Swords Into Plowshares · A Life in Wartime and a Future of Peace and Prosperity by Paul, Ron -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

1: Growing Up With War

War is death and suffering Propaganda is war’s ally War hurts the economy Franklin D. Roosevelt and the illusion of political parties The aspiration to end war, the reality of perpetual war What to like and not like about Ike I was no hero in the Air Force Promoting peace, overcoming the war propagandists

2: Our Peaceful Nature

The Christmas truce Moments of compassion among World War II fighting

3: Opposing War in Congress 4: Peace Is the Answer

Isaiah and the Prince of Peace Swiss neutrality

5: Why Do the People Support the Wars?

The neoconservatives’ love of war Spreading truth can build resistance to war

6: Pursuing US Empire

The French Jacobins’ philosophy behind US Empire International arrangements advancing war

7: The War Issue

War is economically destructive War in the age of plenty Killing in the name of God A revolutionary change in attitude

8: Foreign Policy and War

From peacemaker promises to war-maker reality Bipartisan foreign policy and suppression of dissent Don’t let bad laws hang around The world slips from US control

9: Foreign Policy and Economics

War spending takes butter from the dinner table Replacing bad ideas with good What ideas will rise when the US Empire falls?

10: Central Bank Influence on Foreign Policy

Wage and price controls The path to war Opportunity in the dollar collapse

11: A Unilateral Declaration of Peace 12: Strong Leaders and Foreign Affairs 13: War Clichés, Miscalculations, and Tragic Consequences

War wounded as political props The “blame America first crowd” The peril of entangling alliances Fear and hate Blowback War turns out worse than expected

14: Drone Warfare 15: Suicide Terrorism 16: The Dictators

Dictators, big and small Challenging the dictators Apathy about dictators Throwing out the dictators A uniting mission for antigovernment movements

17: Isolationism v. Noninterventionism

Interventionism’s destructive power Moving toward a peaceful foreign policy

18: Suicide by American Veterans 19: Making America Safe for Empire

The path away from liberty Tyranny takes hold The 9/11 boost to US Empire Truth is treason in empire The police state The destructive US Empire and Global War on Terror

20: Diplomacy, Not Compromise, in Foreign Policy

Compromising the US into empire, tyranny, and bankruptcy Start minding our own business

21: The Revolution’s Potential

Learning the truth from the whistle-blowers Changed views concerning war Government on the defensive The American intellectual contest Power corrupts Decentralization and nullification Soviet collapse China changes Arab Spring America’s Freedom Revolution

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