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Act Out! [86] - Support Troops not Veterans, Blue is Blood Red, Going Green & Appease Me

Act Out! [86] - Support Troops not Veterans, Blue is Blood Red, Going Green & Appease Me

Wed, 11/2/2016 - by Eleanor Goldfield

This article originally appeared on Occupy.com

This week, you may have heard that thousands of veterans got hosed by the military industrial complex. W mell, here are the details, what we can expect, and what one Army veteran has to say about the latest in a long string of lies and bottom-line crimes. Next up, activist and Green Party Senatorial candidate Arn Menconi digs in to the two-party system — and why he's not mincing words in the streets or in the halls of the mighty oligarchy. And finally: can you be appeased?

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http://arnmenconi.com

http://www.thenatmusic.com

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richardprofumo replied on Sat, 11/05/2016 - 01:21

Military Industrial complex

We spend billions for war and how much for peace. Napoleon said you do anything with a bayonet accept sit on it! Peace is possible!

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Mark replied on Sat, 11/05/2016 - 21:54

Poem

Hi Eleanor, where can I find the poem you read out at the end? I thought it was rather powerful.

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