Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious injustice and hypocrisy, and the immediate grounds for their terrorism is often retaliation for an action of the United States. — William Blum Copy Share Image
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… — William Blum Copy Share Image
Terror is the poor man's war, war is the rich man's terror. Ultimately, all wars will end either in annihilation or at the negotiating… — William Blum Copy Share Image
America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that 'treason' is morally worse than murder or rape. — William Blum Copy Share Image
The "trickle-down" theory: the principle that the poor, who must subsist on table scraps dropped by the rich, can best be served by giving… — William Blum Copy Share Image
A terrorist is someone who has a bomb, but doesn't have an air force. — William Blum Copy Share Image
From 1945 to 2003, the United States attempted to overthrow more than 40 foreign governments, and to crush more than 30 populist-nationalist movements fighting… — William Blum Copy Share Image
What our leaders and pundits never let slip is that the terrorists-whatever else they might be-might also be rational human beings ; which is… — William Blum Copy Share Image
Do you remember the classic example of chutzpah? It's the young man who kills his parents and then asks the judge for mercy on… — William Blum Copy Share Image
The de facto censorship which leaves so many Americans functionally illiterate about the history of US foreign affairs may be all the more effective… — William Blum Copy Share Image
“The Empire would love to rip Ukraine from Moscow’s bosom, evict the Russian Black Sea Fleet, and establish a US military and/or NATO presence… — William Blum Copy Share Image
