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Title details for War is a Racket by Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC Retired - Available

War is a Racket

by Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC Retired
Jack Eddelman
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A report on how the greed of a privileged few, subsidized by public funding, creates substantial profits for themselves from mass human suffering. This was a speech given by General Butler during a nationwide tour in the early 1930's, but it applies even more today! Listen as he frankly discusses, from his experience as a career military officer, how business interests commercially benefit from warfare. He then suggests several practical solutions for reducing the pillage.

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Publisher: CoolBeat Audiobooks Edition: Unabridged

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  • File size: 28844 KB
  • Release date: June 8, 2010
  • Duration: 01:00:05

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  • File size: 28848 KB
  • Release date: June 8, 2010
  • Duration: 01:00:05
  • Number of parts: 1

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Essays Politics Nonfiction

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A report on how the greed of a privileged few, subsidized by public funding, creates substantial profits for themselves from mass human suffering. This was a speech given by General Butler during a nationwide tour in the early 1930's, but it applies even more today! Listen as he frankly discusses, from his experience as a career military officer, how business interests commercially benefit from warfare. He then suggests several practical solutions for reducing the pillage.

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Essays Politics Nonfiction