Know your BFEE: The Carlyle Group

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40. A great American, Lt. Gen. Smedley Darlington Butler, USMC.

I spent 33 years being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism. I helped purify Nicaragua for the international banking house of Brown Brothers in 1909-1912. I helped make Mexico and especially Tampico safe for American oil interests in 1916. I brought light to the Dominican Republic for American sugar interests in 1916. I helped make Haiti and Cuba a decent place for the National City (Bank) boys to collect revenue in. I helped in the rape of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street.

For DUers and all who enjoy reading about the nation's true state of affairs: "War Is a Racket" in PDF form.

He also helped thwart a coup by Wall Street and Big Business against FDR. Details excerpts from a book by Jules Archer.

And scroll down to December 30, 2008: FTR #602 for a radio interview with the author, also a great American.