“The Soviet Union and something called communism per se had not been the object of Washington's global attacks. There had never been an International Communist Conspiracy. The enemy was, and remains, any government or movement, or even individual, that stands in the way of the expansion of the American Empire; by whatever name the US gives to the enemy - communist, rogue state, drug trafficker, terrorist.” WayGivingStatesGovernmentNamesIndividualEnemyMovementObjectsDrugRemainsUnionsInternationalTerroristCommunismEmpiresCommunistSovietConspiracyExpansionSoviet UnionRoguesAmerican Empire Book:Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II Source: Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II
“The de facto censorship which leaves so many Americans functionally illiterate about the history of US foreign affairs may be all the more effective because it is not official, heavy-handed or conspiratorial, but woven artlessly into the fabric of education and media. No conspiracy is needed.” MayMediaNeededAffairHeavyOfficialsConspiracyCensorshipFabricWovenIlliterateForeign Affairs Book:Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II Source: Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II
“No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine.” MatterGovernmentImagineConspiracyParanoid Author:William Blum
