Destroying the Village: Then and Now

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Arlen Grossman

BPR Quotes of the Day:

burning_Viet_Cong_base_camp6.3.68 at Cai Lay,, Mekong.

Japanfocus.org

Vietnam War:  “We had to destroy the village in order to save it.”

–Quote reportedly attributed to an American military officer by journalist Peter Arnett.

Global-Climate-Change3

ICJ Project

 Climate Change:  “We had to destroy the planet in order to profit from it.”

–Quote reportedly attributed to global capitalists by Arlen Grossman

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