Posted on 05/14/2014 10:49:48 AM PDT by wetphoenix
Washington's role in Ukraine, and its backing for the regime's neo-Nazis, has huge implications for the rest of the world.
Why do we tolerate the threat of another world war in our name? Why do we allow lies that justify this risk? The scale of our indoctrination, wrote Harold Pinter, is a "brilliant, even witty, highly successful act of hypnosis", as if the truth "never happened even while it was happening".
Every year the American historian William Blum publishes his "updated summary of the record of US foreign policy" which shows that, since 1945, the US has tried to overthrow more than 50 governments, many of them democratically elected; grossly interfered in elections in 30 countries; bombed the civilian populations of 30 countries; used chemical and biological weapons; and attempted to assassinate foreign leaders.
In many cases Britain has been a collaborator. The degree of human suffering, let alone criminality, is little acknowledged in the west, despite the presence of the world's most advanced communications and nominally most free journalism. That the most numerous victims of terrorism – "our" terrorism – are Muslims, is unsayable. That extreme jihadism, which led to 9/11, was nurtured as a weapon of Anglo-American policy (Operation Cyclone in Afghanistan) is suppressed. In April the US state department noted that, following Nato's campaign in 2011, "Libya has become a terrorist safe haven".
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Enough, ansel:) Have a nice day!
Seriously, that is your cut off point, letting us know who was the Russian president during your military service?
No one hides that.
Who was a president when you served?:) I guess you can legally tell me your full name, rank and regiment too, ansel.
I have never seen anyone hesitate to mention who was president(s) when they served, there is nothing personal at all about it.
And then circled that tree. And then circled that tree. And then... ad infinitum.
I don’t know why are you so sure that I’m a vet to start with. I also answered a lot of your questions and yours none of mine.
One thing that you have made clear, is that you served, you have made it clear of when you did not serve, and that you are not now serving, but you have made it clear that you have served.
You just froze at saying who you served under, of the post empire leaders.
You're catching on...
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