Quote by William Blum on US Leadership and Fundamentalism

„The leaders of the empire, the imperial mafia-George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Cheney, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, et al. ... are as fanatic and as fundamentalist as Osama bin Laden.“

William BlumWilliam Blum criticizes US leaders as fanatic and fundamentalist, comparable to Osama bin Laden.
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William Blum was an American author and critic of United States foreign policy.

Political critique by William Blum highlighting parallels between US leaders and terrorism.


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William Blum quote about US leadership and fundamentalism

William Blum (1933–2018) initially worked for the U.S. State Department, which he left in 1967 because of his opposition to the Vietnam War. He later became a writer and co-founded the underground newspaper Washington Free Press. He was particularly known for his critical research into CIA covert operations and U.S. foreign policy.

William Blum quote about political leadership, cruelty, and compassionCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"Our leaders are cruel because only those willing to be inordinately cruel and remorseless can hold positions of leadership in the foreign policy establishment. People capable of expressing a full human measure of compassion and empathy toward faraway powerless strangers do not become president of the United States, or vice president, or secretary of state, or national security adviser or secretary of the treasury. Nor do they want to." William Blum
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William Blum quote about chutzpah, criticism, and the Iraq WarCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"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 the grounds that he's an orphan. The Bush administration's updated version of that was starting a wholly illegal, immoral, and devastating war and then dismissing all kinds of criticism of its action on the grounds that 'we're at war." William Blum
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Eduardo Galeano quote about the influence and power of bankersCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"The big bankers of the world, who practise the terrorism of money, are more powerful than kings and field marshals, even more than the Pope of Rome himself. They never dirty their hands. They kill no-one: they limit themselves to applauding the show." Eduardo Galeano
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Henry A. Wallace quote about American fascism, money, power, and human beingsCopyright © yoice.net – Quote Artwork
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"If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly several million fascists in the United States. There are probably several hundred thousand if we narrow the definition to include only those who in their search for money and power are ruthless and deceitful." Henry A. Wallace
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