The American Empire

[Holden Caulfield]

I know its old but I just seen it today in lecture

Map 1

http://antiisgood.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/usbases200103.jpg

Map 2

http://antiisgood.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/military.jpg

[STJ]

Very informative.

[fabilius]

It´s an old map though... Some things have changed. F.x. the military base has been shut down in Iceland and turned into student apartments.

[Holden Caulfield]

to quote you:

It´s an old map though...

to quote the first words on this thread:


I know its old

[LOLseph Stalin]

They just have to go for Canada don't they? We're just their "friendly, backwards neighbours". :rolleyes:

[STJ]

And every other country on the planet:D

[JimmyJazz]

these are the three articles I usually refer people to:

Interventions:
http://www.globalpolicy.org/empire/history/interventions.htm

Bases:
http://www.alternet.org/story/47998/?page=entire
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0115-08.htm

[Uppercut]

Yeah, this country's been imperialistic since it was founded on genocide and slavery. Just think: If we never enacted the slave trade, the "leader of the free world" wouldn't be nearly as developed as it is today. God Bless America!:laugh:

[Bitter Ashes]

They just have to go for Canada don't they? We're just their "friendly, backwards neighbours". :rolleyes:
Bleh. The UK gets it even worse. By some madness, our leaders agreed to house nuclear missile silos here under the total control of the United States. They've turned us into nuclear targets :cursing: