Johan Galtung - The Decline and Fall of the American Empire - A

The Decline and Fall of the American Empire



Empires come and go. The United States with ruinous wars, a bloated

Pentagon budget and an economy that spews red ink may have a short

imperial shelf life. Recall the words of President Eisenhower in his

1961 Farewell Address. He warned of the "conjunction of an immense

military establishment and a large arms industry.... The total

influence, economic, political, even spiritual, is felt in every city,

every State house, every office of the Federal government....we must

not fail to comprehend its grave implications....we must guard against

the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought,

by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous

rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.



Johan Galtung of Norway is a leading advocate of non-violent solutions

to resolving conflicts. He is founder and director of Transcend, a

global network for conflict resolution. Among his many books are

Choose Peace and Peace by Peaceful Means. He is the winner of the

Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize.



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