The Moral Vision
Beware of Negative Thinking
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countries under continuous pressure, so that they
are left with no choice but to come to terms with
American conditions at the negotiating table.
Secondly, benefits definitely accrue to America in
the realm of finance. The most lucrative business of
the developed countries is the granting of “aid” to
the weaker and the developing countries, and the
receiving of interest on the amounts loaned. The
actual amount to be repaid is in easy installments,
but the payment of interest has to be made in full
each year. Such loans are granted for various kinds
of development work, but the major share of it goes
towards buying modern military equipment, which
is a highly profitable affair for the U.S.A., it being
the chief supplier. The perpetual state of war
between the Arabs and Israel is excellent for
American business because, they can then sell costly
weapons to Israel against loans, and receive in
return huge amounts of interest. According to a
recent report, the amount of loan interest that Israel
repays to America is of the order of 910 million
dollars a year. And the money paid out for the
costly weapons that the Arabs buy from America is
over and above what Israel pays the U.S.A.
