Normally Weazl tries to put things into context, but these three articles truly explain in nice detail the imperialistic designs of the failing American empire. Put together, these articles give a nice indication of the fusion of American military force as a lever to advance American economic interests. And the naive among us who learn a bit of economic principles devoid of history truly fail to realize the extent that military force, coercion and interference with rather than promotion of "market forces" has contributed to American economic prosperity, especially during the post WWII period. The emperors clothes are coming off, and authors like these have contributed greatly to this process. Weazl highly recommeds these articles.
Blood Pact: American Hegemony and the True Bush "Base" by Chris Floyd
Chalmers Johnson on Peddling Democracy, and
Bush Clears the Way for Corporate Domination, an interview with Antonia Juhasz, author of 'The Bush Agenda.'
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To put it simply, America must have unfettered access to Persian Gulf oil in order to maintain the infrastructure of its economy – indeed of its entire society, which is based on the availability of cheap gasoline and other petroleum-based products. In the coming decades of oil scarcity, the vast reserves in the Middle East will be even more crucial.
Oil prices have risen to over $75 per barrel but our economy grew at a rate of 4.8% GDP and the Dow Jones Industrial is nearing its all-time high. I worry more about the national debt. I've heard estimates that Iraq will cost $800 billion before it's over.
I thought it was interesting that this article was also in the Moscow Times. Our relationship with Moscow is approaching Cold War relations. Moscow seemed to be fine with using their natural resources as a weapon of blackmail.
"Bush is willing to use the awesome force of the United States military to guarantee the freedom of the world's largest multinationals."
I guess we will see if this is true. Bolivia will be the proving ground.
To put it simply, America must have unfettered access to Persian Gulf oil in order to maintain the infrastructure of its economy – indeed of its entire society, which is based on the availability of cheap gasoline and other petroleum-based products. In the coming decades of oil scarcity, the vast reserves in the Middle East will be even more crucial.
I find it amazing that you can write the above paragraph and yet express your amazement that the military intervention in Iraq could be about oil, especially with two oil men running the country, and no imminent threat posed by a country that had been destroyed by the United States a decade before and subject to boycotts ever since. Strange.
Chris Floyd publishes often in both Pravda and St. Petersberg Times. But he is an American. But he provides many footnotes for his articles. Yet, we are reapproaching Cold War status, largely because of overreaching by the US and the drive for "full spectrum dominance." Putin, unlike other European leaders, is not rolling over and playing dead. Condi, Cheney and the Moron are not enjoying the resistence.
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