Fascinating and so well presented. Perhaps my earlier introduction to your "Empire and the Deep State" series influences my perception of this article, but ... Damn I look around and it is every where.
Take, for example, the "No Kings" protest. Primarily organized by Ezra Levin of Indivisible. Levin is a Jew married to his co-founder, also a Jew, who worked for Tom Perriello who is funded by the Open Societies, funded by George Soros.
When we look around and see George Soros (and Adelstein) [Zionists] everywhere, how can we pretend that they are working in "our" interests.
Idk how much Soros is dedicated specifically to Zionism or if he is just an oligarch who serves as an agent of US imperial capitalism. Either way, the bigger issue is that as a "democracy" the US should not allow oligarchs to wield that kind of political power.
"Socialism with Chinese characteristics". Maybe talk about their success?
People hate it when I talk about China's success.
Maybe view a few Wamsley reports "Inside China Business"?
You are doing a great job of exposing American weakness. What you need is to show someone else's success (China). It is all "one piece" (peace) Americans need an alternative. Maybe you and Hudson or Wolff could talk. It would be AMAZING.
Or Finkelstein
or Robinson Erhart
or Dima on "dialogue works.
It would be like gluing a broken glass back together. Please try.
Peter Dale Scott has talked about 'COG' [= 'continuity of govt'], a scheme devised by 'Darth Vader' Cheney & Don 'Rummy' Rumsfeld, even when they were 'officially' out of govt in the 1980s, & which per Prof Scott was implemented on 9-11-2001 & may well still be in effect today...
- IMO there's another view of 'COG' IE: COG in foreign policy, especially re Israel. 'Continuity of Govt' because this scheme has remained in effect over several administrations whether Dim or Repug, it don't matter. Ex NATO Gen Wesley Clark in the immediate aftermath of the 9-11 'New Pearl-Harbor' event, said the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld neo-cons planned to take-down / do 'regime-change' in 7 Muslim countries in '5' yrs: Iraq, Libya, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Lebanon & Iran. A yr before 9-11-2001 the Sept 2000 PNAC neocon manifesto specifically named Iraq, Libya, Syria & Iran [along w N.Korea] as targets for 'regime-change' [it named Iraq-Saddam 33Xs & Iran 8Xs - FYI: Cheney, 'Rummy' & 'Lil Bro' Jeb Bush, among others were all members of PNAC]. The Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld regime did their 'Iraq-Attack' Pt2 [based on lies], but also thought about going after Iran [ditto for N.Korea until N.Korea tested several nukes- now no-one's even talking about 'doing' N.Korea]. Also note in 2007 when the Islamic Courts were bringing some degree of order & governance to the long on-going chaos in Somalia, the Repug Bush-Cheney regime sicced their then Ethiopian puppet-regime on Somalia, to destroy that effort. FYI: the Somalia debacle has been in full effect since Repug Bush Sr & the advent of Dim 'Slick Willy' Clinton circa 1991-92.
- The break-up of Sudan into Sudan vs South Sudan began under Repugs Bush-Cheney [maybe even under Dim 'Slick Willy' Clinton], but became a 'done-deal' under Dim Obama in 2011. Also under Obama in March 2011 they targeted Khadafi's Libya & Assad's Syria, slaughtering Khadafi & destroying Libya at the end of Nov 2011.
- The one notable foreign-policy achievement by Dim Obama was the 'Iran Nuclear Deal', which Repug Trump promptly tore-up when his regime 'took-office' in 2017, much to Bibi's delight [Note: Obama's VP Joe Biden, could have easily restored the 'Iran Nuke Deal' when he became POTUS in 2021, yet failed to do so]. All of this set the stage for Bibi's IDF to sneak-attack vs Iran on June 12-13. Bibi's been 'ranting' on & on about Iran allegedly getting nukes for the past 30 YRs, & has been goading the US to attack Iran for the past 15-20 YRs, & now Repug Trump's seems 'hell-bent' on bailing Bibi out of this current mess vs Iran, of Bibi's own doing. Also note just as Repug Trump set Iran up to be sneak-attacked by Bibi, w bogus talks of a 'new-deal' [even tho it was him who trashed the old deal]; Joe Biden's Dim regime set Hezbollah's Nasrallah up to be killed by an IDF air-strike in Sept 2024, w a fake-bogus 'truce' offer.
- IMO all of this outlines a bit of a different take re 'COG', since at-least the yr 2000. Thus we must stop viewing the debacles in Iraq, Libya, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Lebanon & now Iran in isolation as separate events. 'Qui-Bono'?
PS BTW: The overthrow of Syria began in March 2011 under Dim Obama, continued under Repug Trump, & culminated under Dim Biden's regime in Dec 2024 [IMO Repug Trump was fully informed & fully on-board]. Syria's now divvied-up between the US, the Kurds, Turkey, ISIS / Al-CIAeda & the IDF. This has cleared the way for IDF planes to refuel in / over Syria to 'Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran'.
PS-2: Needless to say 'Iraq Attack Pt1' begun under Repug 'Pappy 'Bush Sr's regime w 'Darth Vader' Cheney & Colin Powell in key positions in both Bush Sr's & Bush Jr's regimes. Repug Pappy Bush then handed-off Iraq to Dim 'Slick Willy' Clinton's regime who kept up the bombing & crippling sanctions on Iraq ['I/We think the deaths of 500K Iraqi children are worth it'. - Clinton Sec of State Madame Albright]. Then Dim Clinton handed Iraq off to Bush Jr. All of that again = 'COG' in US foreign policy.
This is important. You and Whitney Webb have been making it possible to understand how fully integrated organized crime is within the security state, not just as a feature but as a pillar of operations. I loved your book, American Exception (despite quite a few typos!) and your tripartite theory. I'm interested in (and sometimes write about) the cultural implications. The ideology of "liberal democracy" is a cultural construct that makes it possible to accept what we classify and vilify as "evil" (organized crime) as being integral to what Americans believe is morally good. Not that we condone crime, but because we admire assertiveness and success, we fawn over the rich and successful and accept and even admire the fact that -- so long as t is kept safely out of view --it gets the job done. In the case of the JFK assassination, I notice that even Jefferson Morley, who does fantastic work and whom I recently interviewed, prefers to focus on the security state side (CIA) even though he clearly understands how interaction with the mafia is an essential ingredient of Angleton's MO.
Thank you.
Despairing while watching helplessly US genocide in Gaza for eighteen (18) months -- Cecilia Bartoli - Gelido in ogni vena (immortal Vivaldi)
https://youtu.be/EMd7i5Bhd1E?si=6KE4HJoEhze-Ddi4
Fascinating and so well presented. Perhaps my earlier introduction to your "Empire and the Deep State" series influences my perception of this article, but ... Damn I look around and it is every where.
Take, for example, the "No Kings" protest. Primarily organized by Ezra Levin of Indivisible. Levin is a Jew married to his co-founder, also a Jew, who worked for Tom Perriello who is funded by the Open Societies, funded by George Soros.
When we look around and see George Soros (and Adelstein) [Zionists] everywhere, how can we pretend that they are working in "our" interests.
Take care.
Idk how much Soros is dedicated specifically to Zionism or if he is just an oligarch who serves as an agent of US imperial capitalism. Either way, the bigger issue is that as a "democracy" the US should not allow oligarchs to wield that kind of political power.
Putin put his oligarchs on the sidelines.
Xi executed some of his.
Hedges tells us to 'hate the rich'.
"Socialism with Chinese characteristics". Maybe talk about their success?
People hate it when I talk about China's success.
Maybe view a few Wamsley reports "Inside China Business"?
You are doing a great job of exposing American weakness. What you need is to show someone else's success (China). It is all "one piece" (peace) Americans need an alternative. Maybe you and Hudson or Wolff could talk. It would be AMAZING.
Or Finkelstein
or Robinson Erhart
or Dima on "dialogue works.
It would be like gluing a broken glass back together. Please try.
Hedges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ-OSJ7J64w
Peter Dale Scott has talked about 'COG' [= 'continuity of govt'], a scheme devised by 'Darth Vader' Cheney & Don 'Rummy' Rumsfeld, even when they were 'officially' out of govt in the 1980s, & which per Prof Scott was implemented on 9-11-2001 & may well still be in effect today...
- IMO there's another view of 'COG' IE: COG in foreign policy, especially re Israel. 'Continuity of Govt' because this scheme has remained in effect over several administrations whether Dim or Repug, it don't matter. Ex NATO Gen Wesley Clark in the immediate aftermath of the 9-11 'New Pearl-Harbor' event, said the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld neo-cons planned to take-down / do 'regime-change' in 7 Muslim countries in '5' yrs: Iraq, Libya, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Lebanon & Iran. A yr before 9-11-2001 the Sept 2000 PNAC neocon manifesto specifically named Iraq, Libya, Syria & Iran [along w N.Korea] as targets for 'regime-change' [it named Iraq-Saddam 33Xs & Iran 8Xs - FYI: Cheney, 'Rummy' & 'Lil Bro' Jeb Bush, among others were all members of PNAC]. The Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld regime did their 'Iraq-Attack' Pt2 [based on lies], but also thought about going after Iran [ditto for N.Korea until N.Korea tested several nukes- now no-one's even talking about 'doing' N.Korea]. Also note in 2007 when the Islamic Courts were bringing some degree of order & governance to the long on-going chaos in Somalia, the Repug Bush-Cheney regime sicced their then Ethiopian puppet-regime on Somalia, to destroy that effort. FYI: the Somalia debacle has been in full effect since Repug Bush Sr & the advent of Dim 'Slick Willy' Clinton circa 1991-92.
- The break-up of Sudan into Sudan vs South Sudan began under Repugs Bush-Cheney [maybe even under Dim 'Slick Willy' Clinton], but became a 'done-deal' under Dim Obama in 2011. Also under Obama in March 2011 they targeted Khadafi's Libya & Assad's Syria, slaughtering Khadafi & destroying Libya at the end of Nov 2011.
- The one notable foreign-policy achievement by Dim Obama was the 'Iran Nuclear Deal', which Repug Trump promptly tore-up when his regime 'took-office' in 2017, much to Bibi's delight [Note: Obama's VP Joe Biden, could have easily restored the 'Iran Nuke Deal' when he became POTUS in 2021, yet failed to do so]. All of this set the stage for Bibi's IDF to sneak-attack vs Iran on June 12-13. Bibi's been 'ranting' on & on about Iran allegedly getting nukes for the past 30 YRs, & has been goading the US to attack Iran for the past 15-20 YRs, & now Repug Trump's seems 'hell-bent' on bailing Bibi out of this current mess vs Iran, of Bibi's own doing. Also note just as Repug Trump set Iran up to be sneak-attacked by Bibi, w bogus talks of a 'new-deal' [even tho it was him who trashed the old deal]; Joe Biden's Dim regime set Hezbollah's Nasrallah up to be killed by an IDF air-strike in Sept 2024, w a fake-bogus 'truce' offer.
- IMO all of this outlines a bit of a different take re 'COG', since at-least the yr 2000. Thus we must stop viewing the debacles in Iraq, Libya, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Lebanon & now Iran in isolation as separate events. 'Qui-Bono'?
PS BTW: The overthrow of Syria began in March 2011 under Dim Obama, continued under Repug Trump, & culminated under Dim Biden's regime in Dec 2024 [IMO Repug Trump was fully informed & fully on-board]. Syria's now divvied-up between the US, the Kurds, Turkey, ISIS / Al-CIAeda & the IDF. This has cleared the way for IDF planes to refuel in / over Syria to 'Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran'.
PS-2: Needless to say 'Iraq Attack Pt1' begun under Repug 'Pappy 'Bush Sr's regime w 'Darth Vader' Cheney & Colin Powell in key positions in both Bush Sr's & Bush Jr's regimes. Repug Pappy Bush then handed-off Iraq to Dim 'Slick Willy' Clinton's regime who kept up the bombing & crippling sanctions on Iraq ['I/We think the deaths of 500K Iraqi children are worth it'. - Clinton Sec of State Madame Albright]. Then Dim Clinton handed Iraq off to Bush Jr. All of that again = 'COG' in US foreign policy.
This is important. You and Whitney Webb have been making it possible to understand how fully integrated organized crime is within the security state, not just as a feature but as a pillar of operations. I loved your book, American Exception (despite quite a few typos!) and your tripartite theory. I'm interested in (and sometimes write about) the cultural implications. The ideology of "liberal democracy" is a cultural construct that makes it possible to accept what we classify and vilify as "evil" (organized crime) as being integral to what Americans believe is morally good. Not that we condone crime, but because we admire assertiveness and success, we fawn over the rich and successful and accept and even admire the fact that -- so long as t is kept safely out of view --it gets the job done. In the case of the JFK assassination, I notice that even Jefferson Morley, who does fantastic work and whom I recently interviewed, prefers to focus on the security state side (CIA) even though he clearly understands how interaction with the mafia is an essential ingredient of Angleton's MO.
You seem to be obsessed. Why not get a Bar Mitzvah? Then at least you won’t have to be writing all kinds of commie manifestos.