Little Hawk, here is how I see it.

Runaway capitalism is a form of totalitarianism whereby the corporation controls the
public interests. It has almost a theocratic resonance in the US. Since Reagan's trashing of our government and his attempt to sell it off to the highest bidder, the corporation has
become a "human" entity (schizophrenic to say the least) which claims the right of a human being. It is not a human being at all but a mistreatment of a law by a clerk from Santa Clara County, CA involving the rights of railroads. Thom Hartmann has documented this in his book "Screwed".

Smedley Butler warned us prior to Eisenhower about the rise of the industrial-military complex in his essay, "War Is A Racket". The evidence is to take a look at those who have profitted from past wars. The so-called "war on terror" is an attempt to engage a sonambulent public by evoking an imaginary enemy. I am shocked to find some otherwise progressive members of Congress who have bought into this mythology.

The Pentagon is dangerously involved in the political process (Gen. Betrayus, Oliver North) and the evangelical religious organizations that have infiltrated it. The word "crusade" appears in the religious pamphlets that flood the military these days. This is contrary to
the US Constitution and is another example of how our great document is being trashed.

Frank