Simply put, there are too many countries fighting for too many resources, and those resources that are gained are not equitably distributed, creating a wealthy powerful elite and a less wealthy – at the moment a greatly declining wealth – group of citizens. We are consuming our planet and in doing so consuming our environment.
[1] Roberts, Paul Craig. "Is the bailout breeding a bigger crisis?" Counterpunch, March 26, 2009. http://www.counterpunch.org/
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[3] the best works recently discussing the U.S. military empire are from three authors: James Caroll – Crusade, House of War; Andrew J. Bacevich – American Empire, The New American Militarism; and Chalmers Johnson – Blowback, The Sorrow of Empires, and Nemesis. There are many others that cover the same area but not with as much depth. Two of the best works for militarism and the Middle East see Eric Margolis' American Raj and Robert Fisk - The Great War for Civilisation.
[4] there are many excellent references for Palestine: many on line, including www.palestinechronicle.com; for a wide list of texts relating to Palestine, search "Jim Miles" on the Palestine Chronicle website or go to: http://www.jim.secretcove.ca/index.Publications.html
[5] for references on Pakistan see: J. Peter Scoblic – US vs. THEM; Tariq Ali – The Duel; Eric Margolis – American Raj; Ahmed Rashid – Descent into Chaos; Michael Scheuer – Marching Toward HELL; an interesting website that explores the many issues within Pakistan, with a distinctly anti U.S. flavour, see http://www.ahmedquraishi.com/
