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The American Occupation of the Middle East

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I originally posted the following information and commentary onto the Facebook wall of family…

The Chancellery Building — located at the intersection of “Broadway” and “Main Street” within the American Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq

The US Embassy In Baghdad Cost A Staggering $750 Million:
http://www.businessinsider.com/750-million-united-states-embassy-iraq-baghdad-2013-3

(Walter Hickey) Ten years ago this week, Americans woke up to learn that the United States had invaded Iraq.

They had been told it would cost $50 billion and that it would end soon.

Forty-two days later the President declared Mission Accomplished, and that the U.S. would be greeted as liberators.

That all didn’t work out as planned.

(Read entire article here…)

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Food for Thought?

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The following correspondence originally took place upon my Facebook wall…

"Food for Thought"

“Food for Thought”

John T.: Food for thought!

The point and time slavery was abolish, you would think that it was for the Minorities who were effected. But… What if? ( I know you do not like what ifs, but why?… “I know why”, do you?) Slavery was abolish in order to stop the birth of inherited wealth that comes with owning someone that would do paid labor. What does that mean? Slavery was dee stablished not for the purpose of it being wrong and inhuman. Slavery was discontinued in order to make white Americans become slaves themselves? “The White Americans” who have the most wealth are the cruel ones who inherited all the wealth through slavery? How would you feel, if you were a “White American” struggling because of being effected by the reading above?
If you were a minority believing you were freed from slavery because a war got you it, how would you feel if you knew you fought a war to keep Wealth for a group of White Americans who only wanted to stop slavery just so it would not give birth to more wealthy White Americans? We’re you the Minority used as a tool?

Rayn:

"Slavery was never abolished. It was extended to include everyone."

“Slavery was never abolished. It was only extended to include everyone.” (Artwork originally located here, upon the Facebook page, “Get Involved, You Live Here“)

Killed in Another One of the American Empire’s Illegal and Immoral Wars

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As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following status update here, posted by peace activist, Cindy Sheehan, and originally shared it to my own wall, along with commentary…

Cindy Sheehan cries before a painting of her son, Casey, who was killed in Bagdad, Iraq in April of 2004

Cindy Sheehan: Today, my precious son, Casey would have been 35 if he weren’t killed in another one of the Empire’s illegal and immoral wars. Obama says that he believes in “American exceptionalism” with “every fiber” of his being because of our violent meddling in everyone else’s business, but on days like today, I not only think of our tragic loss, but of the Iraqi mother who emailed me to tell me that her son died in the same battle Casey was killed in. The difference is, her son was defending his community, my son was “exceptional.” Our mother’s pain is the same.

My Commentary: “Think About it, You Might Learn Something”

Exceptionalism: Ensuring that History Continues to Repeat Itself

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As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Young Americans for Liberty,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"Turn in Your Weapons... The Government Will Take Care of You"

“Turn in Your Weapons… The Government Will Take Care of You”

My Commentary: Exceptionalism: ensuring that history will continue to repeat itself…

Pyroclastic Currents of American Freedom

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As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “just statist things,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

“Humanitarian Aid. #juststatistthings”

“Humanitarian Aid. #juststatistthings”

My Commentary: …And, in this picture, taken mere moments after planting just a single seed of American democracy, you’ll notice that the pyroclastic currents of freedom liberate all surrounding life forms from the shackles of physical existence.