"We could end this war today, through diplomacy but our politicians want to enrich weapon manufacturers so they keep donating to them to the tune of a hundred billion dollars. Chris Hedges has called America a mafia state. Systems of governance that are seized by a tiny cabal become Mafia States. The military industrial complex and Ukraine represent an orgy of looting and corruption. America is the most powerful mafia that was ever existed and the hitmen in that mafia have military pilot licenses. " - Jimmy Dore