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Amid rising antagonism toward a China and the growing assertiveness of Beijing’s claim to the South China Sea, Washington is flooding Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia with sophisticated and tremendously expensive warships, aircraft and missiles. The ostensible aim is to counter the rise of China in the region. …
US naval and marine exercises across 17 time zones and especially those staged in the near abroad of Russia and China are being widely condemned as acts of provocation. Former Pentagon official Michael Maloof weighs in. He blames the vestigial Cold War mentality reigning in the aging US leadership for Washington’s geopolitical posturing and says the Pentagon seems bent on intimidating the world with its military superiority simply “because we can.” …
Rick Sanchez presents an overview of the horrific quagmire that Washington’s bellicose foreign policy has wrought in Afghanistan and Iraq. After so much bloodshed and trillions of dollars, the US is ramping up its withdrawal from Afghanistan as a resurgent Taliban gains ground in the country. Meanwhile, Washington’s Afghan allies are blaming the US for the deteriorating situation there. …
After 18 years of occupation, President Biden has announced a withdrawal of US troops from Iraq. After hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths, what – if anything – was achieved? Was the war, after all, just over oil? RT America’s John Huddy gives us the latest news. Then economics Professor Richard Wolff and energy and security expert Khaldoun Khelil share their analysis. …
Lee Camp sits down with investigative journalist Ann Garrison to learn about US imperialist goals in Ethiopia. Garrison is a contributing editor at Black Agenda Report and has been reporting on the civil war in the country. The US’ intentions in Ethiopia can be mapped out with a look at its history of “humanitarian” intervention and its actions during the genocide in Rwanda. …
President Joe Biden invokes Civil War parallels with greater frequency. This is ominous and dangerous. Unfortunately, it would seem this is how the major political parties and the media view the state of our politics. In a war, there are causalities and defeats. In the Culture Wars, can one side vanquish the other? …
