Does anybody know Blum?
"If I were the president, I could stop terrorist attacks against the
United States in a few days. Permanently. I would first apologize to all
the widows and orphans, the tortured and impoverished, and all the many
millions of other victims of American imperialism. Then I would
announce, in all sincerity, to every corner of the world, that America's
global interventions have come to an end, and inform Israel that it is
no longer the 51st state of the USA but now -- oddly enough -- a foreign
country. would then reduce the military budget by at least 90% and use
the savings to pay reparations to the victims. There would be more than
enough money. One year's military budget of 330 billion dollars is
equal to more than $18,000 an hour for every hour since Jesus Christ was
born. That's what I'd do on my first three days in the White House. On
the fourth day, I'd be assassinated." --William Blum, author of "Killing
Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II," and
"Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower"