With all the trump admin pushing for war with Iran:

[gopiscrap]

I saw a saying today that stood out in my mind:

"Once weapons were manufactured to fight wars;
now wars are manufactured to sell weapons!"

[gordianot]

1. War on a buisness model.

Apparently up to a point you can also sell weapons of war to the public for use on the streets.

[greyl]

2. That saying is from Arundhati Roy - The 2004 Sydney Peace Prize Lecture

When he was asked by the New York Times whether he was concerned about the appearance of a conflict of interest between his two 'jobs', he said, "I don't know that Bechtel would particularly benefit from it (The invasion of Iraq). But if there's work to be done, Bechtel is the type of company that could do it." Bechtel has been awarded reconstruction contracts in Iraq worth over a billion dollars, which include contracts to re-build power generation plants, electrical grids, water supply, sewage systems, and airport facilities. Never mind revolving doors, this – if it weren't so drenched in blood- would be a bedroom farce.

Between 2001 and 2002, nine out of thirty members of the US Defense Policy Group were connected to companies that were awarded Defense contracts worth 76 billion dollars. Time was when weapons were manufactured in order to fight wars. Now wars are manufactured in order to sell weapons.

Between 1990 and 2002 the Bechtel group has contributed $3.3 million to campaign funds, both Republican and Democrat. Since 1990 it has won more than 2000 government contracts worth more than 11 billion dollars. That's an incredible return on investment, wouldn't you say?

And Bechtel has footprints around the world. That's what being a multi-national means.

Read all of it: https://sydney.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=279

[greyl]

3. Another poignant quote from same:

Arundhati Roy:

It might seem ironic that a person who spends most of her time thinking of strategies of resistance and plotting to disrupt the putative peace, is given a peace prize. You must remember that I come from an essentially feudal country – and there are few things more disquieting than a feudal peace. Sometimes there's truth in old cliches. There can be no real peace without justice. And without resistance there will be no justice.

https://sydney.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=279

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