lewrockwell--2020-11-06--The Left’s Attempt To Steal the Election… Just Another Night in the Deep State

The American left never for one moment accepted their loss in 2016 .
They were shocked , enraged , apoplectic that Hillary Clinton , one of the most corrupt candidates in US history , failed to extend their hold on the Marxist project to remake America in their Alinskyite/Stalinist vision .
It ’ s been a long-view enterprise that began with the racist Woodrow Wilson , but took off in earnest when the radical leftists of the 1960s took over academia .
They ’ ve won .
Two generations of American students have been purposefully miseducated to believe America is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has enabled the US to become the most successful nation on the planet is evil , that socialism is better .
All these years later , the dream of MLK that character counted more than skin color has been blown into a million tiny pieces by the left ’ s dedication to identity politics .
For the left , all Americans , for that matter all humans , are to be defined by their victim group – race and gender .
All minorities , all women , all gay and trans persons are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
White supremacy , specifically white males .
Asians and Jews are exempt from the victim category because they succeed at greater rates than the rest of us ; they must be discriminated against by the social justice warriors .
And they are .
The election of Donald Trump , particularly on the heels of the failed Obama administration , was a bridge too far for the intolerant , elitist left .
How could this old white man have beaten their oh-so-overrated Hillary ?
He won because a majority of Americans were and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elites ’ contempt for them .
They were and remain sick to death of their constant drive to remake society into their dreamscape of a tiered society , rather like India ’ s caste system , that categorizes people by not by class but by victim status .
With themselves at the top , as American nobility , the left ’ s mandarin wannabees seek to force those of us not of their exalted class to live by the rules they devise ( from which they exempt themselves ) .
Hillary Clinton , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden , for whom profit always came before people , have all become fabulously wealthy by trading on the power they ’ ve all wielded in government .
Trump became a wealthy man by building things , by employing ten of thousands of people around the world .
That alone was enough to engender their hatred .
That he campaigned on his promise to drain the swamp they all inhabit was too much to bear .
He had to be utterly destroyed .
So , they set out to do just that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ came the plan to accuse Trump of colluding with Russia .
They commissioned the stupid comic-book dossier .
A cabal of like-minded Trump haters , who felt threatened by his “ drain the swamp ” promise , joined in to submarine the man even before he was elected .
Once elected , they doubled down on their wholly fabricated allegation .
They hired the hapless Mueller and his team of vipers to do the job ; it was a clear coup attempt .
They failed .
They failed at the phony impeachment too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when they attempted to derail the Kavanaugh confirmation .
If Americans had not realized how vile these Democrats can be , they saw first-hand just how diabolical they are at heart .
These are cruel , evil people for whom the truth means nothing .
Getting and keeping power is all that matters .

The American left never for one moment accepted their loss in 2016. They were shocked, enraged, apoplectic that Hillary Clinton, one of the most corrupt candidates in US history, failed to extend their hold on the Marxist project to remake America in their Alinskyite/Stalinist vision.
It’s been a long-view enterprise that began with the racist Woodrow Wilson, but took off in earnest when the radical leftists of the 1960s took over academia. They’ve won. Two generations of American students have been purposefully miseducated to believe America is irredeemably racist, that the capitalism that has enabled the US to become the most successful nation on the planet is evil, that socialism is better.
All these years later, the dream of MLK that character counted more than skin color has been blown into a million tiny pieces by the left’s dedication to identity politics. For the left, all Americans, for that matter all humans, are to be defined by their victim group – race and gender. All minorities, all women, all gay and trans persons are victims. Victims of whom and what? White supremacy, specifically white males. Asians and Jews are exempt from the victim category because they succeed at greater rates than the rest of us; they must be discriminated against by the social justice warriors. And they are.
The election of Donald Trump, particularly on the heels of the failed Obama administration, was a bridge too far for the intolerant, elitist left. How could this old white man have beaten their oh-so-overrated Hillary? He won because a majority of Americans were and remain sick to death of the coastal elites’ contempt for them. They were and remain sick to death of their constant drive to remake society into their dreamscape of a tiered society, rather like India’s caste system, that categorizes people by not by class but by victim status.
With themselves at the top, as American nobility, the left’s mandarin wannabees seek to force those of us not of their exalted class to live by the rules they devise (from which they exempt themselves). Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, and Joe Biden, for whom profit always came before people, have all become fabulously wealthy by trading on the power they’ve all wielded in government. Trump became a wealthy man by building things, by employing ten of thousands of people around the world. That alone was enough to engender their hatred. That he campaigned on his promise to drain the swamp they all inhabit was too much to bear. He had to be utterly destroyed. So, they set out to do just that.
From Hillary’s devious team came the plan to accuse Trump of colluding with Russia. They commissioned the stupid comic-book dossier. A cabal of like-minded Trump haters, who felt threatened by his “drain the swamp” promise, joined in to submarine the man even before he was elected.
Once elected, they doubled down on their wholly fabricated allegation. They hired the hapless Mueller and his team of vipers to do the job; it was a clear coup attempt. They failed. They failed at the phony impeachment too. They demonstrated their truly ugly side when they attempted to derail the Kavanaugh confirmation.
If Americans had not realized how vile these Democrats can be, they saw first-hand just how diabolical they are at heart. These are cruel, evil people for whom the truth means nothing. Getting and keeping power is all that matters.
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lewrockwell--2020-11-06--A Fool and His Money Are Soon Elected

A Fool and His Money Are Soon Elected

Will Rogers had a quip for just about any situation , but he loved to talk politics .
Rogers was born on a Cherokee reservation in Oklahoma .
His father was a Confederate veteran and political leader in the Cherokee nation .
At the height of his career , Will Rogers had the number one radio program in America and was the highest paid actor in Hollywood .
His folksy style and unassuming demeanor veiled a sharp wit and keen political insight .
He understood the charade better than most .
Rogers despised the Republican Party , but more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waste .
Our current infatuation with the American civic religion could use a little dose of Will Rogers .
He also serves as a reminder that Washington D.C. has been a cesspool for decades .
“ We always want the best man to win the election .
Unfortunately , he never does.
” Never Met a Man I Didn ... Joseph H. Carter Best Price : $ 1.65 Buy New $ 9.99 “ If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.
” “ I don ’ t know who started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Politician instead of a Business man .
A Politician can ’ t run any other kind of business .
So there is no reason why he can run the U.S. That ’ s the biggest single business in the World.
” “ America has the best politicians money can buy.
” “ Congress is so strange ; a man gets up to speak and says nothing , nobody listens , and then everybody disagrees.
” “ Congress meets tomorrow morning .
Let us all pray : Oh Lord , give us strength @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be inflicted upon us .
Be merciful with them , oh Lord , for they know not what they ’ re doing .
Amen.
” The Best of Brion McClanahan

Will Rogers had a quip for just about any situation, but he loved to talk politics. Rogers was born on a Cherokee reservation in Oklahoma. His father was a Confederate veteran and political leader in the Cherokee nation. At the height of his career, Will Rogers had the number one radio program in America and was the highest paid actor in Hollywood.
His folksy style and unassuming demeanor veiled a sharp wit and keen political insight. He understood the charade better than most. Rogers despised the Republican Party, but more than anything he hated career politicians and government waste.
Our current infatuation with the American civic religion could use a little dose of Will Rogers. He also serves as a reminder that Washington D.C. has been a cesspool for decades.
“We always want the best man to win the election. Unfortunately, he never does.” Never Met a Man I Didn... Joseph H. Carter Best Price: $1.65 Buy New $9.99 (as of 05:44 UTC - Details)
“If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.”
“I don’t know who started the idea that a President must be a Politician instead of a Business man. A Politician can’t run any other kind of business. So there is no reason why he can run the U.S. That’s the biggest single business in the World.”
“America has the best politicians money can buy.”
“Congress is so strange; a man gets up to speak and says nothing, nobody listens, and then everybody disagrees.”
“Congress meets tomorrow morning. Let us all pray: Oh Lord, give us strength to bear that which is about to be inflicted upon us. Be merciful with them, oh Lord, for they know not what they’re doing. Amen.”
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Mobocracy

With the election results still in limbo two days after the vote was held , and widespread charges of vote @ @ @ @ @ crisis of confidence in the electoral system that is on the verge of unleashing the @ @ @ @ @ A delegitimized occupant in the presidency is not the worst thing from a libertarian perspective @ @ @ @ @ steam is a danger to all .
How will it all play out ?
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With the election results still in limbo two days after the vote was held, and widespread charges of vote fraud, America faces a crisis of confidence in the electoral system that is on the verge of unleashing the mob onto the streets. A delegitimized occupant in the presidency is not the worst thing from a libertarian perspective, but the mob gathering steam is a danger to all. How will it all play out? Watch today’s Liberty Report:
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lewrockwell--2020-11-07--Panderin’ Sanders and the Great Philadelphia Victim Fest and Riot

The latest riot du jour at this writing comes to us from the City of Brotherly Love in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a knife-wielding , mentally disturbed , unemployed aspiring rapper with nine children , one Walter Wallace , Jr. , age 27 .
Police responded to a call about a man with a knife , and no sooner had the two officers arrived , Wallace advanced on them in the street brandishing that very knife .
The officers backpedaled , guns drawn , repeatedly ordering Wallace to drop the knife .
When he refused to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them , they opened fire .
Although this was a perfectly justified shooting , Bernie Sanders tweeted : The police responsible for murdering him in front of his mother instead of getting him the medical attention he needed should be arrested , investigated , and prosecuted by the justice department .
Yes , Bernie , when a maniac with a knife is closing the distance on you , you ’ ve got all the time in the world to get medical attention for him , right ?
And no , the officers couldn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because they were not equipped with Tasers .
The War on Cops : How t ... Mac Donald , Heather Best Price : $ 16.73 Buy New $ 16.61 As one who has actually been in a situation where a mentally disturbed person pulled a knife , I know what I ’ m talking about .
I used to work in the Safety/Security department of an inner-city hospital complex that had a secure psychiatric unit .
We had to take courses with titles such as Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behavior and Crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ volatile situations involving mentally disturbed people .
We were unarmed , and even the Houston Police Department officers who worked extra jobs in the Safety/Security department with us were required to secure their guns in lock boxes provided for that purpose before entering the psychiatric unit .
( One of those officers was an Asian-American who worked undercover and later rose to prominence in the HPD hierarchy ; a little more about him later . )
We once got a call about a patient acting out in the lobby of a psychiatric floor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When I and a couple of my coworkers arrived , the patient—a big , agitated , shaggy-haired white lout in his twenties—pulled out and opened up an enormous folding knife .
He shouldn ’ t have had the thing on him in the first place , but whoever inventoried his property screwed up and let the knife slip by instead of placing it in a property bag for storage .
Among the sparse furnishings in the lobby where this drama was unfolding was a sturdy wooden chair .
I casually sidled behind @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back as if I were just leaning on it .
Should our man come at any of us with the knife , I would lift the chair , rush him with it , and pin him against the wall with the four legs of the chair so my partners could move in and attempt to gain control of the arm with the knife .
The War on Police : How ... Roorda , Jeff Best Price : $ 6.83 Buy New $ 14.49 It turned out , fortunately , that one of my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nature with this particular patient , and he called that to the patient ’ s attention and began to engage him in conversation .
This de-escalated the patient , who then surrendered the knife , apologized to us , and behaved for the duration of his stay .
What made this work was that the patient kept his distance , defensively brandishing the knife , while we kept our distance as well so as not to make the patient feel intimidated .
This facilitated my partner ’ s being able to establish a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Now if the patient already had his knife out and open and came at us as soon as we stepped out of the elevator and into the lobby , things would have gone a whole lot differently .
Although the aforementioned courses we took did include physical restraint techniques for when de-escalation didn ’ t work , they didn ’ t include knife disarm techniques , because , after all , mental patients shouldn ’ t have knives to begin with .
The cell phone video of Wallace ’ s shooting shows @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seconds .
Now after viewing the video , imagine that the two police officers were instead unarmed social workers sent out to de-escalate Wallace .
There ’ s simply no kind of de-escalation magic that can be worked on someone who ’ s quickly closing the distance on you with a knife .
The social workers would have ended up being stabbed or running for their lives to avoid being stabbed .
Okay , so the shooting was justified .
But why did they have to shoot him so many times ?
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , people get an adrenaline dump that can affect their fine motor skills , which , in the case of police officers , means their ability to put shots on target may be adversely affected .
They try to put shots on “ center mass ” —the torso—but they may miss , and even if they score a hit , the effects may not be immediately evident .
So they continue to fire until the threat is stopped , which in this case meant when Wallace finally hit the pavement .
The Courageous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : $ 35.81 Buy New $ 18.99 Apropos of missed shots , the Asian-American HPD officer I mentioned earlier mirthfully related the following incident to me : He was working undercover behind the counter at some business when a man walked in , pulled a gun , and demanded money .
Our undercover man pulled his own gun from under the counter and began firing at the robber while ducking down behind the counter for cover .
Not hearing any return fire , he cautiously stood back up .
The robber—completely unscathed—was standing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his gun on the floor .
Police officers all over the country can relate similar incidents .
That the police should have shot Wallace in the leg or shot the knife out of his hand is Hollywood nonsense .
Even officers who put rounds on target may have to keep on firing if the rounds don ’ t have the immediate effect of ending the threat .
In one instance , an officer who got into a gunfight with a bank robber had to shoot him 17 times before he finally went down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mental disorder and being a thug are not mutually exclusive .
An Infowars article shows 13 different mug shots of Wallace .
These were for such charges as terroristic threat , aggravated assault with knife or cutting instrument , vandalism , robbery of a residence with a handgun , assault on a police officer , aggravated assault with a handgun , resisting arrest , and assault with other dangerous weapon .
Wallace ’ s rap video shows him and his homeboys brandishing guns .
Now for someone with a police record like that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a mental disorder who has been put on psychiatric meds , how smart is it for him to be filmed brandishing guns ?
Why didn ’ t his family and friends dissuade him from such behavior ?
Walter Wallace was not a victim or a martyr ; he was a thug , and he died like one .
What if he had come at a homeboy with that knife , and the homeboy pulled from the waistband of his sagging pants a firearm and blasted Wallace to kingdom come ; would his black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if Wallace had fatally stabbed a homeboy ?
Would his black life have mattered ?
The Best of George Hollenback

The latest riot du jour at this writing comes to us from the City of Brotherly Love in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a knife-wielding, mentally disturbed, unemployed aspiring rapper with nine children, one Walter Wallace, Jr., age 27. Police responded to a call about a man with a knife, and no sooner had the two officers arrived, Wallace advanced on them in the street brandishing that very knife. The officers backpedaled, guns drawn, repeatedly ordering Wallace to drop the knife. When he refused to drop the knife and kept coming at them, they opened fire.
Although this was a perfectly justified shooting, Bernie Sanders tweeted:
The police responsible for murdering him in front of his mother instead of getting him the medical attention he needed should be arrested, investigated, and prosecuted by the justice department.
Yes, Bernie, when a maniac with a knife is closing the distance on you, you’ve got all the time in the world to get medical attention for him, right? And no, the officers couldn’t have used Tasers on him because they were not equipped with Tasers. The War on Cops: How t... Mac Donald, Heather Best Price: $16.73 Buy New $16.61 (as of 05:30 UTC - Details)
As one who has actually been in a situation where a mentally disturbed person pulled a knife, I know what I’m talking about. I used to work in the Safety/Security department of an inner-city hospital complex that had a secure psychiatric unit. We had to take courses with titles such as Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behavior and Crisis Intervention Training to learn how to de-escalate volatile situations involving mentally disturbed people. We were unarmed, and even the Houston Police Department officers who worked extra jobs in the Safety/Security department with us were required to secure their guns in lock boxes provided for that purpose before entering the psychiatric unit. (One of those officers was an Asian-American who worked undercover and later rose to prominence in the HPD hierarchy; a little more about him later.)
We once got a call about a patient acting out in the lobby of a psychiatric floor and refusing to go to his room. When I and a couple of my coworkers arrived, the patient—a big, agitated, shaggy-haired white lout in his twenties—pulled out and opened up an enormous folding knife. He shouldn’t have had the thing on him in the first place, but whoever inventoried his property screwed up and let the knife slip by instead of placing it in a property bag for storage. Among the sparse furnishings in the lobby where this drama was unfolding was a sturdy wooden chair. I casually sidled behind the chair and took hold of the back as if I were just leaning on it. Should our man come at any of us with the knife, I would lift the chair, rush him with it, and pin him against the wall with the four legs of the chair so my partners could move in and attempt to gain control of the arm with the knife.
The War on Police: How... Roorda, Jeff Best Price: $6.83 Buy New $14.49 (as of 04:58 UTC - Details) It turned out, fortunately, that one of my partners had previous dealings of a positive nature with this particular patient, and he called that to the patient’s attention and began to engage him in conversation. This de-escalated the patient, who then surrendered the knife, apologized to us, and behaved for the duration of his stay. What made this work was that the patient kept his distance, defensively brandishing the knife, while we kept our distance as well so as not to make the patient feel intimidated. This facilitated my partner’s being able to establish a rapport with the patient and de-escalate him. Now if the patient already had his knife out and open and came at us as soon as we stepped out of the elevator and into the lobby, things would have gone a whole lot differently. Although the aforementioned courses we took did include physical restraint techniques for when de-escalation didn’t work, they didn’t include knife disarm techniques, because, after all, mental patients shouldn’t have knives to begin with.
The cell phone video of Wallace’s shooting shows a volatile situation blowing up in mere seconds. Now after viewing the video, imagine that the two police officers were instead unarmed social workers sent out to de-escalate Wallace. There’s simply no kind of de-escalation magic that can be worked on someone who’s quickly closing the distance on you with a knife. The social workers would have ended up being stabbed or running for their lives to avoid being stabbed.
Okay, so the shooting was justified. But why did they have to shoot him so many times? In stressful “fight or flight” situations, people get an adrenaline dump that can affect their fine motor skills, which, in the case of police officers, means their ability to put shots on target may be adversely affected. They try to put shots on “center mass”—the torso—but they may miss, and even if they score a hit, the effects may not be immediately evident. So they continue to fire until the threat is stopped, which in this case meant when Wallace finally hit the pavement. The Courageous Police ... Chaix, JC Best Price: $35.81 Buy New $18.99 (as of 04:27 UTC - Details)
Apropos of missed shots, the Asian-American HPD officer I mentioned earlier mirthfully related the following incident to me: He was working undercover behind the counter at some business when a man walked in, pulled a gun, and demanded money. Our undercover man pulled his own gun from under the counter and began firing at the robber while ducking down behind the counter for cover. Not hearing any return fire, he cautiously stood back up. The robber—completely unscathed—was standing with his hands in the air, his gun on the floor. Police officers all over the country can relate similar incidents. That the police should have shot Wallace in the leg or shot the knife out of his hand is Hollywood nonsense.
Even officers who put rounds on target may have to keep on firing if the rounds don’t have the immediate effect of ending the threat. In one instance, an officer who got into a gunfight with a bank robber had to shoot him 17 times before he finally went down.
Back to Wallace: Having a mental disorder and being a thug are not mutually exclusive. An Infowars article shows 13 different mug shots of Wallace. These were for such charges as terroristic threat, aggravated assault with knife or cutting instrument, vandalism, robbery of a residence with a handgun, assault on a police officer, aggravated assault with a handgun, resisting arrest, and assault with other dangerous weapon.
Wallace’s rap video shows him and his homeboys brandishing guns. Now for someone with a police record like that cited above, and for someone with a mental disorder who has been put on psychiatric meds, how smart is it for him to be filmed brandishing guns? Why didn’t his family and friends dissuade him from such behavior?
Walter Wallace was not a victim or a martyr; he was a thug, and he died like one. What if he had come at a homeboy with that knife, and the homeboy pulled from the waistband of his sagging pants a firearm and blasted Wallace to kingdom come; would his black life have mattered then? Or what if Wallace had fatally stabbed a homeboy? Would his black life have mattered?
The Best of George Hollenback


lewrockwell--2020-11-07--Smoking Gun: Fauci States Covid Test Has Fatal Flaw; Confession From the “Beloved” Expert of Experts

OK , here we go .
Smoking gun .
Jackpot .
Right from the horse ’ s mouth .
Right from the man we ’ re told is the number-one COVID expert in the nation .
What Fauci says is golden truth .
Well , how about THIS ?
July 16 , 2020 , podcast , “ This Week in Virology ” : Tony Fauci makes a point of saying the PCR COVID test is useless and misleading when the test is run at “ 35 cycles or higher.
” A positive result , indicating infection , can not be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bernie Mado ... Ortleb , Charles Buy New $ 5.99 Here , in techno-speak , is an excerpt from Fauci ’ s key quote ( starting at about the 4-minute mark [ 1 ] ) : “ …If you get [ perform the test at ] a cycle threshold of 35 or more…the chances of it being replication-confident [ aka accurate ] are miniscule…you almost never can culture virus [ detect a true positive result ] from a 37 threshold cycle…even 36… ” Each “ cycle ” of the test is a quantum @ @ @ @ @ @ @ test specimen taken from the patient .
Too many cycles , and the test will turn up all sorts of irrelevant material that will be wrongly interpreted as relevant .
What Fauci failed to say on the video is : the FDA , which authorizes the test for public use , recommends the test should be run up to 40 cycles .
Not 35 .
Therefore , all labs in the US that follow the FDA guideline are knowingly or unknowingly participating in fraud .
Fraud on a monstrous level , because… Millions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infected with the virus on the basis of a false positive result , and… The total number of COVID cases in America—which is based on the test—is a gross falsity .
The lockdowns and other restraining measures are based on these fraudulent case numbers .
Let me back up and run that by you again .
Fauci says the test is useless when it ’ s run at 35 cycles or higher .
The FDA says run the test up to 40 cycles , in order to determine whether the virus is there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nutshell .
If anyone in the White House has a few brain cells to rub together , pick up a giant bullhorn and start revealing the truth to the American people .
I Do Not Consent : My F ... Gold MD , JD , Simone Buy New $ 12.99 “ Hello , America , you ’ ve been tricked , lied to , conned , and taken for a devastating ride .
On the basis of fake science , the country was locked down.
” If anyone in the Congress has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into a televised hearing and , in ten minutes , make mincemeat out of the fake science that has driven this whole foul , stench-ridden assault on the US economy and its citizens .
All right , here are two chunks of evidence for what I ’ ve written above .
First , we have a CDC quote on the FDA website , in a document titled [ 2 ] : “ CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus ( 2019-nCoV ) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel For Emergency Use Only.
” See page 35 .
This document @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” That means , even though the virus is being referred to by its older name , the document is still relevant as of July 2020 .
“ For Emergency Use Only ” refers to the fact that the FDA has certified the PCR test under a traditional category called “ Emergency Use Authorization.
” FDA : “ …a specimen is considered positive for 2019-nCoV [ virus ] if all 2019-nCoV marker ( N1 , N2 ) cycle threshold growth curves cross the threshold line within 40.00 cycles ( < 40.00 Ct ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reading this guideline would conclude , “ Well , to see if the virus is there in a patient , we should run the test all the way to 40 cycles .
That ’ s the official advice.
” Then we have a New York Times article ( August 29/updated September 17 ) headlined : “ Your coronavirus test is positive .
Maybe it shouldn ’ t be.
” [ 3 ] Here are money quotes : “ Most tests set the limit at 40 [ cycles ] .
A few at 37.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ usually mean , “ We ’ re going to look all the way to 40 cycles , to see if the virus is there.
” The Times : “ This number of amplification cycles needed to find the virus , called the cycle threshold , is never included in the results sent to doctors and coronavirus patients… ” Boom .
That ’ s the capper , the grand finale .
Labs don ’ t or won ’ t reveal their collusion in this crime .
A VOYAGE IN IMAGINATIO ... Holmes , Dr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lawyer won ’ t go to court with all this , or if a judge won ’ t pay attention and see the light , they should be stripped of their jobs and sent to the Arctic to sell snow .
The Best of Jon Rappoport

OK, here we go. Smoking gun. Jackpot.
Right from the horse’s mouth. Right from the man we’re told is the number-one COVID expert in the nation. What Fauci says is golden truth.
Well, how about THIS?
July 16, 2020, podcast, “This Week in Virology”: Tony Fauci makes a point of saying the PCR COVID test is useless and misleading when the test is run at “35 cycles or higher.” A positive result, indicating infection, cannot be accepted or believed.
Fauci: The Bernie Mado... Ortleb, Charles Buy New $5.99 (as of 02:55 UTC - Details) Here, in techno-speak, is an excerpt from Fauci’s key quote (starting at about the 4-minute mark [1]):
“…If you get [perform the test at] a cycle threshold of 35 or more…the chances of it being replication-confident [aka accurate] are miniscule…you almost never can culture virus [detect a true positive result] from a 37 threshold cycle…even 36…”
Each “cycle” of the test is a quantum leap in amplification and magnification of the test specimen taken from the patient.
Too many cycles, and the test will turn up all sorts of irrelevant material that will be wrongly interpreted as relevant.
That’s called a false positive.
What Fauci failed to say on the video is: the FDA, which authorizes the test for public use, recommends the test should be run up to 40 cycles. Not 35.
Therefore, all labs in the US that follow the FDA guideline are knowingly or unknowingly participating in fraud. Fraud on a monstrous level, because…
Millions of Americans are being told they are infected with the virus on the basis of a false positive result, and…
The total number of COVID cases in America—which is based on the test—is a gross falsity.
The lockdowns and other restraining measures are based on these fraudulent case numbers.
Let me back up and run that by you again. Fauci says the test is useless when it’s run at 35 cycles or higher. The FDA says run the test up to 40 cycles, in order to determine whether the virus is there. This is the crime in a nutshell.
If anyone in the White House has a few brain cells to rub together, pick up a giant bullhorn and start revealing the truth to the American people. I Do Not Consent: My F... Gold MD, JD, Simone Buy New $12.99 (as of 05:07 UTC - Details)
“Hello, America, you’ve been tricked, lied to, conned, and taken for a devastating ride. On the basis of fake science, the country was locked down.”
If anyone in the Congress has a few brain cells operating, pull Fauci into a televised hearing and, in ten minutes, make mincemeat out of the fake science that has driven this whole foul, stench-ridden assault on the US economy and its citizens.
All right, here are two chunks of evidence for what I’ve written above. First, we have a CDC quote on the FDA website, in a document titled [2]: “CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel For Emergency Use Only.” See page 35. This document is marked, “Effective: 07/13/20.” That means, even though the virus is being referred to by its older name, the document is still relevant as of July 2020. “For Emergency Use Only” refers to the fact that the FDA has certified the PCR test under a traditional category called “Emergency Use Authorization.”
FDA: “…a specimen is considered positive for 2019-nCoV [virus] if all 2019-nCoV marker (N1, N2) cycle threshold growth curves cross the threshold line within 40.00 cycles (< 40.00 Ct).”
Naturally, MANY testing labs reading this guideline would conclude, “Well, to see if the virus is there in a patient, we should run the test all the way to 40 cycles. That’s the official advice.”
Then we have a New York Times article (August 29/updated September 17) headlined: “Your coronavirus test is positive. Maybe it shouldn’t be.” [3] Here are money quotes:
“Most tests set the limit at 40 [cycles]. A few at 37.”
“Set the limit” would usually mean, “We’re going to look all the way to 40 cycles, to see if the virus is there.”
The Times: “This number of amplification cycles needed to find the virus, called the cycle threshold, is never included in the results sent to doctors and coronavirus patients…”
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Get the picture?
I hope so.
If a lawyer won’t go to court with all this, or if a judge won’t pay attention and see the light, they should be stripped of their jobs and sent to the Arctic to sell snow.
SOURCES:
[1] https://youtu.be/a_Vy6fgaBPE?t=260
[2] https://www.fda.gov/media/134922/download
[3] nytimes.com/2020/08/29/health/coronavirus-testing.html
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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lewrockwell--2020-11-07--Mindless Insanity Rears Its Ugly Head Once Again as All Those Picking a Side Have Already Lost

“ On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart ’ s desire at last , and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.
” The largest number of Americans in history just did the same thing over again for the 59th time , all expecting a different outcome .
The state chosen clowns were sent in to take their place on a preset ballot , and half the people took one side and the other half took the opposite side .
Insanity is forever evident , but every four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a pedestal for all to see , and that spectacle is once again proven to be a supreme example of the stupidity of man .
It is very difficult to imagine that such a repetitive act so absurd as a presidential election of a controlled tyrant could stir the thoughtless emotion that it does , knowing that in four years these same drones will once again lose their collective minds and play the same game over again .
If Trump wins , we are all doomed !
If Biden wins we are all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the thinking that is taking center stage today .
The bottom line is that both sides of this asinine argument are exactly correct , which leaves anyone with even a modicum of intelligence scratching his head to the point of causing blood loss .
I Do Not Consent : My F ... Gold MD , JD , Simone Buy New $ 12.99 It seems obvious that none from the most ignorant to the most ‘ educated ’ among us are exempt from a temporary , or not so temporary , loss of intellect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choose their already chosen master .
Democrats , Republicans , liberals , conservatives , libertarians and independents all think it mandatory this time around to once again participate in this circus in order to fix the ills of a population that today have to be told to not drink the contents of their car ’ s battery because it may be harmful to their health .
What in the world has happened to individual sanity and responsibility ?
What has happened to cause division to be so rampant as to be the controlling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why does the near entirety of this population not see that they have been indoctrinated and guided , tricked into voluntarily destroying their own lives , so that the ruling class has an easy time using the people ’ s cognitive dissonance to bring about their own slavery ?
Every election is the epitome of this scheme .
While all this voting absurdity is consuming the minds of brain-dead citizens , the top headlines behind the selection process are those that state that the U.S. Covid-19 peak is here , with the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccine rollout will feature app tracking of vulnerable groups .
These are very serious matters , but until the current consuming craziness is finished , other important corruption will be ignored , allowing for the advancement of more tyranny behind the cloak of election politics .
It seems the general public can only concentrate on one thing at a time , because the capability to think is seemingly lost , while individual intellect has been damaged beyond repair .
After the last election fiasco in 2016 , the Democrats were crushed , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republicans were ecstatic , as they were confident that their guy Trump would save us all , and so they thought to themselves that they had won !
Four years later , government spending at levels never considered in history has been the result .
U.S. wars continued around the world , threats of war were constant , brutalizing people around the globe continued ; all while the economy was being purposely destroyed and blamed on a scam .
Protectionism became rampant , causing mass suffering of innocents , and a national emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for all governors to become tyrannical cretins on a mission from hell .
Businesses were closed nationwide , lockdowns were enforced , unemployment skyrocketed , travel ceased , deadly mask wearing and social distancing became normal , and deployment of national troops with threats to use the military to distribute killer vaccines was set in place .
Stock markets were constantly manipulated , while the Federal Reserve printed many trillions of dollars to enrich the ‘ elites , ’ allowing for more control over the populace .
This is only a small sampling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under a Trump presidency .
But Republicans forgot all that as they clamored for more and more of this type of ‘ leadership , ’ promoting another four years so that all of us could be saved from the evil Democrats .
The Progressive Era Murray N Rothbard Best Price : $ 17.74 Buy New $ 11.33 Now , if the Biden camp instead of the Trump camp wins the election manipulation contest , the Democrats will think and say the exact same things as Republicans did four years ago .
The stage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the hands of politicians , but this time , the left hand of the political partnership called the party system would be in control .
The fake pandemic would continue , the spending would expand , wars and brutality would remain in place , and socialistic legislation would go forward with similar goals that existed over the past four years .
More business closings will be imminent , while continued destruction of the economy will occur .
Unemployment , mandated behavior , lockdowns , travel bans , masks , and deadly vaccine promotion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ enforced .
Another national emergency declaration will be forthcoming , and troops will be forever on alert to squelch any resistance by the thinking few .
Terror in the streets will continue and become commonplace , as the state will allow this behavior , no different than has taken place over this past year while the other side was in charge .
This common dictatorial pattern carried out by the ruling oligarchy , an oligarchy made up of the banking and corporate systems , the tax exempt foundations , the claimed ruling elite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political class , regardless of which party claims power , will not cease , but will only get worse .
There is no difference in these evil monsters that desire to rule over the world and all its inhabitants .
There is no difference in the Republican and Democrat Party .
There is no difference in the left and the right except at the extreme margin , so all on both sides continually lose without even understanding that they have lost .
The blame is always placed on the other side , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mindless robots called American citizens since the two-party system was designed .
The concentration of power never changes , and the parties only change in that they take turns pretending to be for their side , and the people fall for this deception every time , as they wallow in divisiveness and ignorance .
Understand that this planned deception was intentionally created , and that as long as infighting continues among us , they win and we lose .
Until the false paradigm of Democrat versus Republican is understood for what it really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-created division due to indoctrinatory manipulation , we will all suffer under a system of power and control where the few control the many .
We either become individuals working together for the advancement of freedom , which benefits all , or we remain slaves to the state apparatus that is now in the process of gaining total control over society .
It is okay to think differently , it is okay to act differently , but it is always detrimental to hate one another based on the idea that others have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Any attempt to force compliance against the will of another leads only to divisiveness , and that is why we are all being deliberately exploited today by the very political system supported by the majority .
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If Canada and the United States can be separate nations without being denounced as in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , why may not the South secede from the United States ?
New York State from the Union ?
New York City from the state ?
Why may not Manhattan secede ?
Each neighbourhood ?
Each block ?
Each house ?
Each person ?
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“On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”
H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Sun, July 26, 1920.
The largest number of Americans in history just did the same thing over again for the 59th time, all expecting a different outcome. The state chosen clowns were sent in to take their place on a preset ballot, and half the people took one side and the other half took the opposite side. Insanity is forever evident, but every four years, that insanity is placed on a pedestal for all to see, and that spectacle is once again proven to be a supreme example of the stupidity of man. It is very difficult to imagine that such a repetitive act so absurd as a presidential election of a controlled tyrant could stir the thoughtless emotion that it does, knowing that in four years these same drones will once again lose their collective minds and play the same game over again.
If Trump wins, we are all doomed! If Biden wins we are all doomed! This is the entirety of the thinking that is taking center stage today. The bottom line is that both sides of this asinine argument are exactly correct, which leaves anyone with even a modicum of intelligence scratching his head to the point of causing blood loss. I Do Not Consent: My F... Gold MD, JD, Simone Buy New $12.99 (as of 05:07 UTC - Details)
It seems obvious that none from the most ignorant to the most ‘educated’ among us are exempt from a temporary, or not so temporary, loss of intellect when it comes time for them to choose their already chosen master. Democrats, Republicans, liberals, conservatives, libertarians and independents all think it mandatory this time around to once again participate in this circus in order to fix the ills of a population that today have to be told to not drink the contents of their car’s battery because it may be harmful to their health. What in the world has happened to individual sanity and responsibility? What has happened to cause division to be so rampant as to be the controlling impetus of all human thought? And why does the near entirety of this population not see that they have been indoctrinated and guided, tricked into voluntarily destroying their own lives, so that the ruling class has an easy time using the people’s cognitive dissonance to bring about their own slavery? Every election is the epitome of this scheme.
While all this voting absurdity is consuming the minds of brain-dead citizens, the top headlines behind the selection process are those that state that the U.S. Covid-19 peak is here, with the most daily cases, and that the killer vaccine rollout will feature app tracking of vulnerable groups. These are very serious matters, but until the current consuming craziness is finished, other important corruption will be ignored, allowing for the advancement of more tyranny behind the cloak of election politics. It seems the general public can only concentrate on one thing at a time, because the capability to think is seemingly lost, while individual intellect has been damaged beyond repair.
After the last election fiasco in 2016, the Democrats were crushed, and became completely insane with hate. The Republicans were ecstatic, as they were confident that their guy Trump would save us all, and so they thought to themselves that they had won! Four years later, government spending at levels never considered in history has been the result. U.S. wars continued around the world, threats of war were constant, brutalizing people around the globe continued; all while the economy was being purposely destroyed and blamed on a scam. Protectionism became rampant, causing mass suffering of innocents, and a national emergency was declared, leaving open the door for all governors to become tyrannical cretins on a mission from hell. Businesses were closed nationwide, lockdowns were enforced, unemployment skyrocketed, travel ceased, deadly mask wearing and social distancing became normal, and deployment of national troops with threats to use the military to distribute killer vaccines was set in place. Stock markets were constantly manipulated, while the Federal Reserve printed many trillions of dollars to enrich the ‘elites,’ allowing for more control over the populace. This is only a small sampling of all the totalitarian measures that happened under a Trump presidency. But Republicans forgot all that as they clamored for more and more of this type of ‘leadership,’ promoting another four years so that all of us could be saved from the evil Democrats. The Progressive Era Murray N Rothbard Best Price: $17.74 Buy New $11.33 (as of 07:25 UTC - Details)
Now, if the Biden camp instead of the Trump camp wins the election manipulation contest, the Democrats will think and say the exact same things as Republicans did four years ago. The stage would be set for more tyranny at the hands of politicians, but this time, the left hand of the political partnership called the party system would be in control. The fake pandemic would continue, the spending would expand, wars and brutality would remain in place, and socialistic legislation would go forward with similar goals that existed over the past four years. More business closings will be imminent, while continued destruction of the economy will occur. Unemployment, mandated behavior, lockdowns, travel bans, masks, and deadly vaccine promotion will not only continue but be more enforced. Another national emergency declaration will be forthcoming, and troops will be forever on alert to squelch any resistance by the thinking few. Terror in the streets will continue and become commonplace, as the state will allow this behavior, no different than has taken place over this past year while the other side was in charge.
This common dictatorial pattern carried out by the ruling oligarchy, an oligarchy made up of the banking and corporate systems, the tax exempt foundations, the claimed ruling elite individuals, and both sides of the political class, regardless of which party claims power, will not cease, but will only get worse. There is no difference in these evil monsters that desire to rule over the world and all its inhabitants. There is no difference in the Republican and Democrat Party. There is no difference in the left and the right except at the extreme margin, so all on both sides continually lose without even understanding that they have lost. The blame is always placed on the other side, just as has been purposely instilled in the mindless robots called American citizens since the two-party system was designed. The concentration of power never changes, and the parties only change in that they take turns pretending to be for their side, and the people fall for this deception every time, as they wallow in divisiveness and ignorance.
Understand that this planned deception was intentionally created, and that as long as infighting continues among us, they win and we lose. Until the false paradigm of Democrat versus Republican is understood for what it really is, which is a conspiracy of self-created division due to indoctrinatory manipulation, we will all suffer under a system of power and control where the few control the many.
We either become individuals working together for the advancement of freedom, which benefits all, or we remain slaves to the state apparatus that is now in the process of gaining total control over society. It is okay to think differently, it is okay to act differently, but it is always detrimental to hate one another based on the idea that others have to believe and act as you do. Any attempt to force compliance against the will of another leads only to divisiveness, and that is why we are all being deliberately exploited today by the very political system supported by the majority. Shadowland: From Jeffr... Thomas Horn Best Price: $15.00 Buy New $15.11 (as of 04:26 UTC - Details)
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“Once one concedes that a single world government is not necessary, then where does one logically stop at the permissibility of separate states? If Canada and the United States can be separate nations without being denounced as in a state of impermissible ‘anarchy’, why may not the South secede from the United States? New York State from the Union? New York City from the state? Why may not Manhattan secede? Each neighbourhood? Each block? Each house? Each person?”
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lewrockwell--2020-11-07--Press Prostitutes Make Fools of Themselves Trying to Cover Up Vote Fraud for Democrats

It is amusing to watch the press prostitutes try to coverup vote fraud for the Democrats .
Here is an example from the bought-and-paid-for BBC whose “ Reality Check Team ” has undertaken to “ fact check ” the “ rumor ” of a 138,000 sudden ballot dump for Biden in Michigan during the early hours of morning when no one was watching .
The BBC claims this was a “ data entry error ” that was corrected .
The “ data entry error ” was not corrected , if it was , until it became an issue .
How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jump in votes for Biden wasn ’ t fraud that when exposed was explained away by crooked officials as a “ data entry error.
” CODE RED : Computerized ... Simon , Jonathan David Buy New $ 24.95 Note also that the exact same thing occured in neighboring Wisconsin at about the same time .
So we had two simultaneous “ data entry errors ” in two critical contested states that wiped out Trump ’ s lead ?
How likely is that ?
Note also that correcting the “ data entry error ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s lead .
So how was the error corrected ?
It shows how utterly stupid the presstitutes are that they report that a data entry error that erased Trump ’ s lead was “ corrected ” but the lead remained erased !
Why does a British news service have a “ Fact Check Team ” to protect an American political party ?
Is the campaign against red state America organized globally ?
Note two other anomalous vote patterns .
In the critical swing states , the Democrat votes for senators do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and despite what seems to be a record Democrat turnout the Democrats lost house seats in the election !
What explains the absence of “ down the ticket ” voting in Democrat House and Senate voting ?
Fraud in the Biden vote is an obvious answer .
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It is amusing to watch the press prostitutes try to coverup vote fraud for the Democrats. Here is an example from the bought-and-paid-for BBC whose “Reality Check Team” has undertaken to “fact check” the “rumor” of a 138,000 sudden ballot dump for Biden in Michigan during the early hours of morning when no one was watching.
The BBC claims this was a “data entry error” that was corrected. The “data entry error” was not corrected, if it was, until it became an issue. How does the BBC know that the sudden jump in votes for Biden wasn’t fraud that when exposed was explained away by crooked officials as a “data entry error.”
CODE RED: Computerized... Simon, Jonathan David Buy New $24.95 (as of 03:16 UTC - Details) Note also that the exact same thing occured in neighboring Wisconsin at about the same time. So we had two simultaneous “data entry errors” in two critical contested states that wiped out Trump’s lead? How likely is that?
Note also that correcting the “data entry error” did not result in the reappearnce of Trump’s lead. So how was the error corrected?
It shows how utterly stupid the presstitutes are that they report that a data entry error that erased Trump’s lead was “corrected” but the lead remained erased!
Why does a British news service have a “Fact Check Team” to protect an American political party? Is the campaign against red state America organized globally?
Note two other anomalous vote patterns. In the critical swing states, the Democrat votes for senators do not match the votes for Biden, and despite what seems to be a record Democrat turnout the Democrats lost house seats in the election! What explains the absence of “down the ticket” voting in Democrat House and Senate voting? Fraud in the Biden vote is an obvious answer.
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lewrockwell--2020-11-07--The Threat of Peace… Why America Needs War With Russia and How To Stop It

In the following interview for Strategic Culture Foundation , veteran activist and author Ron Ridenour shares his insights on the prospects of war and peace .
Ridenour has lived and worked as a journalist in several countries , including as a press aide to the governments of Cuba , Nicaragua and Bolivia .
He was born in the U.S. , “ the devil ’ s own country ” , as he puts it , in 1939 .
Ridenour joined the American air force in 1956 to “ fight commies ” .
However , the failed American Bay of Pigs invasion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Over the next six decades he has worked as a journalist and anti-war activist all around the world .
He has been jailed numerous times for his principles and sacked from jobs in the U.S. mainstream media due to blacklisting by the FBI .
See his full bio here .
Ridenour has authored numerous books , including Backfire : The CIA ’ s Biggest Burn , in which he exposes with firsthand knowledge the numerous covert terror plots conducted against Cuba .
Our interview covers wide-ranging subjects in international politics and history , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Assange .
A central theme in Ridenour ’ s work and activism is why the United States under its prevailing capitalist system is obsessed with waging war against Russia over the past century .
First though , we begin with his views on the recent stunning election victory in Bolivia .
The Russian Peace Thre ... Ridenour , Ron Best Price : $ 26.98 Buy New $ 19.75 Question : Would you like to comment on the recent election victory in Bolivia ?
The landslide win by Luis Arce of the Movement for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remarkable victory against the rightwing coup plotters and their backers in Washington who last year ousted former President Evo Morales .
Ron Ridenour : Luis Arce , and running mate David Choquehuanca Céspedes , victory is a victory for the majority of Bolivians , a victory for the world ’ s poor , the indigenous , and supporters of equality , bread and land for all , and world peace .
It could have been expected if the coup-makers did not fix the election , which , apparently , they did not .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ per cent of the 11.7 million population are Amerindian .
With some mestizos identifying as aboriginals , 60 per cent of the country is indigenous .
Whites make up only 15 per cent , yet they have a lot of power , land and money .
The largest province , Santa Cruz , has a strong racist separatist movement .
While abject racists will not desist being hateful and puppets of the U.S. , the new government must put a stop to their violence and subversion .
The coup-makers , especially the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lousy job governing : she lost 30 per cent of export income ; became immersed in corruption scandals ; treated the coronavirus like her soulmates Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump .
She also ordered rightest military and police to murder indigenous protestors .
Three dozens were murdered .
Question : You previously worked as an aide to former President Morales , but at the same time you believe he made some critical errors while in office .
Can you outline some of those errors , in your view ?
Do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Luis Arce will learn from these past mistakes ?
Losing Military Suprem ... Andrei Martyanov Best Price : $ 22.43 Buy New $ 18.27 Ron Ridenour : The greatest impact of Morales ’ 13 years governing are mostly positive .
His policies greatly decreased poverty and unemployment ; increased life expectancy by seven years ; educated Bolivians about the evils of capitalism and its wars ; drafted a new constitution , making three indigenous languages official alongside Spanish ; and brought stability to a nation used to chaos .
When I worked with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to his people , and they saw him as a brother not an elitist .
Yet in later years , Morales focused power around his personality , reneged on promises , and made contradictory accommodations with some elite interests .
He lost a referendum seeking a fourth term for presidency , but maneuvered around that decision .
These errors immersed the country in political crises , and split leftists , including some indigenous peoples .
One of his greatest errors was not to have reformed the military and police , by placing anti-racists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before his attempt to win a fourth term , Morales appointed General Williams Kaliman Romero to head the armed forces .
Kaliman is one of six key Bolivian coup plotters who had been trained at the U.S. military School of the Americas at Fort Benning , in the U.S. state of Georgia .
SOA was renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation after dedicated American peace activists exposed its torture training methods , which , they say , continue .
Arce was Morales ’ minister of finance and economy , and Choquehuanca was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign based on MAS ’ s program without much discussion concerning Evo Morales .
They have no quarrel with the achievements made under his leadership .
I got to know Choquehuanca a bit .
I see him as an honest man , close to his people , who was able to disagree with Morales .
I surmise that both Arce and Choquehuanca will be their own masters and not be subordinate to Morales .
They are indigenous nation Aymarans ( two million in Bolivia ) .
I hope they make important appointments to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them , Quechuas ( 2.5 million ) , and some whites .
That would help heal some hard feelings .
The new government will drop the phony charges that the coup government leveled against former President Morales , charges of terrorism and sedition , and even “ rape ” for sexual relations with a 16- year-old consenting girl .
I ’ m nearly certain that they won ’ t try to prolong their stay in office in conflict with the constitution , and thereby they will need to prepare other people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they might not be so forthrightly anti-capitalism as Morales was most of the time .
The ( Real ) Revolution ... Andrei Martyanov Best Price : $ 34.09 Buy New $ 34.12 The left throughout Latin America has suffered severe losses in recent years .
The new leadership will feel the need to bargain with conservative opponents and businessmen .
( See the excellent program promulgated by Evo Morales : 10 Commandments to Save the Planet , Humankind and Life ( End Capitalism and Renounce Wars ) .
Question : What are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American continent from Bolivia ’ s return to socialist government ?
Ron Ridenour : I think that many leftist parties and groupings will be encouraged especially because it is clear that their northern neighbor had little convincing effect on the majority of Bolivians .
They want their own sovereignty .
The “ embassy of death ” , as many Latinos call U.S. embassies , could not turn the tide their way .
Bolivia will resume fraternal relations with Venezuela ’ s elected government , with Iran and Cuba , which Añez had terminated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could possibly view Cuban doctors as “ terrorists ” , which is what that mad woman called those brave and highly skilled doctors and nurses Cuba sent to Bolivia .
This victory could also strengthen ALBA ( Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas ) .
Question : Turning to other international affairs , it seems that the United States and its European allies are relentlessly pursuing a hostile policy towards Russia .
We see new sanctions against Russia issued almost every week by the Western powers over dubious claims , such as the alleged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Russia of arms controls treaties .
In your book , The Russian Peace Threat : Pentagon on Alert , you take a long historical view on what motivates Western animosity towards Moscow .
Can you elaborate ?
Ron Ridenour : The West , led by the U.S. , endeavors to dominate the entire world .
That is what “ globalization ” means .
Some of us call that “ imperialism ” .
A strong state that defends its sovereignty is an automatic threat to their global world plan , and Russia is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly unlimited space and natural resources .
However , all those goodies are not just for the taking under Vladimir Putin ’ s governing .
War with Russia ?
: From ... Cohen , Stephen F. Best Price : $ 8.99 Buy New $ 8.50 The U.S./UK concocted the “ Cold War ” , in order to dominate the world post WWII .
At the very end of the war in Europe , Churchill even had a plan to invade Russia with nuclear weapons .
His “ Operation Unthinkable ” was stopped , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Labour Party ’ s Clement Atlee .
Labour did not want a new war .
Furthermore , U.S. President Truman didn ’ t have enough atomic weaponry .
He needed what he had to drop on Japan , and the Soviets were helping him on the ground in Japan at the same time .
I truly thank all those insiders who gave information to the Russians so they could get their own atomic weaponry fast enough before the U.S./UK could develop more atomic weapons , in order to pull off WWIII .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” to its end when then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev called his “ friend ” U.S. President George Bush I the night before he declared the collapse of the Soviet Union .
Bush and Wall Street were ecstatic .
Russia ’ s new leader Boris Yeltsin along with his “ friend ” , and capitalist comrade , U.S. President Bill Clinton decimated Russian sovereignty , increased poverty from 1.5 per cent to 50 per cent – that ’ s right , half the population – and life expectancy fell by five years from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the World Bank , a bastion of capitalism .
Not to mention Yeltsin ’ s murdering hundreds of people , including parliamentarians , in an invasion of the parliament , in 1993 , which Clinton encouraged .
After just one decade of this rape-of-a-nation , Vladimir Putin comes into power .
At first , he was willing to be “ friends ” with George Bush II , helping him in Afghanistan against the Taliban , for one key example .
But when Bush could not stop the CIA from conducting proxy terrorist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up .
Since then the president of Russia has acted as a real president , and an overwhelming majority have supported him .
Putin has also clearly shown those who have their eyes open that he acts to prevent wars .
He convinced his ally Syrian President Bashar-al Assad to hand over whatever chemical weapons Syria had , and he actually delivered them to the greatest chemical/biological warfare state in the world , the USA .
Putin convinced Iran not to construct nuclear weapons but limit itself to nuclear energy , and now @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along with Turkey ) and Armenia to end that armed conflict .
We need to know , to recall , how much the Russian people have suffered from wars to understand that they have no urge to go to war again .
During WWII , the British lost only 1 per cent of its population ; the U.S. lost 0.32 per cent of its population .
In the first half of the 20th century – Russia-Japan war 1905 , two world wars , the Russian civil war with U.S. and allies invading to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – at least 40 million Soviets lost their lives and a similar number were seriously wounded .
That number is the equivalent of 40 per cent of Soviets who survived WWII , and half the number of Russians living today .
( See chapter 10 of The Russian Peace Threat . )
German Nazis , Italian and Spanish fascists were bankrolled , in large part , by the biggest capitalists in the U.S .
The same capitalists who set about to overthrow President FD Roosevelt ( The Business Plot , aka The Fascist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Marine General Smedley Butler .
Henry Ford receiving Hitler ’ s Grand Cross of the German Eagle , 1938 , for his support to the Nazis It is not the Russians who are a threat to world peace !
While Russia is no aggressor , capitalism always needs enemies , in order to control its populations , and “ earn ” astronomical profits for the weapons industry , war rebuilding industry , fossil fuel , medical and drug industries .
Capitalism can not exist in a peaceful world nor one in which all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over wageworkers and slave-workers else there will be no constant profit growth rates for the benefit of the few .
So , there must always be inequities , rich and poor , haves and have nots .
Racism and jingoistic nationalism are essential ingredients for capitalism to keep people afraid and divided .
None of this can be admitted by any of their politicians .
To keep the population in wraps , the owner-class must control the state and politicians .
Thus , the mass media must ignore these realities .
People must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so they won ’ t see who is really exploiting and oppressing them .
Enemies have to be made up .
The highest-ranking CIA officer to come over to our side , John Stockwell , wrote a book whose very title supports this analysis : In Search of Enemies .
His title is analogous to what my own book is about , Russia , the “ peace threat ” .
Below is a succinct extract about this from Stockwell ’ s June 1986 lecture available here .
“ You have to be asking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corners of the troubled world ?
Why are we about to go to war in Nicaragua , the Central American war ?
It is the function , I suggest , of the CIA , with its 50 de-stabilization programs going around the world today , to keep the world unstable , and to propagandize the American people to hate , so we will let the establishment spend any amount of money on arms… ” Question : What needs to happen , in your view , for Western nations to adopt a normal , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ridenour : “ Cooperative foreign policy towards Russia ” has never been “ normal ” , not since the 19th century .
Yeltsin ’ s period was abnormal .
During the U.S. civil war , Russia ’ s Tsar Alexander II actually sent two naval fleets to U.S. waters to prevent an armed British-French military collaboration with the racist-slave confederacy .
The Tsar had liberated , in fact , all 23 million Russian serfs , in 1861 .
He saw a similarity with slavery in the U.S. , I suppose , while Britain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
At that time , capitalism had not developed to the point whereby one country could dominate the world .
There were several centers of power , and they all needed allies , which shifted opportunistically .
There was no one dominating intelligence agency as today with the CIA and its key allies Britain ’ s MI6 and Israel ’ s Mossad .
I think there can be no cooperative foreign relations with Russia as long as the latter remains independent and as long as corporate capitalism dominates the West and other areas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t matter which political party rules , or whether the West ’ s national leaders are men or women , or whatever color .
Obama , for instance , had seven wars going at one time , more than any other president in U.S. history .
They all do what Wall Street/City of London demands .
Question : The same applies to Western relations with China , would you agree ?
Question : Why has President Donald Trump ’ s past election promise to restore relations with Russia not materialized ?
Bilateral relations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had executive authority to renew the New START treaty on strategic nuclear weapons , for example , but he procrastinated on the matter , thereby adding to tensions .
Can Trump ’ s seeming reneging on improving bilateral relations with Russia be all attributed to “ deep state ” resistance ?
Ron Ridenour : Deep State-Pentagon resistance is a part of it .
After all , every American president must kowtow to these deadly militarists , something JFK tried to change .
They murdered him and his brother , and there was no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coup in broad daylight .
While Trump is unusual in many ways , he is still a major capitalist with his own corporation and he is part of Wall Street .
He has to play the game .
Much of his clout comes from the same warmongering industries as all other Republican and Democrat leaders .
At first , Trump thought he could make profitable trade ventures with Russia .
Some corporations , including some oil-gas magnates , could profit from competitive yet cooperative relations with Russia .
However , other powerful capitalists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the militarists .
The fracking industry also views the Russian-German Nord Stream natural gas partnership as a threat to potential profits .
Question : Do you have a view on how a Joe Biden administration , if the Democrat contender is elected on November 3 , will impact on U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia in particular ?
Ron Ridenour : Biden-Harris foreign policy will be as always the juggernaut ’ s .
I think they will step up conflicts with Russia .
After all , it was the Democratic Party leadership @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brennan ) that started “ Russiagate ” .
The FBI is now spreading the new fantasy that both Russia and Iran are intruding in the election campaign .
This is pure psychological projection .
Furthermore , if they win , Trump will continue to encourage his racist hinterland .
The KKK , neo-fascists , militias will grow .
If Harris takes over the presidency from Biden either through sickness , death or the following election , I believe that the racists-fascists will start a race war .
That is what the real left @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America must prepare for already now .
Part of that preparation is for the left to prioritize building working-class consciousness on the job .
Question : You have written passionately about the persecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and how it represents a mortal threat to human rights for all citizens in Western nations .
You contend that if Assange is extradited to the U.S. from Britain , he will not receive a fair trial over fabricated spying charges and will therefore be imprisoned for the rest of his life .
That infers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mobilize to halt his extradition which is slated to be ruled on in January of next year .
What can be done to win justice for Julian Assange ?
Ron Ridenour : The need to support Julian Assange is the same necessity we all have to protect whatever free press there is left .
Every human being , who wants that fundamental right and need , must act , must resist his extradition to the U.S. gulag .
First and foremost , people in those countries whose leaders are conspiring to kill him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ecuador , Australia – must stand up and be heard .
They must let those snobby aristocratically robed British magistrates and judges dare not let this hero of democracy be tortured to death either in British or American inhumane prisons .
Here are some suggestions to support freeing Julian Assange : • Donate to his legal defense fund at this link .
Question : I remember hearing you speak at a public forum in Cambridge , England , to antiwar activists .
That was nearly 30 years ago .
Are you more or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , justice and international solidarity prevailing than you were back then ?
What needs to be done ?
Ron Ridenour : Optimistic ?
Absolutely not .
At the time of that forum , 1992 , I was living in Cuba and working for national media .
Fidel was still alive .
Cubans were practicing real solidarity , in order to survive due to the negative economic and political consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union .
A decade later , Fidel and Hugo Chavez started ALBA and soon eight Latin American countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transform capitalist economies to socialist ones .
Today , a large majority of Cubans want social welfare with capitalism , trade with and “ help ” from the U.S. And ALBA is weak .
True , one optimistic development is the anti-racist , anti-police brutality movement of some millions of brave and energetic people in U.S. streets , and many others in some European countries resisting police brutality and left-over colonialism .
There are more protesters today than in my youth in the U.S. , but there is hardly any direction , hardly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the Black Lives Matter are in the hands of the Democratic Party and some of their big capitalists ’ payroll .
The Democratic Party is the party that absorbs or smashes real opposition movements .
Bernie Sanders and his lot confuse people with a false socialist rhetoric with no real socialist and anti-war substance .
Right-wing nationalism , as always based on racism and divide-and-conquer strategies , is rising violently in many countries .
We “ real leftists ” are not well organized , are not unifying .
I see this historic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s fascist Italy .
Europeans must reject being dominated by all U.S. governments and Wall Street .
They need to retake their sovereignty .
They need to come out in large numbers against wars , and also engage in civil disobedience actions .
The climate movement must resist wars as the number one polluter of the planet , as well as murdering millions of people , causing other millions to flee and become unwanted refugees .
Even most European social democrats have turned their backs on these poor , desperate human beings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ refugees instead of opposing the causes .
The first priority of every person who wishes to live in a peaceful world with justice and equality is to act against wars of aggression for domination and profit .
I wish I could end on a positive note .
I can ’ t find anything better to offer than what our soulmate singer-songwriter the late Leonard Cohen who tells us : “ There ’ s a crack in everything .
That ’ s how the light gets in !
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In the following interview for Strategic Culture Foundation, veteran activist and author Ron Ridenour shares his insights on the prospects of war and peace. Ridenour has lived and worked as a journalist in several countries, including as a press aide to the governments of Cuba, Nicaragua and Bolivia. He was born in the U.S., “the devil’s own country”, as he puts it, in 1939. Ridenour joined the American air force in 1956 to “fight commies”. However, the failed American Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 radicalized him. Over the next six decades he has worked as a journalist and anti-war activist all around the world. He has been jailed numerous times for his principles and sacked from jobs in the U.S. mainstream media due to blacklisting by the FBI. See his full bio here. Ridenour has authored numerous books, including Backfire: The CIA’s Biggest Burn, in which he exposes with firsthand knowledge the numerous covert terror plots conducted against Cuba. Our interview covers wide-ranging subjects in international politics and history, including the persecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. A central theme in Ridenour’s work and activism is why the United States under its prevailing capitalist system is obsessed with waging war against Russia over the past century. First though, we begin with his views on the recent stunning election victory in Bolivia. The Russian Peace Thre... Ridenour, Ron Best Price: $26.98 Buy New $19.75 (as of 03:09 UTC - Details)
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Question: Would you like to comment on the recent election victory in Bolivia? The landslide win by Luis Arce of the Movement for Socialism (MAS) party seems a remarkable victory against the rightwing coup plotters and their backers in Washington who last year ousted former President Evo Morales.
Ron Ridenour: Luis Arce, and running mate David Choquehuanca Céspedes, victory is a victory for the majority of Bolivians, a victory for the world’s poor, the indigenous, and supporters of equality, bread and land for all, and world peace.
It could have been expected if the coup-makers did not fix the election, which, apparently, they did not. It would have been difficult as 55 per cent of the 11.7 million population are Amerindian. With some mestizos identifying as aboriginals, 60 per cent of the country is indigenous. Whites make up only 15 per cent, yet they have a lot of power, land and money. The largest province, Santa Cruz, has a strong racist separatist movement.
While abject racists will not desist being hateful and puppets of the U.S., the new government must put a stop to their violence and subversion.
The coup-makers, especially the “interim president” Jeanine Añez, did a lousy job governing: she lost 30 per cent of export income; became immersed in corruption scandals; treated the coronavirus like her soulmates Brazilian leader Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump. She also ordered rightest military and police to murder indigenous protestors. Three dozens were murdered.
Question: You previously worked as an aide to former President Morales, but at the same time you believe he made some critical errors while in office. Can you outline some of those errors, in your view? Do you think the new MAS-led government of Luis Arce will learn from these past mistakes? Losing Military Suprem... Andrei Martyanov Best Price: $22.43 Buy New $18.27 (as of 10:20 UTC - Details)
Ron Ridenour: The greatest impact of Morales’ 13 years governing are mostly positive. His policies greatly decreased poverty and unemployment; increased life expectancy by seven years; educated Bolivians about the evils of capitalism and its wars; drafted a new constitution, making three indigenous languages official alongside Spanish; and brought stability to a nation used to chaos.
When I worked with him, I witnessed how he listened to his people, and they saw him as a brother not an elitist. Yet in later years, Morales focused power around his personality, reneged on promises, and made contradictory accommodations with some elite interests. He lost a referendum seeking a fourth term for presidency, but maneuvered around that decision. These errors immersed the country in political crises, and split leftists, including some indigenous peoples.
One of his greatest errors was not to have reformed the military and police, by placing anti-racists and pro-socialists in leadership. A year before his attempt to win a fourth term, Morales appointed General Williams Kaliman Romero to head the armed forces. Kaliman is one of six key Bolivian coup plotters who had been trained at the U.S. military School of the Americas at Fort Benning, in the U.S. state of Georgia. SOA was renamed Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation after dedicated American peace activists exposed its torture training methods, which, they say, continue.
Arce was Morales’ minister of finance and economy, and Choquehuanca was his foreign minister. They ran a campaign based on MAS’s program without much discussion concerning Evo Morales. They have no quarrel with the achievements made under his leadership. I got to know Choquehuanca a bit. I see him as an honest man, close to his people, who was able to disagree with Morales. I surmise that both Arce and Choquehuanca will be their own masters and not be subordinate to Morales. They are indigenous nation Aymarans (two million in Bolivia). I hope they make important appointments to other native peoples, especially the largest of them, Quechuas (2.5 million), and some whites. That would help heal some hard feelings.
The new government will drop the phony charges that the coup government leveled against former President Morales, charges of terrorism and sedition, and even “rape” for sexual relations with a 16- year-old consenting girl.
I’m nearly certain that they won’t try to prolong their stay in office in conflict with the constitution, and thereby they will need to prepare other people to be leaders. It is also possible that they might not be so forthrightly anti-capitalism as Morales was most of the time. The (Real) Revolution ... Andrei Martyanov Best Price: $34.09 Buy New $34.12 (as of 07:55 UTC - Details)
The left throughout Latin America has suffered severe losses in recent years. The new leadership will feel the need to bargain with conservative opponents and businessmen.
(See the excellent program promulgated by Evo Morales: 10 Commandments to Save the Planet, Humankind and Life (End Capitalism and Renounce Wars).
Question: What are the political implications for the wider Latin American continent from Bolivia’s return to socialist government?
Ron Ridenour: I think that many leftist parties and groupings will be encouraged especially because it is clear that their northern neighbor had little convincing effect on the majority of Bolivians. They want their own sovereignty. The “embassy of death”, as many Latinos call U.S. embassies, could not turn the tide their way.
Bolivia will resume fraternal relations with Venezuela’s elected government, with Iran and Cuba, which Añez had terminated. No Latino who needs medical care could possibly view Cuban doctors as “terrorists”, which is what that mad woman called those brave and highly skilled doctors and nurses Cuba sent to Bolivia.
This victory could also strengthen ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas).
Question: Turning to other international affairs, it seems that the United States and its European allies are relentlessly pursuing a hostile policy towards Russia. We see new sanctions against Russia issued almost every week by the Western powers over dubious claims, such as the alleged poisoning of dissident figures or alleged violation by Russia of arms controls treaties. In your book, The Russian Peace Threat: Pentagon on Alert, you take a long historical view on what motivates Western animosity towards Moscow. Can you elaborate?
Ron Ridenour: The West, led by the U.S., endeavors to dominate the entire world. That is what “globalization” means. Some of us call that “imperialism”. A strong state that defends its sovereignty is an automatic threat to their global world plan, and Russia is the largest country in the world with nearly unlimited space and natural resources. However, all those goodies are not just for the taking under Vladimir Putin’s governing. War with Russia?: From... Cohen, Stephen F. Best Price: $8.99 Buy New $8.50 (as of 02:15 UTC - Details)
The U.S./UK concocted the “Cold War”, in order to dominate the world post WWII. At the very end of the war in Europe, Churchill even had a plan to invade Russia with nuclear weapons. His “Operation Unthinkable” was stopped, because he lost the July 1945 elections to Labour Party’s Clement Atlee. Labour did not want a new war. Furthermore, U.S. President Truman didn’t have enough atomic weaponry. He needed what he had to drop on Japan, and the Soviets were helping him on the ground in Japan at the same time.
I truly thank all those insiders who gave information to the Russians so they could get their own atomic weaponry fast enough before the U.S./UK could develop more atomic weapons, in order to pull off WWIII.
Skipping over the hot “Cold War” to its end when then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev called his “friend” U.S. President George Bush I the night before he declared the collapse of the Soviet Union. Bush and Wall Street were ecstatic. Russia’s new leader Boris Yeltsin along with his “friend”, and capitalist comrade, U.S. President Bill Clinton decimated Russian sovereignty, increased poverty from 1.5 per cent to 50 per cent – that’s right, half the population – and life expectancy fell by five years from 69 to 64. Those are figures from the World Bank, a bastion of capitalism. Not to mention Yeltsin’s murdering hundreds of people, including parliamentarians, in an invasion of the parliament, in 1993, which Clinton encouraged.
After just one decade of this rape-of-a-nation, Vladimir Putin comes into power. At first, he was willing to be “friends” with George Bush II, helping him in Afghanistan against the Taliban, for one key example. But when Bush could not stop the CIA from conducting proxy terrorist attacks against Russian interests, Putin woke up. Since then the president of Russia has acted as a real president, and an overwhelming majority have supported him.
Putin has also clearly shown those who have their eyes open that he acts to prevent wars. He convinced his ally Syrian President Bashar-al Assad to hand over whatever chemical weapons Syria had, and he actually delivered them to the greatest chemical/biological warfare state in the world, the USA. Putin convinced Iran not to construct nuclear weapons but limit itself to nuclear energy, and now he is trying to get Azerbaijan (along with Turkey) and Armenia to end that armed conflict.
We need to know, to recall, how much the Russian people have suffered from wars to understand that they have no urge to go to war again.
During WWII, the British lost only 1 per cent of its population; the U.S. lost 0.32 per cent of its population.
In the first half of the 20th century – Russia-Japan war 1905, two world wars, the Russian civil war with U.S. and allies invading to support the aristocracy and its White Army – at least 40 million Soviets lost their lives and a similar number were seriously wounded. That number is the equivalent of 40 per cent of Soviets who survived WWII, and half the number of Russians living today. (See chapter 10 of The Russian Peace Threat.)
German Nazis, Italian and Spanish fascists were bankrolled, in large part, by the biggest capitalists in the U.S. The same capitalists who set about to overthrow President FD Roosevelt (The Business Plot, aka The Fascist Plot of 1933-4), exposed by Marine General Smedley Butler.
Henry Ford receiving Hitler’s Grand Cross of the German Eagle, 1938, for his support to the Nazis
It is not the Russians who are a threat to world peace!
While Russia is no aggressor, capitalism always needs enemies, in order to control its populations, and “earn” astronomical profits for the weapons industry, war rebuilding industry, fossil fuel, medical and drug industries. Capitalism cannot exist in a peaceful world nor one in which all people are equal. Owner-classes must stand over wageworkers and slave-workers else there will be no constant profit growth rates for the benefit of the few. So, there must always be inequities, rich and poor, haves and have nots. Racism and jingoistic nationalism are essential ingredients for capitalism to keep people afraid and divided.
None of this can be admitted by any of their politicians. To keep the population in wraps, the owner-class must control the state and politicians. Thus, the mass media must ignore these realities. People must be insecure and fearful of outside forces so they won’t see who is really exploiting and oppressing them. Enemies have to be made up.
The highest-ranking CIA officer to come over to our side, John Stockwell, wrote a book whose very title supports this analysis: In Search of Enemies. His title is analogous to what my own book is about, Russia, the “peace threat”.
Below is a succinct extract about this from Stockwell’s June 1986 lecture available here.
“You have to be asking yourself, why are we destabilizing 50 corners of the troubled world? Why are we about to go to war in Nicaragua, the Central American war? It is the function, I suggest, of the CIA, with its 50 de-stabilization programs going around the world today, to keep the world unstable, and to propagandize the American people to hate, so we will let the establishment spend any amount of money on arms…”
Question: What needs to happen, in your view, for Western nations to adopt a normal, cooperative foreign policy towards Russia?
Ron Ridenour: “Cooperative foreign policy towards Russia” has never been “normal”, not since the 19th century. Yeltsin’s period was abnormal. During the U.S. civil war, Russia’s Tsar Alexander II actually sent two naval fleets to U.S. waters to prevent an armed British-French military collaboration with the racist-slave confederacy. The Tsar had liberated, in fact, all 23 million Russian serfs, in 1861. He saw a similarity with slavery in the U.S., I suppose, while Britain and France were at their colonialist-slavery height.
At that time, capitalism had not developed to the point whereby one country could dominate the world. There were several centers of power, and they all needed allies, which shifted opportunistically. There was no one dominating intelligence agency as today with the CIA and its key allies Britain’s MI6 and Israel’s Mossad.
I think there can be no cooperative foreign relations with Russia as long as the latter remains independent and as long as corporate capitalism dominates the West and other areas of the world.
It doesn’t matter which political party rules, or whether the West’s national leaders are men or women, or whatever color. Obama, for instance, had seven wars going at one time, more than any other president in U.S. history. They all do what Wall Street/City of London demands.
Question: The same applies to Western relations with China, would you agree?
Ron Ridenour: Yes.
Question: Why has President Donald Trump’s past election promise to restore relations with Russia not materialized? Bilateral relations seem worse than ever. Surely Trump had executive authority to renew the New START treaty on strategic nuclear weapons, for example, but he procrastinated on the matter, thereby adding to tensions. Can Trump’s seeming reneging on improving bilateral relations with Russia be all attributed to “deep state” resistance?
Ron Ridenour: Deep State-Pentagon resistance is a part of it. After all, every American president must kowtow to these deadly militarists, something JFK tried to change. They murdered him and his brother, and there was no uprising. The people accepted this lethal coup in broad daylight.
While Trump is unusual in many ways, he is still a major capitalist with his own corporation and he is part of Wall Street. He has to play the game. Much of his clout comes from the same warmongering industries as all other Republican and Democrat leaders.
At first, Trump thought he could make profitable trade ventures with Russia. Some corporations, including some oil-gas magnates, could profit from competitive yet cooperative relations with Russia. However, other powerful capitalists want Russia as an enemy as do the militarists. The fracking industry also views the Russian-German Nord Stream natural gas partnership as a threat to potential profits.
Question: Do you have a view on how a Joe Biden administration, if the Democrat contender is elected on November 3, will impact on U.S. foreign policy and relations with Russia in particular?
Ron Ridenour: Biden-Harris foreign policy will be as always the juggernaut’s. I think they will step up conflicts with Russia. After all, it was the Democratic Party leadership (Clinton-Obama and his CIA director John Brennan) that started “Russiagate”. The FBI is now spreading the new fantasy that both Russia and Iran are intruding in the election campaign. This is pure psychological projection.
Furthermore, if they win, Trump will continue to encourage his racist hinterland. The KKK, neo-fascists, militias will grow. If Harris takes over the presidency from Biden either through sickness, death or the following election, I believe that the racists-fascists will start a race war. That is what the real left, and a conscious working-class in U.S. America must prepare for already now. Part of that preparation is for the left to prioritize building working-class consciousness on the job.
Question: You have written passionately about the persecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and how it represents a mortal threat to human rights for all citizens in Western nations. You contend that if Assange is extradited to the U.S. from Britain, he will not receive a fair trial over fabricated spying charges and will therefore be imprisoned for the rest of his life. That infers it is imperative that the British public mobilize to halt his extradition which is slated to be ruled on in January of next year. What can be done to win justice for Julian Assange?
Ron Ridenour: The need to support Julian Assange is the same necessity we all have to protect whatever free press there is left. Every human being, who wants that fundamental right and need, must act, must resist his extradition to the U.S. gulag.
First and foremost, people in those countries whose leaders are conspiring to kill him – U.S., Britain, Sweden, Ecuador, Australia – must stand up and be heard. They must let those snobby aristocratically robed British magistrates and judges dare not let this hero of democracy be tortured to death either in British or American inhumane prisons.
Here are some suggestions to support freeing Julian Assange:
Write letters-to-editors Contact media to cover the hearings Organize actions/happenings at U.S./UK government buildings Donate to his legal defense fund at this link.
Question: I remember hearing you speak at a public forum in Cambridge, England, to antiwar activists. That was nearly 30 years ago. Are you more or less optimistic for the prospects of peace, justice and international solidarity prevailing than you were back then? What needs to be done?
Ron Ridenour: Optimistic? Absolutely not. At the time of that forum, 1992, I was living in Cuba and working for national media. Fidel was still alive. Cubans were practicing real solidarity, in order to survive due to the negative economic and political consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union. A decade later, Fidel and Hugo Chavez started ALBA and soon eight Latin American countries were working together, trying to gradually transform capitalist economies to socialist ones. Today, a large majority of Cubans want social welfare with capitalism, trade with and “help” from the U.S. And ALBA is weak.
True, one optimistic development is the anti-racist, anti-police brutality movement of some millions of brave and energetic people in U.S. streets, and many others in some European countries resisting police brutality and left-over colonialism. There are more protesters today than in my youth in the U.S., but there is hardly any direction, hardly any socialist alternatives being advanced. Leaders of the Black Lives Matter are in the hands of the Democratic Party and some of their big capitalists’ payroll.
The Democratic Party is the party that absorbs or smashes real opposition movements. Bernie Sanders and his lot confuse people with a false socialist rhetoric with no real socialist and anti-war substance.
Right-wing nationalism, as always based on racism and divide-and-conquer strategies, is rising violently in many countries. We “real leftists” are not well organized, are not unifying.
I see this historic moment similar to the 1920s-30s in Mussolini’s fascist Italy.
Europeans must reject being dominated by all U.S. governments and Wall Street. They need to retake their sovereignty. They need to come out in large numbers against wars, and also engage in civil disobedience actions. The climate movement must resist wars as the number one polluter of the planet, as well as murdering millions of people, causing other millions to flee and become unwanted refugees. Even most European social democrats have turned their backs on these poor, desperate human beings, because of the wars that create refugees instead of opposing the causes.
The first priority of every person who wishes to live in a peaceful world with justice and equality is to act against wars of aggression for domination and profit.
I wish I could end on a positive note. I can’t find anything better to offer than what our soulmate singer-songwriter the late Leonard Cohen who tells us: “There’s a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in!”
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