Remembering John McCain

U.S. Senator John McCain died Saturday after a long battle with brain cancer. McCain was 81 years old. In his final hours, the self-proclaimed “maverick” Republican from Arizona turned down further medical treatment.

As the Sunday news programs made their final edits on what would be a weekend of nonstop tributes, we couldn’t help but reflect on this man’s tireless and treacherous record of warmaking – death and destruction visited upon people all over the world because of his dedicated public service to the industry of war. Here’s but a sampling of what we and others had to say about his legacy.

You will not find a word of this spoken on the corporate media circuit. These outlets are too busy filling their coffers with advertising dollars, and their board seats with individuals, from the same war industrial complex…

Today #JohnMcCain announced he won’t be resuming brain cancer treatment. He’s been blessed w/ finest medical treatment money can buy – wish I could say same for Syrians who lost treatment because of “Rebels” McCain armed and backed last 6 years… https://t.co/prM3fM1kwo

— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) August 24, 2018

Was #JohnMcCain a hero because he bombed the defenceless people of Vietnam? Or because he ceaselessly prosecuted war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, the Ukraine? Or was it because he wanted to “Bomb Bomb Iran” to the tune of Barbara Ann? Asking for some dead friends…

— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) August 26, 2018

The ghouls are really coming out of the woodwork now. #Soros to #JohnMcCain: “I’ll provide the Color Revolution, you provide the Weapons, CNN will take care of the rest…” https://t.co/JBb88HHI56

— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) August 26, 2018

John McCain supported the destruction of Libya. He supported the war on Syria. He not only supported terrorists in Libya and Syria but gave them arms and cash. McCain also supported neo-Nazis in Ukraine. Your archetypal US war criminal through and through.

— Crimes of USA (@CrimesofUS) August 26, 2018

Unless you were unlucky enough born in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Vietnam, Afghanistan etc. Oh well, God Bless America…!

— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) August 26, 2018

John McCain grovelling to H Kissinger and using these words toward anti war protesters: “Get out of here you low life scum.” (C-SPAN) https://t.co/MCsg2xzUBH via @YouTube

— Renegade Inc. (@Renegade_Inc) August 26, 2018

“Thank you for the wars, and int’l tension!” These people are completely delusional… https://t.co/H8E3eOXJLY

— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) August 26, 2018

Today’s eye-opener: the amount of supposedly centrist, liberal European politicians retweeting eulogies to John McCain. Because if he had been European, he’d have been seen as a hardcore, conservative, nationalist militarist. I guess this shows the sheer power of US propaganda.

— Bryan MacDonald (@27khv) August 26, 2018

A charming man… https://t.co/IiCerJuj0I

— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) August 26, 2018

It’s a shame @SenJohnMcCain didn’t live long enough to see this “democratic and free” Ukraine that he jumped on Maidan to promote, although the fire and brimstone where he just departed to is most likely very similar. https://t.co/lbNzrrsr9T

— Ollie Richardson (@O_Rich_) August 26, 2018

And so we say farewell to John Sydney McCain III. We wished him well in his illness, but we cannot forget what he did while he was here.

Senator McCain had the best treatment money could buy until the very end, while thousands of innocents died needlessly for his military industrial agenda – the cancer of conflict.

Listen to this all-time podcast from one year ago, as we discuss this man’s legacy:

READ MORE MCCAIN NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire John McCain Files

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