Comments for "What Drives Our Violent Foreign Policy?" Video at VideoSift.com

By NetRunner

NetRunner (http://www.videosift.com/member/NetRunner) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:18:21 -0700

It's #19 on Project Censored's list for 2004.

http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/category/y-2004/

The rest of the list is a little scary -- most of those stories have broken into the big media now. But if 2004's list looks scary, check out 2008's.

By Fedquip

Fedquip (http://fedquip.videosift.com) — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:42:48 -0700

beauty, any ideas of what documentary this is from?

By SlipperyPete

SlipperyPete (http://www.videosift.com/member/SlipperyPete) — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:36:38 -0700

sorta kinda a *dupe:

http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Petro-DollarIraqs-Oil-and-the-Bush-Administration

By bcglorf

bcglorf (http://www.videosift.com/member/bcglorf) — Thu, 01 May 2008 09:23:03 -0700

It's a pretty good conspiracy, except for the part where Britain benefits from trading in US dollars instead of the Euro.....

Oh, and the trillions upon trillions of US dollars spent in the war. If that was for America's economic benefit, well.....

By Irishman

Irishman (http://www.videosift.com/member/Irishman) — Thu, 01 May 2008 10:29:20 -0700

>> ^bcglorf:
It's a pretty good conspiracy, except for the part where Britain benefits from trading in US dollars instead of the Euro.....

Oh, and the trillions upon trillions of US dollars spent in the war. If that was for America's economic benefit, well.....

The trillions spent in the war isn't for America's economic benefit, rather it's for the economic benefit of America's military industrial complex, corporations like Halliburton, and the rich.

By calvados

calvados (http://www.videosift.com/member/calvados) — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:01:45 -0700

I've just posted the whole thing. Submit your upvote now, be a part of history!

http://www.videosift.com/video/Iraq-and-the-Petrodollar-first-step-on-the-march-to-war

By bcglorf

bcglorf (http://www.videosift.com/member/bcglorf) — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:41:55 -0700

The trillions spent in the war isn't for America's economic benefit, rather it's for the economic benefit of America's military industrial complex, corporations like Halliburton, and the rich.

But what do those corporations care about the American dollar? They'd be just as happy making trillions of Euros or Yuan. If there is a correct conspiracy theory it's Cheney feeding money to his Haliburton friends by making war. The only problem with the 'theory' being it's so blindingly obvious that it starts seeming too simple. Of course, if you can shoot someone in the face and have them say they feel sorry for the heat you got over it, maybe you really can be that bold....

By SDGundamX

SDGundamX (http://www.videosift.com/member/SDGundamX) — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:34:23 -0700

>> ^NetRunner:
It's #19 on Project Censored's list for 2004.

http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/category/y-2004/

The rest of the list is a little scary -- most of those stories have broken into the big media now. But if 2004's list looks scary, check out 2008's.

Thank you so much for that link. Some of those stories I had actually heard the first time they made the rounds in the media, but the rest of them are so blood-chilling my jaw literally dropped while reading them. People need to read these and realize just how f'd up our world really is at the moment.

On a lighter note, I enjoyed the article about Mexico's gringo immigration problem as my own parents, now retired, have invested in property down there, and we know several other couples who have made the move already.

By calvados

calvados (http://www.videosift.com/member/calvados) — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:07:23 -0700

Ta DFT!

By Trancecoach

Trancecoach (http://www.videosift.com/member/Trancecoach) — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:33:01 -0700

capitalism down the barrel of a gun.

By DrPawn

DrPawn (http://www.videosift.com/member/DrPawn) — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:18:32 -0700

Bull. Its based on votes.

By complacentnation

complacentnation (http://www.videosift.com/member/complacentnation) — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:16:31 -0700

Oh, and the trillions upon trillions of US dollars spent in the war. If that was for America's economic benefit, well.....

One has to remember that the Bush Administration is/was entrenched in the defense industry. They don't give a fuck about charging US tax payers $20 per every meal a soldiers eat.

By reiz

reiz (http://www.videosift.com/member/reiz) — Fri, 02 May 2008 06:22:30 -0700

An interesting article on the oil trade issue:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2003/feb/23/oilandpetrol.theeuro