It's not radical Islam that worries the US -- it's independence

NATO's essentially run by the United States.

Fidel Castro, whatever people may think of him, is a hero in Latin America, primarily because he stood up to the United States.

If the United States loses the economic weapons of control, it is very much weakened.

The United States is a violent military state. It's been involved in military action all over the place.

In many respects, the United States is a great country. Freedom of speech is protected more than in any other country. It is also a very free society. In America, the professor talks to the mechanic. They are in the same category.