Doug Henwood wrote:
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> Chuck Munson wrote:
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> >Looks to me like the Empire has no self-control and is very insecure.
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> But hasn't it always reacted massively? Kissinger's Madman in the
> White House wasn't just a negotiating ploy - the U.S. has made it
> clear it will kill huge numbers of people to make a point. It killed
> fewer in Afg than it did in Central America in the 80s, no?
>
How many did it kill in the Phillipines in its youth a century ago? I saw the number recently and it was breathtaking, but I don't remember the actual count.
Carrol