Fiery Integrity
The idea may seem far fetched, but some Americans fear a coup attempt is a possibility after the 2008 election.
Recently, the name of a legendary Marine was revealed on national television by Cindy Sheehan, and most American’s had no idea who she was talking about. Sheehan told MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "As Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler said, war is a racket, it always has been, and it always will be." Cindy Sheehan believes this was the reason Eisenhower warned, when he left office, of the military-industrial complex.
Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor twice for separate acts of outstanding heroism. In the history of the Marine Corps, only one other person was so honored.
The cover of Butler’s book, “War is a Racket” quotes him as saying: “I spent 33 years in the Marines, most of my time being a high-class muscle man for big business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for Capitalism.”
Furthermore, the book’s introduction disclosed that Butler revealed a plot to seize the government and establish a fascist dictatorship. He testified before a Congressional Committee that several Wall Street bankers, one of them connected to J.P. Morgan Co., several heads of the American Liberty League, and several heads of the American Legion plotted to seize the government of the United States shortly after President Roosevelt established the New Deal. The press, with a few exceptions, suppressed the news. Worse, yet the McCormick-Dirkstein Committee suppressed the facts involving the big business interests, although it confirmed the plot which newspapers and magazines had either refused to mention or had tried to kill by ridicule.
“General Butler has been motivated by the same fiery integrity and loyal patriotism which has distinguished his service in countless Marine campaigns.” -preeminent American radio commentator, Lowell Thomas
Recently, the name of a legendary Marine was revealed on national television by Cindy Sheehan, and most American’s had no idea who she was talking about. Sheehan told MSNBC's Chris Matthews: "As Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler said, war is a racket, it always has been, and it always will be." Cindy Sheehan believes this was the reason Eisenhower warned, when he left office, of the military-industrial complex.
Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor twice for separate acts of outstanding heroism. In the history of the Marine Corps, only one other person was so honored.
The cover of Butler’s book, “War is a Racket” quotes him as saying: “I spent 33 years in the Marines, most of my time being a high-class muscle man for big business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for Capitalism.”
Furthermore, the book’s introduction disclosed that Butler revealed a plot to seize the government and establish a fascist dictatorship. He testified before a Congressional Committee that several Wall Street bankers, one of them connected to J.P. Morgan Co., several heads of the American Liberty League, and several heads of the American Legion plotted to seize the government of the United States shortly after President Roosevelt established the New Deal. The press, with a few exceptions, suppressed the news. Worse, yet the McCormick-Dirkstein Committee suppressed the facts involving the big business interests, although it confirmed the plot which newspapers and magazines had either refused to mention or had tried to kill by ridicule.
“General Butler has been motivated by the same fiery integrity and loyal patriotism which has distinguished his service in countless Marine campaigns.” -preeminent American radio commentator, Lowell Thomas
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