The Soviet Union and something called communism per se had not been the object of Washington's global attacks. There had never been… — William Blum American empire 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… — William Blum Air 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… — William Blum America 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… — William Blum Bigger Copy Share Image
A terrorist is someone who has a bomb, but doesn't have an air force. — William Blum Air 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… — William Blum Agony 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 ;… — William Blum Action 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… — William Blum Action Copy Share Image
Propaganda is to a democracy what violence is to a dictatorship. — William Blum Crime 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… — William Blum Affair 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… — William Blum European union Copy Share Image
Why don't church leaders forbid Catholics from joining the military with the same fervor they tell Catholics to stay away from abortion… — William Blum Abortion Copy Share Image
The leaders of the empire, the imperial mafia-George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Cheney, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle,… — William Blum Als Copy Share Image
“to the American power elite one of the longest lasting and most essential foreign policy goals has been preventing the rise of… — William Blum Cold war Copy Share Image
Most terrorists are people deeply concerned by what they see as social, political, or religious injustice and hypocrisy, and the immediate grounds… — William Blum Copy Share Image
“The National Endowment for Democracy, an agency created by the Reagan administration in 1983 to promote political action and psychological warfare against… — William Blum Change Copy Share Image
America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that reason is morally worse than murder or… — William Blum Patriotism Copy Share Image
The questions they ask usually in the polls is: do you support the President's attempt to overthrow the government of Saddam Hussein?… — William Blum Answers Copy Share Image
Our leaders are cruel because only those willing to be inordinately cruel and remorseless can hold positions of leadership in the foreign… — William Blum Capable Copy Share Image
No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine. — William Blum Conspiracy Copy Share Image
Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II — William Blum Cia Copy Share Image
Change comes from a degree of discomfort that allows for and spurs thought and action. — William Blum Action Copy Share Image
What our leaders and pundits never let slip is that the terrorists - whatever else they might be - might also be… — William Blum Actions Copy Share Image