Inter-Imperialist Rivalry

NATO Bitterly Divided As London Summit Begins

December 4, 2019 Alex Lantier, Wsws.org Educate! Europe, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, NATO

As heads of state of the NATO military alliance arrived yesterday in London for a two-day summit beginning today, 70 years after NATO’s foundation in the aftermath of World War II in 1949, the bitter divisions tearing the alliance apart were on full display. Originally, the London summit was intended to highlight the massive NATO military buildup that is underway, recklessly targeting major nuclear-armed powers. The Defender 2020 military exercise planned for early next year will not only see a NATO naval flotilla steam to the South China Sea...

Iraqis Rise Up Against 16 Years of “Made in the USA” Corruption

December 3, 2019 By Nicolas J S Davies, Commondreams.org Resist! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Iraq, Middle East, US Imperialism

As Americans sat down to Thanksgiving dinner, Iraqis were mourning more than 60 protesters killed by police and soldiers on Thursday in Baghdad, Najaf and Nasiriyah. Nearly 400 protesters have been killed since hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets at the beginning of October. Human rights groups have described the crisis in Iraq as a “bloodbath,” Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi has announced he will resign, and Sweden has opened an investigation against Iraqi Defense Minister Najah Al-Shammari, who is a Swedish citizen, for crimes against humanity.

NATO Is As Good As Dead

December 3, 2019 By Scott Ritter, Truthdig.com Educate! Foreign Relations, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, NATO, US Imperialism

When the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was founded some 70 years ago, its first secretary-general, Lord Ismay, famously noted that the purpose of the treaty alliance was “to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down.” NATO’s mission was to secure peace in Europe, promote cooperation among its members and guard their freedom by countering the threat posed by the Soviet Union at the time. This latter point was critical—by signing onto NATO, the United States agreed to accept the leadership of a burgeoning resistance to ostensible Soviet aggression...

Neoliberalism And Evangelicalism Is Teaming Up To Remilitarize Latin America

November 30, 2019 By Paul Antonopoulos, Ahtribune.com Educate! China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Latin America, Militarization, Russia

Latin America appears to be in a state of chaos with a struggle emerging between the so-called independent socialist Pink Tide countries and the neoliberal conservative Blue Tide countries. Revolts against neoliberal policies have been seen in Chile and Ecuador and a coup has recently taken place in Bolivia. Latin America is certainly remilitarizing. However, there is also a Great Power element to this, with the U.S. desperately holding onto its unilateral hegemony over what it considers its Latin American “backyard” in the face of growing Chinese and Russian economic and military interests in the Western Hemisphere.

U.S. Is Using Hong Kong For A Shakedown

November 30, 2019 Huang Jiyuan, News.cgtn.com Educate! China, Hong Kong, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Propaganda

The United States government just officially crowned itself as a shakedown artist. The passage and signing of Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and Placing Restrictions on Teargas Exports and Crowd-control Technology to Hong Kong Act have gone beyond mere interference in domestic affairs. Maybe U.S. politicians don't realize it, or maybe they just don't care anymore, but this bill has removed all façade that the United States have put up. It isn't designed to protect Hong Kong residents' "freedom" and "human rights" as Congress claims it to be.

NYT’s “Leaked” Chinese Files Story Covers For Terrorism

November 27, 2019 Tony Cartalucci, Journal-neo.org Educate! China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, New York Times (NYT), Propaganda

The New York Times has once again exposed itself as an organ of US special interests operating under the guise of journalism – contributing to Wall Street and Washington’s ongoing and escalating hybrid war with China with a particularly underhanded piece of war propaganda. Its article, “‘Absolutely No Mercy’: Leaked Files Expose How China Organized Mass Detentions of Muslims,” at face value attempts to bolster allegations made primarily by the United States that China is organizing unwarranted and oppressive “mass detentions” of “Muslims” in China’s western region of Xinjiang.

We Thought The House Was Empty

November 27, 2019 Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Resist! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Middle East

On 13 November 2019, as part of its deadly attack on the people of Gaza, Israeli armed forces bombed a building in the Deir al-Balah neighbourhood of Gaza City. That strike killed eight people: Rasmi Abu Malhous (age 45), Miriam Asoarka (age 45), Yoseri Asoarka (age 39), Sim Mohamed Asoarka (age 13), Mohand Malhous (age 12), Moad Mohamed Asoarka (age 7), and two unnamed toddlers. Israel’s armed forces said that it had targeted an Islamic Jihad commander, although everyone in the neighbourhood said that no such commander lived either in the building or in the area.

China – The Belt And Road Initiative – The Bridge That Spans The World

November 27, 2019 Peter Koenig, Informationclearinghouse.info Educate! Belt and Road Initiative, China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, New Economy

Today, in the western world we have lost this concept. The terms of trade are imposed always by the ‘stronger’ partner, the west versus the poorer south – the south where most of the natural resources are lodged. Mother Earth’s assets have been and are coveted by the west – or north – for building and maintaining a lifestyle in luxury, abundance and waste. This trend has lasted for centuries of western colonialism: Exploitation, loot, esclavisation and rape of entire peoples of the Global South by the Global North, to use the current soothing World Bank lingo.

Evidence Talks: US Government Propelled Coup In Bolivia

November 27, 2019 W. T. Whitney Jr., Chicagoalbasolidarity.wordpress.com Educate! Bolivia, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Latin America, Regime Change

A coup on November 10 removed the socialist government of Bolivian President Evo Morales. The U.S. government made preparations and orchestrated the final stages of the coup. It was in charge. In power for almost 14 years, Morales and Vice President Álvaro García Linera had won elections taking place on October 20. The two leaders would each have been serving a fourth term in office. Evidence of the U.S. crime appears below.

US Launches New Mandarin Media Network Focused On Influencing Chinese Youth

November 26, 2019 By Mark Magnier, Scmp.com Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Propaganda

The US government is planning a major new Mandarin-language initiative in an effort to bolster its global reputation at a time of Chinese ascendancy and eroding American soft power. According to internal memos, job placement advertisements and interviews with people close to Washington’s information arms, Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA) are joining forces on a new network called Global Mandarin. Its annual budget would be between US$5 million and US$10 million, potentially rising in the second year, according to a source who requested anonymity given links to the networks...

Imperialism And The Rule Of Law

November 25, 2019 Donald Monaco, Informationclearinghouse.info Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, US Imperialism

November 21, 2019 "Information Clearing House" - Watching the Trump impeachment hearings, one hears again and again the phrase, ‘the rule of law’ uttered with great solemnity. The phrase is followed very closely by another slogan, ‘fighting corruption’. The American public is told by the congressional democrats on the House Judiciary Committee that in effect, impeaching President Trump is an imperative action needed to set an example to the world that the United States upholds ‘democracy’ and the ‘the rule of law’.

Bolivia: Hatred Of The Indian

November 25, 2019 Álvaro García Linera, Peoples Dispatch, translation Zoe PC Educate! Bolivia, Electoral Politics, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Latin America, Regime Change

Vice-president Álvaro García Linera reflects on the role of racial hatred in motivating the coup which forced him and President Evo Morales out of office and into exile. Almost as a nighttime fog, hatred rapidly traverses the neighborhoods of the traditional urban middle-class of Bolivia. Their eyes fill with anger. They do not yell, they spit. They do not raise demands, they impose. Their chants are not of hope of brotherhood. They are of disdain and discrimination against the Indians. They hop on their motorcycles...

Macri And The US Involvement In The Bolivian Coup Starting To Emerge

November 22, 2019 Stella Calloni, Resumen-english.org Educate! Bolivia, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Latin America, Regime Change

On November 18, which is a holiday in Argentina, thousands of people occupied the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires against the coup d’état in Bolivia and in solidarity with the Chilean people, paying tribute to the victims and the resistance of the people, while evidence and condemnation continue to emerge about the complicity of the government of Mauricio Macri, and especially of the governor of Jujuy, Gerardo Morales with the coup plotters and with the U.S. officials who support and direct them.

China Signs Defence Agreement With South Korea As US Angers Seoul With Demand For $5bn Troop Payment

November 21, 2019 By Julian Ryall, Telegraph.co.uk Educate! China, Defense, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, South Korea, Treaty

November 19, 2019 "Information Clearing House" - The defence ministers of South Korea and China have agreed to develop their security ties to ensure stability in north-east Asia, the latest indication that Washington’s long-standing alliances in the region are fraying. On the sidelines of regional security talks in Bangkok on Sunday, Jeong Kyeong-doo, the South Korean minister of defence, and his Chinese counterpart, Wei Fenghe, agreed to set up more military hotlines and to push ahead with a visit by Mr Jeong to China next year to “foster bilateral exchanges and cooperation in defence”, South Korea’s defence ministry said.

Iran’s ‘Only Crime Is We Decided Not To Fold’

November 21, 2019 By Pepe Escobar, Asiatimes.com Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Iran, Middle East

Just in time to shine a light on what’s behind the latest sanctions from Washington, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a speech at the annual Astana Club meeting in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan delivered a searing account of Iran-US relations to a select audience of high-ranking diplomats, former Presidents and analysts. Zarif was the main speaker in a panel titled “The New Concept of Nuclear Disarmament.” Keeping to a frantic schedule, he rushed in and out of the round table to squeeze in a private conversation with Kazakh First President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

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