 April 01, 2008 2:04 PM

It is wonderful, Jessica, that you are making people aware of the War Is A Racket book by Major General Smedley Butler.

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