“It was an axiom of "containment" that no part of the known world could be considered neutral. "Neutralism" was among the Cold Warriors' gravest curse words, applied with caustic hostility to India and even France. Those who were not with were against, subjected to intense economic and ideological and sometimes military pressure to fall into line.” WorldSometimesFallLinesKnownEconomicMilitaryColdIndiaPressureIntenseWarriorFranceCurseCold WarHostilityIdeologicalAxiomsContainmentCausticCurse Words Book:For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports Source: For the Sake of Argument: Essays and Minority Reports
“Great indeed is Fear; but it is not, as our military enthusiasts believe and try to make us believe, the only stimulus known for awakening the higher ranges of men's spiritual energy.” MenTryingBelieveSpiritualEnergyKnownMilitaryHigherAwakeningRangeStimulusSpiritual Energy Book:Essays in Religion and Morality Source: Essays in Religion and Morality
“If the new military elite is anything like the old one, it would, in any great crisis, tend to side with the Old Order and defend the status quo, if necessary, by force. In the words of the standard police bulletin known to all radio listeners, These men are armed -and they may be dangerous.” IfsMenMayOrderForceSidesKnownMilitaryDangerousStandardsPoliceCrisisRadioElitesListenersStatus Quo Author:Ferdinand Lundberg
“Nothing is so contrary to military rules as to make the strength of your army known, either in the orders of the day, in proclamations, or in the newspapers.” OrderKnownMilitaryArmyContraryNewspapersProclamation Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“How do you think policing is in places like China, or North Korea? Whatever we experience, in terms of our policing, I also wanted to make known that the rest of the world suffers ten times more because of that power dynamic; because of the fact that there is no Posse Comitatus in other places which is what prevents in our country, or what is supposed to prevent the military from taking on a policing role of its own people.” PeopleThinkingWorldCountryFactsWantedSufferingTermKnownRolesMilitaryTenChinaOur CountryKoreaNorth KoreaPosse Author:Immortal Technique
“It is well known that Russia has many interesting and promising developments in the military-technical sphere. We are ready to deliver the needed equipment and ready for joint cooperation in arms production with Brazilian specialists. This is an area that is very closely linked to high technology in general. In this respect, we hope to develop closer cooperation between the scientific communities in our two countries.” WellsTwoCountryCommunityInterestingKnownTechnologyMilitaryReadyArmsDevelopmentNeededAreasProductionsRussiaCooperationSpheresEquipmentWell KnownLinkedJointsSpecialistsTwo CountriesHigh Technology Author:Vladimir Putin
“I try as hard as possible not to be pessimistic because I have never thought or believed that creating a Nigerian nation would be easy; I have always known that it was going to be a very tough job. But I never really thought that it would be this tough. And what's going on now, which is a subjection of this potentially great country to a clique of military adventurers and a political class that they have completely corrupted - this is really quite appalling. The suffering that they have unleashed on millions of people is quite intolerable.” PeopleTryingCountryHardWould BeJobsPoliticalSufferingNationsEasyKnownClassMillionsMilitaryCreatingToughPessimisticAdventurerGreat CountryUnleashedCliqueSubjection Author:Chinua Achebe
“This is another area in which savings can also be moved from wasteful - like the F-35 weapons system that will cost us $1.5 trillion by the time it's done and it's obsolete, you know, it's a weapons system - as well as this global military infrastructure, which is unlike anything the world has ever known at any time.” KnowsWorldWellsDoneKnownMilitaryCostWeaponsAreasMovedSavingInfrastructureSavingsObsolete Author:Jill Stein
“On January 20, 2017, Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, and he will be given the nuclear codes and the power to launch the U.S. nuclear arsenal, which is comprised of some 7,000 nuclear weapons. A military officer will always be close to Trump, carrying the nuclear codes in a briefcase known as the "football."” StatesGivenPresidentUnitedKnownUnited StatesMilitaryFootballTrumpWeaponsNuclearCodeOfficersNuclear WeaponsJanuaryArsenalBriefcases Author:David Krieger
“I am sorry to be so blunt, but I do not see much ambiguity here. [Barack] Obama was late to affirm the Egyptian revolution as a democratic movement, and even then he was eager to have installed those military leaders who were known for their practices of torture. And now he is quick to make allies with the Muslim Brotherhood for tactical reasons as well (though earlier that same administration stoked Islamophobic fear about that very political party).” WellsReasonPoliticalPartyKnownLeaderPracticeMilitaryMovementRevolutionLateDemocraticSorryAdministrationBarackTortureAlliesBrotherhoodPolitical PartiesAmbiguityBluntEgyptianI Am SorryAm SorryTacticalMilitary LeaderMuslim BrotherhoodEgyptian Revolution Author:Judith Butler
“The British Labour Party has always had a very strong "Atlanticist component," with an obsequiousness to American policies, and Blair represents this wing. He's clearly obsessed with Iraq. He has to be because the overwhelming majority of the people of Britain oppose a military action. I've never known a situation like it.” PeopleActionStrongPartySituationKnownMilitaryPolicyMajorityWingsIraqBritishObsessedBritainLabourOverwhelmingVery StrongComponentsBlairLabour PartyMilitary ActionObsequiousness Author:John Pilger
“I'm very skeptical of the amount of money that goes into military expenditure, not just in the poor countries [but] also in the rich. I think it's one of the most massive wastes in the world, but education is [at the] other end. It's the bearer of the greatest fruits that mankind has ever known.” ThinkingWorldEndsCountryPoorKnownRichMankindMilitaryAmountWasteFruitMassiveSkepticalExpendituresPoor Countries Author:Amartya Sen
“There are leaks from the Embassy in Honduras. There was a coup in 2009. Obama broke with most of Latin America and even Europe and supported the military coup, still does. The ambassador in Honduras sent back a detailed analysis saying the coup was military, illegal, unconstitutional, and that the legitimate president was thrown out. Okay, we now know that Washington was perfectly aware of that and decided to support the military coup anyway. We should have known that at the time. The government has no right to keep that information secret.” KnowsShouldDoeStillsGovernmentAmericaPresidentSecretKnownSupportMilitaryInformationEuropeDecidedShould HaveOkayBrokeAnalysisThrownIllegalLatinLatin AmericaAmbassadorsLeaksCoupsUnconstitutionalEmbassyShould Have KnownHonduras Author:Noam Chomsky
“So long as I'm Commander-in-Chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. When you take off the uniform, we will serve you as well as you've served us - because no one who fights for this country should have to fight for a job, or a roof over their head, or the care that they need when they come home.” WorldNeedsShouldWellsLongCountryHomeCareJobsFightingKnownMilitaryShould HaveChiefsComing HomeStrongestUniformsRoofCommandersCommander In Chief Author:Barack Obama