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Bad-ass quotes from a c.i.a. whistleblower

Posted by Chuck on 2026-September-30 18:13:48, Wednesday




The following quotes might be powerful to use in your ongoing critical thought!

John Stockwell, 13 year veteran and top-ranking official in the c.i.a. and 'Medal of Merit' winner for his u.s.m.c. actions in holding down a marine base under heavy attack (in Vietnam).


"The leaders are doing exactly what they have done time and again throughout history. In the past we were taught to hate and fight the Seminole Indians, after the leaders decided to annex Florida. To hate and fight the Cherokee Indians after they found gold in Georgia. To hate and fight Mexico twice. We annexed Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, part of Colorado, and California.

"In each of these wars the leaders have worked to organize, to orchestrate public opinion. And then when they got people worked up, they had a trigger that would flash, that would make people angry enough that we could go in and do [wars]....

"Why are we systematically taught to hate and fight other people? What you have to understand is the politics of paranoia. The easiest... buttons to punch are the buttons of macho, aggression, paranoia, hate, anger, and fear.
The Communists are in Managua and that's just 2 hours from San Diego, CA. This gets people excited, they don't think. It's the pep-rally, the football pep-rally factor. When you get people worked up to hate, they'll let you spend huge amounts of money [to make action that follows the dictated policy].

"Read The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills. [11] Read The Permanent War Complex by Seymour Melman. [10] CIA covert actions have the function of KEEPING the world hostile and unstable...."

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20010208113552/http://www.connix.com/~harry/secret2.htm
  • (https site) John Stockwell at thirdworldtraveler website
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