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  U.S. Opposition to U.S. Imperialism   By David Starr   “Poor and working people of America are sent to kill poor and working people of another country (Iraq) to MAKE THE RICH RICHER. And without racism, SOLDIERS would REALIZE they have MORE IN COMMON with the Iraqi people than they do with the BILLIONAIRES who send us off to war.”   Mark Prysner, Army veteran and socialist political activist   Supposedly, the words “imperialism” and “imperialist” are not in vogue since the dissolving of the Soviet Union. But due to the continuing attempts of the United States to maintain and expand the rule of capital, those two words are not consigned to the trash heap of history.   The words are more important than ever to use nowadays given the fact that Democrats (with few exceptions) and Republicans are intoxicated with imperialism. And there is opposition to it worldwide. There is a history of rebellion and resistance to U.S. imperialism coming from U.S. citizens th...

  George W. Bush Jr.: An Elitist War Criminal By David Starr   Due to the degree of democracy (although it is not enough) in the United States, critics of those in power are not usually burdened with the consequences.  But it has depended and still depends on factors of race, class, gender and political affiliation.   Regarding consequences, there are U.S. citizens who have pushed for and committed atrocities in the U.S. and especially worldwide in poor countries. Outrageously, these individuals have been and are exempt from being prosecuted in the International Criminal Court (ICC). This is derived from the history of U.S. exceptionalism and the perverted compulsion of the powerful and their supporters having a superiority complex.    One individual whose words and actions have resulted in war crimes is George W. Bush Jr., but he is apparently exempted from any punishment for the crimes. Having a dignified life in the U.S., Bush Jr. does not seriously...