Inter-Imperialist Rivalry

Let’s Design A World Beyond War

July 17, 2018 Joanne Lucas Cvar, Worldbeyondwar.org Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Wars and Militarism

Is a world beyond the barbaric practice of war only a romantic dream? In reaction to the horrors of WWI (the “war to end all wars”), most of the nations of the world, including Germany and Japan, did sign a treaty in 1928 agreeing to outlaw war. When signed and ratified, the Kellogg-Briand Pact became international law. Although obviously ignored,that law is still on the books internationally and in the US, the major instigator of the pact, along with France. That law has been largely forgotten, and we are enduring endless war, with no positive outcomes in sight. Trump’s generals, McMaster and Mattis, wrote a National Defense Strategy that all but declares a new Cold War on Russia and China, and John Bolton as National Security Adviser will seek to address perceived threats by force of arms.

Lessons That Should Have Been Learned From NATO’s Destruction Of Libya

July 16, 2018 Brian Cloughley, Counterpunch.org Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Libya, NATO

The summit meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the military alliance that is expanding its deployments of troops, combat and surveillance aircraft and missile ships around Russia’s borders, took place on July 11-12 and was a farce, with Trump behaving in his usual way, insulting individuals and nations with characteristic vulgarity. Before the jamboree, NATO’s secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg (one of those selected for a Trumpian harangue), recounted in a speech on 21 June that “NATO has totally transformed our presence in Afghanistan from a big combat operation with more than 100,000 to now 16,000 troops conducting training, assisting and advising.” But then he had a bit of a rethink when he was asked a question about whether NATO had learnt any lessons that might make it think about “intervening in the future.”

No Evidence In Mueller’s Indictment Of 12 Russians – Release Now May Sabotage Upcoming Summit

July 16, 2018 Staff, Moonofalabama.org Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Russia

The first charge is for a "Conspiracy to Commit an Offense Against the United States" by stealing emails and leaking them. The indictment claims that the GRU units sent spearfishing emails to the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic Party organizations DNC and DCCC. They used these to get access to email boxes of John Podesta and other people. They are also accused of installing spyware (X-agent) on DNC computers and of exfiltrating emails and other data from them. The emails were distributed and published by the online personas DCLeaks, Guccifer II and later through Wikileaks. The indictment claims that DCLeaks and Guccifer II were impersonations by the GRU. Wikileaks, "organization 1" in the indictment, is implicated but so far not accused.

Girding For Confrontation: The Pentagon’s Provocative Encirclement Of China

July 12, 2018 By Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com Educate! China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Pentagon, US Imperialism

On May 30th, Secretary of Defense James Mattis announced a momentous shift in American global strategic policy. From now on, he decreed, the U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), which oversees all U.S. military forces in Asia, will be called the Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). The name change, Mattis explained, reflects “the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans,” as well as Washington’s determination to remain the dominant power in both. What? You didn’t hear about this anywhere? And even now, you’re not exactly blown away, right? Well, such a name change may not sound like much, but someday you may look back and realize that it couldn’t have been more consequential or ominous. Think of it as a signal that the U.S. military is already setting the stage for an eventual confrontation with China.

For Peace With Putin, End America’s Pointless Wars

July 11, 2018 George D. O'Neill Jr., Theamericanconservative.com Create! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Russia, Trump Administration, Vladimir Putin

The upcoming summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is an overdue opportunity for the American president’s next bold peace initiative. It is time for the U.S. to stop its wasteful wars, and Russia can be a constructive partner to this end. The mainstream press on both sides of the Atlantic will howl against any agreement between Trump and Putin—no matter what’s in it. So why not take steps that the American public will instinctively understand and that will provide the support for Trump to end America’s failed interventions? Besides what are his opponents going to do? Vilify him for seeking peace and starting the process of healing the many wounds of the wars? The American people are not fooled by false claims that Trump is soft on terrorism; they are aware that U.S. military interventions oftentimes can—and do—fuel terrorism.

Former US Envoy To Moscow Calls Intelligence Report On Alleged Russian Interference ‘Politically Motivated’

July 5, 2018 Jack Matlock, Consortiumnews.com Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Russia, US Imperialism

Most commentators seem to think so. Every news report I have read of the planned meeting of Presidents Trump and Putin in July refers to “Russian interference” as a fact and asks whether the matter will be discussed. Reports that President Putin denied involvement in the election are scoffed at, usually with a claim that the U.S. “intelligence community” proved Russian interference. In fact, the U.S. “intelligence community” has not done so. The intelligence community as a whole has not been tasked to make a judgment and some key members of that community did not participate in the report that is routinely cited as “proof” of “Russian interference.” I spent the 35 years of my government service with a “top secret” clearance.

U.S. Attempts Violent “Regime Change” In Iran

July 3, 2018 Moon of Alabama Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Iran, Regime Change, US Imperialism

Accompanying the demonstrations and illegal occupations of government buildings are in both cases brutal, criminal attacks on the police and other government forces. In Syria the violence "muscle" part was done by foreign financed Jihadists while neo-nazi gangs are used in the Ukraine. The demonstrations and the attacks on the state are planned and go together. There is nothing "peaceful" in demonstrations that are only the public-relations cover for attacks on the state. But the foreign politicians and media immediately utter "concerns" and threats over completely normal government responses to them. It is a scam to justify "western" "support" for the demonstrators and to further the violence.

The Economic Atom Bombing Of Syria

June 30, 2018 By Stephen Gowans, Globalresearch.ca Educate! Bombing, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Syria, United Nations

Washington’s long war on Syria comprises three major elements: a proxy war waged by Islamist insurgents; an occupation of almost one-third of Syria by US and allied troops [1]; and a program of economic warfare. If we understand war to represent an attempt by one state to impose its will on another, then all three elements, including the economic one, are expressions of war, and Washington’s long war on Syria must be understood as a multi-faceted enterprise involving more than aerial bombing, firefights, cruise missile launches, and suicide attacks, however much the military aspects of the war command attention and the economic aspects evade it.

Preparing For War? The US Encirclement Of China

June 23, 2018 By Michael T. Klare, Tomdispatch.com Educate! China, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, US Imperialism

‘As Crimes Pile Up, They Become Invisible’: Western Complicity In Saudi Arabia’s Dirty War In Yemen

June 19, 2018 John Wight, Rt.com Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

The complicity of Western governments in the ocean of suffering being wrought in Yemen exposes them as agents of Saudi brutality. After three years of relentless conflict, it has been estimated that out of a population of 27.4 million, 22.2 million people in Yemen are in need of humanitarian assistance, 17 million are food insecure, 14.8 million lack basic healthcare, 4.5 million children are suffering malnourishment, while 2.9 million people are internally displaced. As for dead and injured, the toll stands at almost 10,000 and 50,000 respectively. As a result of the conflict, the country is also facing the "largest documented cholera epidemic of modern times." And this epidemic can only have been intensified by the Saudi bombing of a cholera treatment center in the west of the country, causing the French NGO Médecins Sans Frontières to halt their work at the facility.

U.S. Military Involvement In Ukraine: NATO Expansion Through Proxy War

June 19, 2018 By Brian Kalman, Southfront.org Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, NATO, Ukraine, US military

Although the U.S. State Department’s direct role in stoking the Maidan conflagration and toppling a democratically elected president is widely accepted as part of the historical record of the political and civil upheaval in Ukraine, little is reported about the initial and ever evolving U.S. military presence in the country. Former Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland’s intercepted phone calls and former U.S. President Barrack Obama’s public admission of the U.S. government’s $5 billion investment in funding fundamentally altering Ukraine’s political, economic and cultural alignment in the world received coverage, even by western main stream media. What has not received extensive media scrutiny is the involvement of the U.S. military and CIA very early on, and increasingly since the civil strife in the country began.

Rebels, US Forces Preparing ANOTHER False Flag Chemical Attack In Syria

June 12, 2018 Staff, Theduran.com Educate! Chemical Weapons, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Middle East, Syria, US Imperialism

The Free Syrian Army and US special operations forces, are preparing a provocation using toxic substances in Syria, more in the key stronghold of Deir ez-Zor, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Monday, as reported by Sputnik. The Russian Military has evidence of the rebels bringing in chlorine canisters to the city in order to stage a chemical attack, similar to the one that led the nations of Britain, France, and the US to strike targets of the Syrian Governments. “According to the information received via three independent channels in Syria, the command of the so-called Free Syrian Army with assistance from the servicemen of US special operations forces is preparing a serious provocation with the use of toxic substance in Deir ez-Zor province,” Konashenkov said.

New World Economic Order Minimizes US Dominance

June 12, 2018 By Pepe Escobar, Atimes.com Educate! Capitalism, Economics, Inter-Imperialist Rivalry

Ahead of the crucial Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Qingdao this coming weekend, three other recent events have offered clues on how the new world order is coming about.The Astana Economic Forum in Kazakhstan centered on how mega-partnerships are changing world trade. Participants included the president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Jin Liqun; Andrew Belyaninov from the Eurasian Development Bank; former Italian Prime Minister and president of the EU Commission Romano Prodi; deputy director-general of the WTO Alan Wolff; and Glenn Diesen from the University of Western Sydney.

Under Trump, The Israel Lobby Is A Hydra With Many Heads

June 7, 2018 Staff, Jonathan-cook.net Educate! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Israel, Middle East, Trump Administration, US Imperialism

The Trump administration’s recent steps in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should surely lay to rest any doubts about the enormous, and dangerous, power of the Israel lobby in Washington. Under Trump, the lobby has shown it can wield unprecedented influence – even by its usual standards – in flagrant disregard for all apparent US interests. First, there was the move this month of the US embassy to Jerusalem, not quietly but on the 70th anniversary of the most sensitive day in the Palestinian calendar, Nakba Day. That is when Palestinians commemorate their mass expulsion from their homeland in 1948. By relocating the embassy, Trump gave official US blessing to tearing up the 25-year-old peace process – and in choosing Nakba Day for the move, he rubbed the noses of Palestinians, and by extension the Arab world, in their defeat.

Over 70 Syrian Tribes Declare War On US-Backed Forces, Foreign Troops In Northern Syria

June 6, 2018 By Leith Aboufadel, Almasdarnews.com Resist! Inter-Imperialist Rivalry, Syria, Wars and Militarism

BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – Over 70 Syrian tribes issued a joint statement on Saturday that announced the formation of a new combined force that would fight the US-backed militias and foreign troops in northern Syria. The tribesmen from the Al-Hasakah, Aleppo, and Al-Raqqa governorates reportedly met in the government-held city of Deir Hafer, where they all agreed that they will come together to expel the US and their militias from their provinces. Given the size of these tribes, they could present a serious problem for the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria, if they receive military assistance from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA).

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