America's Bloody Labyrinths

Abstract

The United States is presently in the midst of a broad propaganda campaign on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the American Constitution, which, as we know, was adopted in 1787. The general orientation of the campaign in the opinion of its sponsors should be to convince public opinion both at home and abroad that the United States of America is the most humane, the most democratic, and the freest country in the world, that these qualities place it in a special position vis-à-vis other countries and give it the right to head up the fight for "world order" against "terror and violence." The incumbent American administration has taken upon itself the thankless task of proving such dubious claims. According to the calculations of Western journalists, no other U.S. president has made as many emotional speeches exposing terrorism and violence abroad as Ronald Reagan. While enlarging on terrorism in general, Reagan says nothing about the fact that terror and violence have become an integral part of the American way of life. Warren Burger, chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, laments in this regard: "Why are we so concerned about terrorism abroad when there are more victims at home?"