Thanks for reminding us of the other 9/11. Back then it seemed like a passing event in a distant country. Much of the detail simply went unmentioned with some cover narratives to obscure the current reality. There was no Internet to potentially inform the American people of the reality. Today's US meddling is vulnerable to exposure via the Internet, so virtual mountains of lies, obfuscations and innuendo leveled against truth tellers are heaped upon the public mind to obscure, confuse and intimidate. With respect to the latest atrocity, the US provoked coup de tat and proxy war in Ukraine, these narrative tactics seem to be working quite well. Perhaps a decade or two down the line folks will understand what really happened to that hapless nation, but by then as with Chile it will be a bit too late.
Astute comment, there- and appreciated. And it hadn't dawned on me that the growing mountains of 'lies, obfuscations and innuendo' (as well as the unprecedented amount of active suppression) leveled at dissenting parties) is itself a reaction to the internet's enabling of more of those dissenting voices. Some day perhaps, we'll look back at the internet as both a catalyst for potential change but also a trigger for fascistic responses.
The banksters need a war desperately right now. They’ve tried so hard in Syria, and it just hasn’t worked. Then they got crazy Trump actually saying we should stay out of the Middle East and focus on our own problems, and people were listening . . .
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“The worst single mistake ever made in the history of our country: going into the Middle East, by President Bush.” — Donald Trump
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What’s a self-respecting globalist financier to do?
So, they sent their puppets like McCain, Romney, Clinton, and Biden out to talk up the fight against “evil” and threaten Russia, hoping to fool those dumb white ‘Murkins one more time into sending their sons off to die for God and Country and Goldman Sachs.
The recently ousted Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy, who took at least a dozen votes to get elected speaker, traveled to Israel immediately upon his election, declaring to the Israeli Knesset that the USA is steadfastly committed to supporting Ukraine in their war against Russia.
It has become so painfully obvious, especially where you have someone like Nikki Haley wagging her finger and shouting down Vivek Ramaswamy in a presidential debate on live national television when the questions of this Ukrainian war against Russia and any mention of Israel are concerned, that the United States government has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Israeli Political Action Committee . . .
Heartily agree about need for transparency & accountability. I went to Accra, Ghana in fall,1982, so missed the first CIA-financed coup against Rawlings PNDC regime - however, over next 2 years, lived through 4 CIA-financed coups. I know that because the third one was run by the former finance minister in the Leman government.; he was my next door neighbour & had had the same economics professors, I had at UNB, albeit a decade plus earlier.(the rest of my time in Ghana, I helped out his wife, he spent the remainder of my time there in jail).
Each of these coups were foiled by the PNDC regime, last was slaughtered on the beach in May, 1984. However, it was the 4th attempt which underlined the destructive aspect of these overthrows our high commission was a former stable, with thick exterior concrete walls; but we were right across the street from Ghana broadcasting - which is target number three in coup plotters planning; after seat of government; and police; one wants the telecoms before taking on the military. We were ending 22 years of participation in the Ghanian military College - a good cooperation, if you look at the past 4 decade of Canadian UN actions; numerous times in UN interventions we headed, the Deputy head was Ghanian, and contributed mightily to any success. A Brigadier General had been dispatched for the handover; we were at the airport to see him off when the 4th coup attempt started. We booted back to the High Commission, so we could let Lagos know the General would be late for the next stop on his tour. We were in the secure area, & while the General & the High Commissioner worked out the exchange with Lagos; & I was contacting staff on the secure radio system Ottawa had provided us, to ensure everyone was safe (once a week radio check). One (an old Africa hand, the HCs secretary, as usual, had her radio off - I went out to the front reception to call her on the phone. I just got through to when a howitzer shell landed 15-20 ft off the front door of the HC.
1/4 turn of a mortar firing mechanism & we would’ve all been dead. We got the general out later that afternoon when the airport reopened; And the following day with the High C Oh admin, I’ve only had one Africa and I wanna go back to commission secretary. She’s been sent home the call back because the opposition came to power ommissioners agreement and collaboration on some talking points; then went over to the American number two, who was also an old African hand. He understood immediately what I wanted as I made my points. - he took pen to hand and took detailed notes (would love to see that report❗️). Context is critical here, Americans had financed coup which overthrew Kwame Nkrumah back in 1964-5, with senior military complicity. They were always target in any coup as a result…. but Rawlings survived these 5 attempts 7 actually returned to compete under the Constitution in a presidential election - & won about four years later - he won the Presidency, twice. Its very much of note that Ghana today is listed as a full democracy on the US Freedom House list of democratic governance worldwide - higher than the US itself, with its history of voter suppression, discrimination, and a deliberate attempt by a former President to overthrow a legitimately elected government as confirmed by 61 court actions— still unaddressed by the courts 3 1/2 years later.. US sits on the list as a partial democracy today.
That’s one example of where the US needs to look at accountability; this was major cost for the Ghanaians. Similarly, first successful CIA coup attempt was in 1948 in Peru. There were three others there which brought back oligarchs & an elite minority to power, the last in 1968. Yet in December 2022, the indigenous President Pedro Castillo, - just elected President, US troops were in country & assisted oligrachs/elite to again overthrough a legitimately, elected indigenous President. Apparently, Canada was complicit in this as our ambassador also asked that US troops ensure the safety of mines. US troops were in the country from before Covid, and contributed directly to the problems Peru had with Covid - it has the highest COVID death rate in the world, currently sitting at 7,000/million. No surprise, since US has 11th worst record in the world with 3,730/million (i.e., 200 nations had better results😱) UK was 15 th worst, Canada was 74th worst in world at 1,600 deaths/million.
Thanks for reminding us of the other 9/11. Back then it seemed like a passing event in a distant country. Much of the detail simply went unmentioned with some cover narratives to obscure the current reality. There was no Internet to potentially inform the American people of the reality. Today's US meddling is vulnerable to exposure via the Internet, so virtual mountains of lies, obfuscations and innuendo leveled against truth tellers are heaped upon the public mind to obscure, confuse and intimidate. With respect to the latest atrocity, the US provoked coup de tat and proxy war in Ukraine, these narrative tactics seem to be working quite well. Perhaps a decade or two down the line folks will understand what really happened to that hapless nation, but by then as with Chile it will be a bit too late.
Astute comment, there- and appreciated. And it hadn't dawned on me that the growing mountains of 'lies, obfuscations and innuendo' (as well as the unprecedented amount of active suppression) leveled at dissenting parties) is itself a reaction to the internet's enabling of more of those dissenting voices. Some day perhaps, we'll look back at the internet as both a catalyst for potential change but also a trigger for fascistic responses.
I am anti Zionist, not anti Jewish. I didn’t read these articles but just the titles have a tone that I am repelled by...
The banksters need a war desperately right now. They’ve tried so hard in Syria, and it just hasn’t worked. Then they got crazy Trump actually saying we should stay out of the Middle East and focus on our own problems, and people were listening . . .
.
“The worst single mistake ever made in the history of our country: going into the Middle East, by President Bush.” — Donald Trump
.
What’s a self-respecting globalist financier to do?
So, they sent their puppets like McCain, Romney, Clinton, and Biden out to talk up the fight against “evil” and threaten Russia, hoping to fool those dumb white ‘Murkins one more time into sending their sons off to die for God and Country and Goldman Sachs.
The recently ousted Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy, who took at least a dozen votes to get elected speaker, traveled to Israel immediately upon his election, declaring to the Israeli Knesset that the USA is steadfastly committed to supporting Ukraine in their war against Russia.
It has become so painfully obvious, especially where you have someone like Nikki Haley wagging her finger and shouting down Vivek Ramaswamy in a presidential debate on live national television when the questions of this Ukrainian war against Russia and any mention of Israel are concerned, that the United States government has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Israeli Political Action Committee . . .
https://cwspangle.substack.com/p/oh-how-fond-they-are-of-the-book
Heartily agree about need for transparency & accountability. I went to Accra, Ghana in fall,1982, so missed the first CIA-financed coup against Rawlings PNDC regime - however, over next 2 years, lived through 4 CIA-financed coups. I know that because the third one was run by the former finance minister in the Leman government.; he was my next door neighbour & had had the same economics professors, I had at UNB, albeit a decade plus earlier.(the rest of my time in Ghana, I helped out his wife, he spent the remainder of my time there in jail).
Each of these coups were foiled by the PNDC regime, last was slaughtered on the beach in May, 1984. However, it was the 4th attempt which underlined the destructive aspect of these overthrows our high commission was a former stable, with thick exterior concrete walls; but we were right across the street from Ghana broadcasting - which is target number three in coup plotters planning; after seat of government; and police; one wants the telecoms before taking on the military. We were ending 22 years of participation in the Ghanian military College - a good cooperation, if you look at the past 4 decade of Canadian UN actions; numerous times in UN interventions we headed, the Deputy head was Ghanian, and contributed mightily to any success. A Brigadier General had been dispatched for the handover; we were at the airport to see him off when the 4th coup attempt started. We booted back to the High Commission, so we could let Lagos know the General would be late for the next stop on his tour. We were in the secure area, & while the General & the High Commissioner worked out the exchange with Lagos; & I was contacting staff on the secure radio system Ottawa had provided us, to ensure everyone was safe (once a week radio check). One (an old Africa hand, the HCs secretary, as usual, had her radio off - I went out to the front reception to call her on the phone. I just got through to when a howitzer shell landed 15-20 ft off the front door of the HC.
1/4 turn of a mortar firing mechanism & we would’ve all been dead. We got the general out later that afternoon when the airport reopened; And the following day with the High C Oh admin, I’ve only had one Africa and I wanna go back to commission secretary. She’s been sent home the call back because the opposition came to power ommissioners agreement and collaboration on some talking points; then went over to the American number two, who was also an old African hand. He understood immediately what I wanted as I made my points. - he took pen to hand and took detailed notes (would love to see that report❗️). Context is critical here, Americans had financed coup which overthrew Kwame Nkrumah back in 1964-5, with senior military complicity. They were always target in any coup as a result…. but Rawlings survived these 5 attempts 7 actually returned to compete under the Constitution in a presidential election - & won about four years later - he won the Presidency, twice. Its very much of note that Ghana today is listed as a full democracy on the US Freedom House list of democratic governance worldwide - higher than the US itself, with its history of voter suppression, discrimination, and a deliberate attempt by a former President to overthrow a legitimately elected government as confirmed by 61 court actions— still unaddressed by the courts 3 1/2 years later.. US sits on the list as a partial democracy today.
That’s one example of where the US needs to look at accountability; this was major cost for the Ghanaians. Similarly, first successful CIA coup attempt was in 1948 in Peru. There were three others there which brought back oligarchs & an elite minority to power, the last in 1968. Yet in December 2022, the indigenous President Pedro Castillo, - just elected President, US troops were in country & assisted oligrachs/elite to again overthrough a legitimately, elected indigenous President. Apparently, Canada was complicit in this as our ambassador also asked that US troops ensure the safety of mines. US troops were in the country from before Covid, and contributed directly to the problems Peru had with Covid - it has the highest COVID death rate in the world, currently sitting at 7,000/million. No surprise, since US has 11th worst record in the world with 3,730/million (i.e., 200 nations had better results😱) UK was 15 th worst, Canada was 74th worst in world at 1,600 deaths/million.
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