William Blum
William Blum
William Blumis an American author, historian, and critic of United States foreign policy. He worked in a computer related position at the United States Department of State in the mid-1960s. Initially an anti-communist with dreams of becoming a foreign service officer, he became disillusioned by the Vietnam War. He lives in Washington, DC...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
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We bomb homes, and these people have families -- and the U.S. refuses to apologize for these civilian deaths. The absence of concern makes their actions almost equal to a deliberate targeting of civilians.
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Freeing the World to Death: Essays on the American Empire.
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I think bin Laden shares that view, and that is why I'm not repulsed by his embrace of my book, because that is one of my major themes.
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Change comes from a degree of discomfort that allows for and spurs thought and action.
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America's state religion, is patriotism, a phenomenon which has convinced many of the citizenry that 'treason' is morally worse than murder or rape.