tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3212310622354768274..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Mark Twain Uncensored: American Troops are "Our Uniformed Assassins"Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-13758760901753306472010-07-11T13:51:00.404-04:002010-07-11T13:51:00.404-04:00There is no indication Clemens wrote under a pen n...There is no indication Clemens wrote under a pen name because confederate bounty hunters were after him. He was in debt most of his life, despite his huge book revenues and stock schemes, until he hooked up with a major exec at Standard Oil who tool over his finances andgot him straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-58896447457944123472010-07-11T03:05:06.159-04:002010-07-11T03:05:06.159-04:00Samuel Clemens knew all about the fever of specula...Samuel Clemens knew all about the fever of speculative bubbles from his days as a silver prospector and later as a stock trader focusing on the silver mining sector. There are a few pages discussing his stock trading days <a href="http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Sc3wMcq6aO4C&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=samuel+clemens+stock+trader&source=bl&ots=30dKsuUSHp&sig=earth that washttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635503399458271477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-36403621796980710762010-07-10T22:45:12.924-04:002010-07-10T22:45:12.924-04:00In the words of the late Professor Jacob Bronowski...In the words of the late Professor Jacob Bronowski; "War is a highly organized and cooperative form of theft."<br /><br />I think Mark Twain, General Butler, and Professor Bronowski would be (ARE) in complete agreement.<br /><br />One other thing that Twain wrote -- also regarding the Philippine War -- was his short story "The War Prayer."<br /><br />Here's an excerpt:<br Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23271480458054514112010-07-10T22:22:23.154-04:002010-07-10T22:22:23.154-04:00America's most decorated soldiers says it best...America's most decorated soldiers says it best: General S Butler<br /><br />In, War Is a Racket, Butler presented an exposé and trenchant condemnation of the profit motive behind warfare:<br /><br />I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, ICesare Bonventrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225913967589681959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62453438299511667772010-07-10T22:21:22.262-04:002010-07-10T22:21:22.262-04:00I think Smedley Butler would have agreed with him....I think Smedley Butler would have agreed with him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-80037194561970020142010-07-10T16:04:00.857-04:002010-07-10T16:04:00.857-04:00Samuel Clemens deserted the confederate army as a ...Samuel Clemens deserted the confederate army as a boy, and wrote under the name Mark Twain to avoid the bounty hunters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-8739408124597082972010-07-10T15:38:42.539-04:002010-07-10T15:38:42.539-04:00Volume 1 won't be published until November. I&...Volume 1 won't be published until November. I'll put a link up when it is available.Robert Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653378186315529211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-69578037411347407412010-07-10T15:01:26.114-04:002010-07-10T15:01:26.114-04:00I saw this article. This looks so awesome. I think...I saw this article. This looks so awesome. I think I might be buying this from Amazon... where is the official EPJ Amazon link?Taylor Conanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270678440957992085noreply@blogger.com