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| − | + | '''Major General Smedley Butler''' is a US general turned [[whistleblower]] who became a peace activist, arguing most famously that "War is a Racket". | |
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 Smedley Butler    (soldier, whistleblower, activist) | |
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| Born | 1881-07-30 West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | 1940-06-21 (Age 58) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Exposed | Business Plot |
A US general who exposed the coup that financiers had planned for USA. | |
Major General Smedley Butler is a US general turned whistleblower who became a peace activist, arguing most famously that "War is a Racket".
Contents
Business Plot
- Full article: Business Plot
- Full article: Business Plot
In 1933 Butler was chosen to lead a coup in USA by a small clique of financiers, referred to as the Business Plot. He went along with it, gathering information until in November 1934, he blew the whistle on the plan.
Anti-war activism
In 1935 he published the famous "War is a Racket", exposing the workings and hidden purposes the United States' foreign interventions, detailing the subversion of the US government by corporations and other deep state powers.
A Document by Smedley Butler
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Warisaracket.pdf | book | 1935 | War | The classic insider's denunciation of war. Easily readable in one sitting, it is sadly just as relevant to the situation facing humanity in the early 21st century as it was when first published a few years before the carnage of World War II. |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:McCormack–Dickstein Committee | testimony,Congressional hearing | 1934 | McCormack-Dickstein Committee |
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