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Illegal immigrants as neo-conservative cannon fodder.(INSIDER REPORT)
In a syndicated column published last February, Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Max Boot, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, urged the creation of a mercenary army called the "Freedom Legion" in order to offset diminishing recruitment numbers and pursue the neo-conservative vision of a "global democratic revolution." Boot wrote that "there is a pretty big pool of manpower that's not being tapped: everyone on the planet who is not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident."
"The military would do well today to open its ranks not only to legal immigrants but also to illegal ones and, as important, to untold numbers of young men and women who are not here now but would like to come," he continued. "No doubt many would be willing to serve for some set period in return for one of the world's most precious commodities--U.S. citizenship. Open up recruiting stations from Budapest to Bangkok, Cape Town to Cairo, Montreal to Mexico City."
This proposal (which Boot reiterated in a second column on the subject in June) is what can be expected from someone who regards U.S. citizenship as a commodity, rather than a singular blessing and a solemn responsibility. A court martial that began on October 5 at Parris ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Illegal immigrants as neo-conservative cannon fodder.(INSIDER REPORT)