[Anyone] The U. S. Now Poses the Greatest Threat of Any Country in History

[Erich]

The U. S. Now Poses the Greatest Threat of 
Any Country in History


By Edward S. Herman  



My harsh title is not based on the belief that U.S. leaders are the most 
vicious ever, although they are amply arrogant, ruthless, and even vicious, 
rendered more hypocritical by the veneer of self-righteousness and “godly” 
service. Rather it rests, first, on the fact that they have far more 
destructive power than any predecessors, have already used it, threaten to 
escalate their violence, and are not only subject to inadequate constraints, 
but operate in a political culture that is volatile, manipulable, and 
contains threatening irrational elements. The rise of U.S. destructive 
power, far beyond anything related to national “defense,” and far beyond the 
capabilities of any potential rivals, was clearly purposeful and designed to 
serve both the transnational business and financial interests of the U.S. 
elite and the contractor-Pentagon-politician vested interests of mili- 
tarization—the military-industrial complex (MIC).  

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