Kindly Ones
rich
richard.romeo at gmail.com
Tue Mar 24 14:42:41 CDT 2009
as succint as it is horrifying.
rich
On 3/24/09, kelber at mindspring.com <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
> Streams of money in = streams of blood out. A nice, tidy equation.
>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
>
>>
>>there's a brief but detailed visit to the Mittelwerke in the Kindly
>>Ones where Speer is given a tour of the place and is appalled--this
>>would be late 1943 I think
>>
>>also some small musings on German colonies and the work of Von Trotha.
>>
>>This telling line is quoted in the book quoting Von Trotha: 'I wipe
>>out rebellious tribes with streams of blood and streams of money."
>>
>>just as relevant to the French in Algeria, the Brits in Kenya, the
>>Yanks in Vietnam and Iraq, etc. (and many etcs sadly)
>>
>>But is Trotha referring to the absolute requirement for said blood the
>>sine qua non of which is in fact money? the commerce and slaughter go
>>hand in hand?
>>
>>rich
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