"That's the whole point, Viktor, war is war, they're all the same, good men get killed while others grow richer."
"That's the whole point, Viktor, war is war, they're all the same, good men get killed while others grow richer."
Excerpts from Kracek:
“The blast from Kracek’s jet exhaust lifted the rice paddy water into a huge wave
of muddy spray that towered above his aircraft. To the men in the field, it appeared
as though an angry fire breathing dragon had swooped down from the sky to crush
them under an avalanche of water.”
“The guerilla leader I faced in that rice paddy demonstrated a level of resolve and
bravery I’ve seen in few other men. If there are many more like him out there we’re
in for a long, hard battle.
Despite the tired rhetoric of our generals and politicians, who profess to see ‘the light
at the end of the tunnel’, all I see is more tunnel.”
“In what kind of war does your enemy spare your life in the heat of battle? They are
not the merciless killers our generals and politicians paint them to be, but human
beings like us, with families, loved ones, and hope for a better world."
“The man bravely facing me in that field was not my enemy…That was the truth we
both saw so clearly that day, a truth he was willing to give his life for…the same truth
that kept me from taking it.”
“That’s the whole point, Viktor, war is war. They’re all the same. Good men get killed
while others grow richer.”
“Practically every decision taken by them is made not with our interests in mind,
but theirs. If that means going to war to maintain power, or protect corporate profits--
despite the potential loss of millions of lives—we go to war!”
“The only way we’re going to change this is by changing them, and the only
way we are going to change them is by changing us, because they are us.”
“Regardless of whether you stand for or against our involvement, we are there.
American lives are at risk! Continue your debate if you must, but do not to forget
those of us whose lives hang in the balance.”
“Unlike that little theater in Bellmore you went to as a boy, the only movie playing in their
neighborhood is war. They were born into it. There is a good chance they will die in it."
“Until the cries and aspirations of the people are heard and heeded, we will
never have peace in the Middle East, or anywhere else in the world."
The latest published edition of KRACEK is posted below as a free download.
I would appreciate your posting a review of the book on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Thank you.
“The blast from Kracek’s jet exhaust lifted the rice paddy water into a huge wave
of muddy spray that towered above his aircraft. To the men in the field, it appeared
as though an angry fire breathing dragon had swooped down from the sky to crush
them under an avalanche of water.”
“The guerilla leader I faced in that rice paddy demonstrated a level of resolve and
bravery I’ve seen in few other men. If there are many more like him out there we’re
in for a long, hard battle.
Despite the tired rhetoric of our generals and politicians, who profess to see ‘the light
at the end of the tunnel’, all I see is more tunnel.”
“In what kind of war does your enemy spare your life in the heat of battle? They are
not the merciless killers our generals and politicians paint them to be, but human
beings like us, with families, loved ones, and hope for a better world."
“The man bravely facing me in that field was not my enemy…That was the truth we
both saw so clearly that day, a truth he was willing to give his life for…the same truth
that kept me from taking it.”
“That’s the whole point, Viktor, war is war. They’re all the same. Good men get killed
while others grow richer.”
“Practically every decision taken by them is made not with our interests in mind,
but theirs. If that means going to war to maintain power, or protect corporate profits--
despite the potential loss of millions of lives—we go to war!”
“The only way we’re going to change this is by changing them, and the only
way we are going to change them is by changing us, because they are us.”
“Regardless of whether you stand for or against our involvement, we are there.
American lives are at risk! Continue your debate if you must, but do not to forget
those of us whose lives hang in the balance.”
“Unlike that little theater in Bellmore you went to as a boy, the only movie playing in their
neighborhood is war. They were born into it. There is a good chance they will die in it."
“Until the cries and aspirations of the people are heard and heeded, we will
never have peace in the Middle East, or anywhere else in the world."
The latest published edition of KRACEK is posted below as a free download.
I would appreciate your posting a review of the book on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Thank you.
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