And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Transnational_corps/TransnationalCorps.html " Since trade ignores national boundries and the manufacturer insists on having the world as a market, the flag of his nation must follow him, and the doors of the nations which are closed against him must be battered down. Concessions obtained by financiers must be safeguarded by ministers of state, even if the sovereignty of unwilling nations be outraged in the process." Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, 1907 -----Original Message----- From: Nigel Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : 19 February 1999 16:21 Subject: US power >Dear Colleagues, > >The following is a astonishingly frank admittance of the link between >military >intervention and economic exploitation which I have edited for brevity. > >Nigel > >Cohen Visits Microsoft Corp. > >http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/w/AP-Cohen.html > > February 18, 1999 - By The Associated Press > >SEATTLE (AP) -- By calling for the first sustained increase in military >spending in 15 years, the Clinton administration is arguing that the end of >the Cold War has brought not a warm peace but new dangers. It worries, >however, that fewer Americans see a link between military might and their >own security. > >With that concern in mind, Defense Secretary William Cohen was marshaling >his arguments for ensuring American military pre-eminence in the 21st >century in a speech today to employees of Microsoft Corp. > >``I will point out that the prosperity that companies like Microsoft now >enjoy could not occur without having the strong military that we have,'' >Cohen told reporters upon his arrival in Seattle this morning. >The defense secretary is making the case that conflicts in faraway lands >such as Bosnia, Korea and Iraq have a direct effect on the U.S. economy. >The billions it costs to keep 100,000 American troops in South Korea and >Japan, for example, makes Asia more stable -- and thus better markets for >U.S. goods. The military's success in holding Iraq in check ensures a >continued flow of oil from the Persian Gulf. > >Cohen also was making the case that the military, like Microsoft and other >computer industry successes, must keep investing in new research and >development in order to retain its dominant position. > >``That has the potential to backfire on him,'' Krepinevich said. ``I'm not >sure a lot of Americans even realize we spend a quarter of a billion >dollars a year on defense.'' > > ENDS > &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& <<<< To remove your name from this list send a message to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with the message "unsubscribe triballaw" >>>> &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
