See also The Panama Canal — The Little Known Backstory; Wall Street’s Panama Canal Conspiracy (Amazon book list); and Smedley Darlington Butler (Amazon book/DVD list). Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, USMC retired: I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country’s most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major-General. And during that period, I spent most of my time being a high class muscle-man for Big Business, for Wall Street and for the Bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.I helped … Continue reading →