The Pretorian Guard in the Gulf / John Stockwell.

John Stockwell, former CIA station chief in Angola, gives a talk about American militarism from both a political and social context. He traces the legacy of American warfare, with 15 wars and over 200 instances of violence in our 200 year history. He argues that Americans need wars, hwere good and evil are defined in black and white. This reflects the images of Saturday morning cartoons which shape the values of children. In addition, the views of war we recieve on Television appear like Nintendo games. The Gulf War, 1990-1991, was needed to counteract losses in defense spending and the deficit crisis. He also points out the absurd "war on drugs" which throws money at a problem without attacking the roots in Third World economies. He concludes by pointing out the importance of multinational corporations in Amerian foreign policy decisions, including going to war.|THE PRETORIAN GUARD IN THE GULF / John Stockwell. John Stockwell, former CIA station chief in Angola, gives a talk about American militarism from both a political and social context. He traces the legacy of American warfare, with 15 wars and over 200 instances of violence in our 200 year history. He argues that Americans need wars, where good and evil are defined in black and white. This reflects the images of Saturday morning cartoons which shape the values of children. In addition, the views of war we recieve on television appear like Nentendo games. The Gulf war was needed to counteract losses in defense spending and the deficit crisis. He also points out the absurd "war on drugs" which throws money at a problem without attacking the roots in Third World economies. He concludes by pointing out the importance of multinational corporations in American foreign policy decisions--including going to war. RECORDED: Houston, Texas, 3 Feb. 1991.