In article <bi13du$1del$1@pencil.math.missouri.edu>, Dale Wharton says...

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Myth and denial in the war on terrorism ... excerpt
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by William Blum . 17 August 2003

As I've written elsewhere: If I were the president, I could
stop terrorist attacks against the United States in a few
days. Permanently. I would first apologize--very publicly
and very sincerely--to all the widows and orphans, the
impoverished and the tortured, and all the many millions of
other victims of American imperialism.

Then I would announce that America's global military
interventions have come to an end.

I would then inform Israel that it is no longer the 51st
state of the union but ... a foreign country.

Then I would reduce the military budget by at least 90% and
use the savings to pay reparations to the victims, and
repair the damage from the many American bombings,
invasions, and sanctions. There would be enough money. One
year of our military budget is equal to more than $20,000
per hour for every hour since Jesus Christ was born. That's
one year. That's what I'd do on my first three days in the
White House.

On the fourth day, I'd probably be assassinated. #
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William Blum is a former State Department official. He is
the author of three books--KILLING HOPE: U.S. Military and
CIA Interventions Since World War II, ROGUE STATE: a guide
to the World's Only Super Power, and WEST-BLOC DISSIDENT: a
Cold War Political Memoir. A signed and personalized copy of
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