Obama Deifies American Hegemony — Paul Craig Roberts

Obama Deifies American Hegemony — Paul Craig Roberts

September 28, 2015 

Obama Deifies American Hegemony

Paul Craig Roberts

Today is the 70th anniversary of the UN. It is not clear how much good the UN has done. Some UN Blue Hemet peacekeeping operations had limited success. But mainly Washington has used the UN for war, such as the Korean War and Washington’s Cold War against the Soviet Union. In our time Washington had UN tanks sent in against Bosnian Serbs during the period that Washington was dismantling Yugoslavia and Serbia and accusing Serbian leaders, who tried to defend the integrity of their country against Washington’s aggression, of “war crimes.”

The UN supported Washington’s sanctions against Iraq that resulted in the deaths of 500,000 Iraqi children. When asked about it, Clinton’s Secretary of State said, with typical American heartlessness, that the deaths of the children were worth it. In 2006 the UN voted sanctions against Iran for exercising its right as a signatory of the non-proliferation treaty to develop atomic energy. Washington claimed without any evidence that Iran was building a nuclear weapon in violation of the non-proliferation treaty, and this lie was accepted by the UN. Washington’s false claim was repudiated by all 16 US intelligence agencies and by the International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors on the ground in Iran, but in the face of the factual evidence the US government and its presstitute media pressed the claim to the point that Russia had to intervene and take the matter out of Washington’s warmonger hands. Russia’s intervention to prevent US military attacks on Iran and Syria resulted in the demonization of Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin. “Facts?!, Washington don’t need no stinkin’ facts! We got power!” Today at the UN Obama asserted America’s over-riding power many times: the strongest military in the world, the strongest economy in the world.

The UN has done nothing to stop Washington’s invasions and bombings, illegal under international law, of seven countries or Obama’s overthrow by coup of democratic governments in Honduras and Ukraine, with more in the works.

The UN does provide a forum for countries and populations within countries that are suffering oppression to post complaints—except, of course, for the Palestinians, who, despite the boundaries shown on maps and centuries of habitation by Palestinians, are not even recognized by the UN as a state.

Français -- Paul Craig Roberts: Sans cervelle à Washington

Paul Craig Roberts, le 25 septembre 2015

Sans cervelle à Washington

Le quotient intellectuel de Washington semble suivre les taux d’intérêts de la Fed – il est négatif. Washington est un trou noir dans lequel tout le bon sens est aspiré dans des délibérations gouvernementales.

Les erreurs de Washington sont visibles partout. Nous pouvons constater les erreurs des guerres de Washington et dans l’approche politique de Washington envers la Chine et la Russie.

La visite du Président chinois Xi Jinping a été programmée pour le week-end après la visite du Pape à Washington. Etait-ce une façon pour  Washington de rabaisser le statut de la Chine que de voir son Président jouer les seconds rôles par rapport au Pape ? Le Président chinois ne serait-il là que pour faire la une des journaux du week-end ? Pourquoi Obama ne s’est-il pas contenté de lui dire d’aller se faire voir ailleurs ?

L’incompétence informatique de Washington et son incapacité à maintenir la cyber-sécurité en interne est attribuée à la Chine. Le jour précédent l’arrivée de Xi Jinping à Washington, le secrétaire d’état à l’information à la Maison Blanche a fait monter la pression à propos de la visite du Président Xi Jinping en annonçant qu’Obama pourrait menacer la Chine de sanctions financières*.

*Cela ne risque pas de se produire, étant donné que c’est la Chine qui finance les Etats-Unis en faillite depuis mars 2015…. (NdT.)

Et pour ne pas rater une occasion de menacer ou d’insulter le Président de la Chine, le Secrétaire d’Etat américain du Commerce a averti que l’administration d’Obama était très mécontente des pratiques commerciales de la Chine pour que le Président chinois puisse s’attendre à une réception amicale à Washington.

Paul Craig Roberts : David Ray Griffin analyse le 11 septembre et le Réchauffement climatique

Paul Craig Roberts, le 15 septembre 2015

Paul Craig Roberts : David Ray Griffin analyse le 11 septembre et le Réchauffement climatique

D’une manière logique et factuelle qui porte sa marque, David Griffin étudie si le réchauffement climatique mondial est une fausse théorie de la conspiration comme la théorie conspirationniste de Washington sur le 11 septembre.

C’est un article long, mais divisé en trois parties. L’article vous aidera à comprendre la politique sur ces sujets.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article42827.htm

http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2015/09/15/david-ray-griffin-examines-911-global-warming/

Le 11 septembre et le réchauffement climatique : sont-ils tous deux de fausses théories de la conspiration ?

Par David Ray Griffin

Introduction

Le 11 septembre 2015 « Centre de clarification d’informations » - Certaines personnes ont prétendu que le réchauffement climatique était un mensonge conspirationniste destiné à tromper les gens pour des raisons pernicieuses. La plus connue de ces personnes est le Sénateur de l’Oklahoma James Inhofe, qui a publié en 2012 un livre intitulé The Greatest Hoax (Le canular le plus énorme), qui avertit les gens sur ce « complot du réchauffement climatique mondial ».

Certains membres du Mouvement pour la Vérité sur le 11 septembre ont soutenu cette vision. Croyant que l’administration Bush-Cheney avait réalisé un complot avec d’autres pour prétendre à tort que l’Amérique avait été attaquée par des Musulmans le 11 septembre, ils disent que la fausse théorie du complot  gouvernemental sur le 11 septembre devrait nous rendre attentifs au fait que d’autres affirmations du gouvernement  pourraient également être des complots pour induire le public en erreur.

PCR Interviewed by Shadow of Truth Part One + Part Two -- Video interview

PCR Interviewed by Shadow of Truth Part One

September 27, 2015 

PCR Interviewed by Shadow of Truth
Part One + Part Two

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi_-yTSgNrw&feature=iv&src_vid=it7d-rgOAx0&annotation_id=annotation_2930812635

PCR Guest Contributions -- Slavery Is Alive And Well In America

Slavery Is Alive And Well In America

September 27, 2015

Slavery Is Alive And Well In America

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/09/prison-labor-in-america/406177/

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Washington Represents The Most Concentrated Evil In Human History -- Part one

Washington Represents The Most Concentrated Evil In Human History

September 27, 2015 

Washington Represents The Most Concentrated Evil In Human History

Paul Craig Roberts Interviewed by Shadow of Truth
Part One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi_-yTSgNrw

For A Majority Of Americans, US Government Has Lost Legitimacy

For A Majority Of Americans, US Government Has Lost Legitimacy

September 26, 2015  

For A Majority Of Americans, US Government Has Lost Legitimacy.

Noam Chomsky (33:30 point on the video) tells us that in the November 2014 Congressional elections, US voter participation was at the level of 1830 when only white male property owners had the vote. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2dw7OZD-mg&spfreload=1

A September 25 Gallup Poll tells us why: http://www.globalresearch.ca/gallup-60-of-americans-want-a-new-political-party-but-why-a-crisis-of-legitimacy/5478211

These are hopeful signs. They mean that the American people are beginning to see through the propaganda that confines them within The Matrix. A majority now understands that the US government represents a small oligarchy and not the citizens of the United States. Change requires awareness and knowledge of reality, and this awareness is now forming.

No Brains In Washington — Paul Craig Roberts

No Brains In Washington — Paul Craig Roberts

September 25, 2015 

No Brains In Washington

Paul Craig Roberts

Washington’s IQ follows the Fed’s interest rate — it is negative. Washington is a black hole into which all sanity is sucked out of government deliberations.

Washington’s failures are everywhere visible. We can see the failures in Washington’s wars and in Washington’s approach to China and Russia.

The visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, was scheduled for the week-end following the Pope’s visit to Washington. Was this Washington’s way of demoting China’s status by having its president play second fiddle to the Pope? The President of China is here for week-end news coverage? Why didn’t Obama just tell him to go to hell?

Washington’s cyber incompetence and inability to maintain cyber security is being blamed on China. The day before Xi Jinping’s arrival in Washington, the White House press secretary warmed up President Jinping’s visit by announcing that Obama might threaten China with financial sanctions.

And not to miss an opportunity to threaten or insult the President of China, the US Secretary of Commerce fired off a warning that the Obama regime was too unhappy with China’s business practices for the Chinese president to expect a smooth meeting in Washington.

In contrast, when Obama visited China, the Chinese government treated him with politeness and respect.

Another Goon Thug Goes Berserk

Another Goon Thug Goes Berserk

September 24, 2015 

Another Goon Thug Goes Berserk

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/innocent-man-asks-cop-nicely-stop-blocking-traffic-so-cop-beat-him-and-stomped-his

Innocent Man Asks Cop Nicely to Stop Blocking Traffic, So the Cop Beat Him and Stomped His Head

John Madison Reyes suffered a broken nose, a concussion and a large gash above his left eye, according to the complaint.

By Matt Agorist / The Free Thought Project

September 22, 2015

Sacramento, CA — In December of 2014, 51-year-old John Madison Reyes, was attempting to cross the street when he crossed paths with “hero cop,” Sacramento County sheriff’s Deputy Paul “Scotte” Pfeifer.

Deputy Pfeifer has been hailed by the department for his heroism in the past. He’s received several awards, including the department’s highest honor, the Sheriff’s Gold Medal of Valor.

However, along with this sheriff’s heroism comes a dark history of violence and abuse — specifically using his flashlight as a means of doling out street justice.

Russia’s False Hopes — Paul Craig Roberts

Russia’s False Hopes — Paul Craig Roberts

September 23, 2015 

Russia’s False Hopes

Paul Craig Roberts

Russia so desperately desires to be part of the disreputable and collapsing West that Russia is losing its grip on reality.

Despite hard lesson piled upon hard lesson, Russia cannot give up its hope of being acceptable to the West. The only way Russia can be acceptable to the West is to accept vassal status.

Russia miscalculated that diplomacy could solve the crisis that Washington created in Ukraine and placed its hopes on the Minsk Agreement, which has no Western support whatsoever, neither in Kiev nor in Washington, London, and NATO.

Russia can end the Ukraine crisis by simply accepting the requests of the former Russian territories to reunite with Russia. Once the breakaway republics are again part of Russia, the crisis is over. Ukraine is not going to attack Russia.

Russia doesn’t end the crisis, because Russia thinks it would be provocative and upset Europe. Actually, that is what Russia needs to do—upset Europe. Russia needs to make Europe aware that being Washington’s tool against Russia is risky and has costs for Europe.

Instead, Russia shields Europe from the costs that Washington imposes on Europe and imposes little cost on Europe for acting against Russia in Washington’s interest. Russia still supplies its declared enemies, whose air forces fly provocative flights along Russia’s borders, with the energy to put their war planes into the air.

This is the failure of diplomacy, not its success. Diplomacy cannot succeed when only one side believes in diplomacy and the other side believes in force.

Russia needs to understand that diplomacy cannot work with Washington and its NATO vassals who do not believe in diplomacy, but rely instead on force. Russia needs to understand that when Washington declares that Russia is an outlaw state that “does not act in accordance with international norms,” Washington means that Russia is not following Washington’s orders. By “international norms,” Washington means Washington’s will. Countries that are not in compliance with Washington’s will are not acting in accordance with “international norms.”

Washington and only Washington determines “international norms.” America is the “exceptional, indispensable” country. No other country has this rank.

Germany Is Helping Washington Pave The Road To Armageddon

Germany Is Helping Washington Pave The Road To Armageddon

September 23, 2015 

Germany Is Helping Washington Pave The Road To Armageddon

http://www.rt.com/politics/316291-kremlin-promises-counter-steps-in/

Kremlin promises ‘counter-steps’ in reply to US 

deploying nuclear weapons to Germany

Published time: 23 Sep, 2015 13:28

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The planned deployment of the latest US nuclear bombs at the Buchel Air Base in Germany would disrupt the strategic balance of forces in Europe and could force a reaction from Russia, President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary has stated.

“It may lead to the destruction of the strategic balance in Europe. Therefore it would definitely cause Russia to take corresponding counter-steps and counter-measures in order to restore the strategic balance and parity,” Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday.

“This is another step and unfortunately it is a very serious step towards increase of tensions on the European continent. Such actions cannot be described as a step towards stronger trust and greater stability,” the Russian official added.

Paul Craig Roberts -- Democracy Has Departed The West

Paul Craig Roberts  -- Democracy Has Departed The West

September 22, 2015 

Democracy Has Departed The West

Paul Craig Roberts

Before the West spreads democracy abroad maybe it could get some for itself. The US is an oligarchy in which government is answerable to six powerful private interest groups. In Europe governments are answerable to the EU, Washington, and private bankers and not to their peoples. In the UK the military brass has declared its hold on the reins of power.

Jeremy Corbyn is the first Labourite to lead the Labour Party in a long time. Considering the stupidity and immorality of the Tories, Corbyn could become prime minister of Britain. Should this occur, Corbyn would shift the budget priorities away from supporting Washington’s wars toward refurbishing the social welfare state that made life for ordinary Britishers more secure and less stressful.

A senior serving general of the British army said that the army would not allow the people to “put a maverick in charge of the country’s security. The Army just wouldn’t stand for it and would use whatever means possible, fair or foul, to prevent that.”

In other words, a democratic outcome unacceptable to the English military will be overthrown. Just like in Egypt.

Here we have the incongruity of Washington and London bringing democracy to others through what Vladimir Putin calls “airstrike democracy,” while tolerating a democracy deficit themselves. The safest conclusion is that democracy is a cloak for an aggressive agenda, not a value in itself to the US and UK elites, who rule and who intend to continue to rule these countries for their personal benefit.

Jonathan Cook reports that the use of “whatever means possible, fair or foul,” against Labour prime ministers who actually stood for the people rather than for the elites is not unique to Corbyn.

Labour Prime Minister Harald Wilson faced similar pressure and resigned. http://www.jonathan-cook.net/blog/2015-09-20/army-plots-against-british-pms-are-not-new/

As far as I can tell, not only has democracy departed the Western world, but also compassion, empathy for others, morality, integrity, respect for truth, justice, faithfulness, and self-respect. Western civilization has become a hollow shell. There is nothing left but greed and coercion and the threat of coercion. When I read—hopefully incorrect reports—that Russia’s President Putin desires to be a partner of the West, I wonder why such a powerful country, which has emerged into light out of darkness, wants to be Satan’s partner. I assume that the reports are untrue or that Putin is acting in the interest of humankind to defuse the dangerous situation created by Washington and its NATO sock puppets.

Russia should not forget the courageous speech that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gave to the UN on September 20, 2006. Standing at the podium, Chavez said that on the previous day George W. Bush stood here, “Satan himself, speaking as if he owned the world. You can still smell the sulfur.” The purpose of America, Chavez said, is “to preserve the pattern of domination, exploitation and pillage of the peoples of the world.”

Chavez’s words were too much truth for US politicians. Nancy Pelosi, the multimillionaire Speaker of the US House of Representatives, said that such a speech was to be expected from an “everyday thug.”

Elsewhere the response was different. Rafael Correa, currently President of Ecuador, said that Chavez had insulted Satan, because although Satan is evil like Washington, he is at least intelligent, and Washington is completely stupid.

Paul Craig Roberts: All Republican Presidential Candidates Stand For War

All Republican Presidential Candidates Stand For War — Paul Craig Roberts

September 20, 2015 | Categories: Articles & Columns 

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All Republican Presidential Candidates Stand For War

Paul Craig Roberts

There is not a peaceful person among the Republican candidates. Even the female is heartless. Carly Fiorina positioned herself along side the macho men as a warmonger. She let the military/security complex know that she, too, was for sale. Send in the campaign donations, and she will see that the money flows back to the military/security complex in the buildup of fleets and armaments that will send the Russians a message.

Alas, the only message US politicians want to send to the Russians is a war message. The Pentagon has upgraded the newly orchestrated “Russian threat” to “potentially aggressive” and is updating its plans for war with Russia.

What has Russia done to cause Washington to plan war with Russia? Don’t you know? Russia invaded Ukraine, just like Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and al-Qaeda connections.

If Russia invaded Ukraine, how come Ukraine is still there? If weak insignificant Ukraine fought off a Russian invasion, then how is it possible that Russia is a threat?

To deal with the “Russian threat” Washington has sent armed German jet fighters to patrol the skies over the Baltic oligarchies. Washington tells Russia that the fighters are not directed at Russia. So why the fighters? Perhaps they are there to protect the Baltics from Iran like that anti-ballistic missile system Washington placed in Poland to protect Europe from nonexistent Iranian nuclear ICBMs.

Public School Students Are the New Inmates in the American Police State

Public School Students Are the New Inmates in theAmerican Police State

September 15, 2015 

Public School Students Are the New Inmates in the American Police State

Guest Column By John Whitehead

https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/public_school_studen

Public School Students Are the New Inmates in the American Police State

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By John W. Whitehead
September 14, 2015

“Every day in communities across the United States, children and adolescents spend the majority of their waking hours in schools that have increasingly come to resemble places of detention more than places of learning. From metal detectors to drug tests, from increased policing to all-seeing electronic surveillance,the public schools of the twenty-first century reflect a society that has become fixated on crime, security and violence.”—Investigative journalist Annette Fuentes

In the American police state, you’re either a prisoner (shackled, controlled, monitored, ordered about, limited in what you can do and say, your life not your own) or a prison bureaucrat (police officer, judge, jailer, spy, profiteer, etc.).

Indeed, at a time when we are all viewed as suspects, there are so many ways in which a person can be branded a criminal for violating any number of laws, regulations or policies. Even if you haven’t knowingly violated any laws, there is still a myriad of ways in which you can run afoul of the police state and end up on the wrong side of a jail cell.

Unfortunately, when you’re a child in the American police state, life is that much worse.

Washington Is The Scourge Of Mankind

Washington Is The Scourge Of Mankind

September 15, 2015 

Washington Is The Scourge Of Mankind

Guest Column by Gary Leupp

Gary Leupp asks the questions and makes the points that should concern every American.

http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/09/15/how-george-w-bush-destroyed-the-temple-of-baal/

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

How George W. Bush Destroyed the Temple of Baal

by GARY LEUPP

First he bombed mercilessly, cruelly grinning throughout. Costumed in a flight suit, he proclaimed a “Mission Accomplished” after he had, with what they call “bipartisan support” (as though this lends some sort of legitimacy), destroyed the modern country of Iraq.

George W. Bush destroyed Iraq’s infrastructure, its institutions, its ruling party and its army. Then he destroyed its social fabric, which had permitted widespread Sunni-Shiite intermarriage and religiously integrated neighborhoods.

Bush destroyed the law and order which had permitted girls to walk to school, heads uncovered, in modern western dress. He destroyed the freedom of physicians and other professionals to go about their work and caused masses of them to exit their country. He destroyed neighborhoods whose residents were forced to flee for their lives. He destroyed the Christian community, which dropped from 1.5 million in 2001 to perhaps 200,000 a decade later. He destroyed the prevalent ideology of secularism and ushered in an era of bitterly contested sectarian rule. He destroyed the right to broadcast rock ‘n roll music, or sell liquor and DVDs.

He destroyed the stability of Anbar province by sowing the chaos that allowed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to establish—for the first time—an al-Qaeda branch in Iraq.