To all of the blackhearted individuals and companies that are profiteering from the war and the economic plundering, I pray for you. But I must remind you of a moral tenet that you all ignore: “What does it profit a man to gain the world, and lose his own soul.” Enjoy your loot now, because I hear the devil is passing out salty peanuts and popcorn to all new arrivals. Got water?
This article appears in Dec 4-11, 2008.