Atilio Boron – Obama, an "F" in Political Theory (First Word War)
By Mary Rizzo • Dec 29th, 2009 • Category: Analysis, Mary's Choice, Newswire, WarThe paranoid and pathological-to-the-core line of the neoconservative ideologues reappears on the lips of this champion of U.S. liberalism: the ever-present threat to the well being and security of the American people, whether coming from Communists, populism, drug trafficking, Islamic fundamentalism or international terrorism. But these threats, more imaginary than real, are a necessary ingredient in justifying the unlimited and ceaseless expansion of military spending and the enormous profitability that this provides to the giant oligopolies that depend on the immense business of war.
