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Title: Washington Moves The World Closer To War
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Published: Jan 18, 2012
Author: Paul Craig Roberts
Post Date: 2012-01-18 18:27:56 by tom007
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Washington Moves The World Closer To War By Paul Craig Roberts January 17, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --- Since my January 11 column www.paulcraigroberts.org/...ar-on-washingtons-agenda/ and the news alert posted on January 14 www.paulcraigroberts.org/2012/01/14/news-alert/, more confirmation that Washington is moving the world toward a dangerous war has appeared. The Obama regime is using its Ministry of Propaganda, a.k.a., the American media, to spread the story that President Obama, Pentagon chief Panetta, and other high US officials are delivering strong warnings to Israel not to attack Iran. For someone as familiar with Washington as I am, I recognize these reports for what they are. They are Br’er Rabbit telling Br’er Fox “please don’t throw me in the briar patch.” If you don’t know the Uncle Remus stories, you have missed a lot. Br’er Rabbit was born and raised in the briar patch. What these “leaked” stories of Washington’s warnings and protests to Israel are all about is to avoid Washington’s responsibility for the war Washington has prepared. If the war gets out of hand, and if Russia and China intervene or nukes start flying, Washington wants the blame to rest on Israel, and Israel seems willing to accept the blame. Nikolai Patrushev, who heads Russia’s Security Council, has apparently been deceived by Washington’s manipulation of the media. According to the Interfax news agency, Patrushev condemned Israel for pushing the US towards war with Iran. You get the picture. The helpless Americans. They are being bullied by Israel into acquiescing to a dangerous war. Otherwise, no more campaign contributions. The facts are different. If Washington did not want war with Iran it would not have provided the necessary weapons to Israel. It would not have deployed thousands of US troops to Israel, with a view toward the American soldiers being killed in an Iranian response to Israel’s attack, thus “forcing” the US to enter the war. Washington would not have built a missile defense system for Israel and would not be conducting joint exercises with the Israeli military to make sure it works. If Washington did not want Israel to start the war, Washington would inform the Israeli government in no uncertain words that an Israeli strike on Iran means that the US will NOT veto the UN’s denunciation of Israel and the sanctions that would be placed on Israel as a war criminal state. Washington would tell Israel that it is good-bye to the billions of dollars that the bilked American taxpayers, foreclosed from their homes by fraudulent mortgages and from jobs by offshoring, hand over by compulsion to Israel to support Israel’’s crimes against humanity. But, of course, Washington won’t prevent the war that it so fervently desires. Neither will Washington’s NATO puppets. “Great” Britain does as it is told, subservient and occupied Germany, bankrupt France, Italy occupied with US air bases with a government infiltrated by the CIA, bankrupt Spain and Greece will all, in hopes of an outpouring of US dollars and devoid of any dignity or honor, support the new war that could end life on earth. Only Russia and China can prevent the war. Russia took the first step when the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister for military affairs, Demitry Rogozin told a press conference in Brussels that Russia would regard an attack on Iran as “a direct threat to our security.” Washington is counting on subverting Russia’s opposition to Washington’s next war. Washington can time the attack on Iran right after the March elections in Russia. When Putin wins again, the treasonous Russian opposition parties, financed by the CIA, will unleash protests in the streets. The subservient and utterly corrupt Western media will denounce Putin for stealing the election. The orchestrated protests in Russia will turn violent and discredit, if not prevent, any Russian response to the naked aggression against Iran. For Rogozin’s warning to be effective in preventing war, China needs to enter the fray. Washington is banking on China’s caution. China deliberates and never rushes into anything. China’s deliberation will serve Washington’s war. It is possible that the crazed neocon Washington government will have one more “victory” before Russia and China comprehend that they are next on the extermination list. As this date cannot be far off, life on earth might expire before the unpayable debts of US and EU countries come due. Paul Craig Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and associate editor of the Wall Street Journal. He was columnist for Business Week, Scripps Howard News Service, and Creators Syndicate. He has had many university appointments. His internet columns have attracted a worldwide following. www.paulcraigroberts.org
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Not my post. PCR's analysis regarding the neoconservatives is absolutely correct but his summation that a possible War on Iran is being led by "Washington" with Israel being a "ruse" falls right into the Chomskyite misdirection. The real trap that PCR falls into is trying to ascertain who is leading who. This is a false debate. It really doesn't matter of the order are originating in Israel OR the USA those are only the names that identify geographical locations. What matters is the IDEOLOGY that is pushing for these wars. The term "neoconservative" is also a misnomer. It gives the impression that these plans are being originated by the political "Right" and emanating from the US. This is also misleading. PCR unfortunately for whatever reason prefers using the euphemism "neoconservative" rather than address the elephant -- ZIONISM. Zionism is an INTERNATIONAL SUPREMACIST ideology that has come to dominate U.S. politics. Israel is the glue that holds the Jewish tribe together and becomes a rally force for Jewish internationalism. Jewish domination of the financial sector provides the funding. With the USA being the sole "superpower" and with its vast wealth, you have a minority hellbent on global supremacy in control of the world's largest military and economy to put to use for their own nefarious aims. This is what PCR misses because he sees these folks as "neocons" rather than ZIONISTS. The Left has played a tremendous role is limiting the narrative and with Chomsky leading the way providing a false "intellectualism" in order to divert opposition to this racist ideology. Such cliches as "War for Oil(tm)" , "U.S. hegemony", "corporatism", etc. offered up in order to OBSCURE the real agenda of these Zionist sociopaths. Until people are prepared to boldly CONFRONT Zionism, the challenge and the organizing will easily get misdirected to outright sabotaged. This is the reason why for example Noam Chomsky in 2004 and now in 2012 did not and now will not support the major anti-war candidate and who in 2004 supported the pro-Israel, warmongering Democratic corporatist because his role is to WEAKEN the opposition by MISDIRECTING it. PCR is ALMOST THERE. He knows who the neo-cons are and by being in Washington he witnessed the rise of the neo-cons (Zionists) since 1989 -- the year the Cold War ended. In other words Zionism's reach is not only INTERNATIONAL but ACROSS the political spectrum and avoidance of the topic and facts will be of peril to all of humanity. Share/Save/Bookmark Perhaps not, for the time being at least... Obama, furious over Yaalon comment, abruptly cancels huge Israel-US anti-missile exercise Who cares who is at fault, the important thing is that we get this damned war started so we can force God's hand into fulfilling bizarre 19th century hallucination while at the same time making all Americans heroes to godless heathens everywhere. "I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it." - William S Burroughs
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#2. To: tom007 (#0)
Washington Moves The World Closer To War
"The real deal is this: the ‘royalty’ controlling the court, the ones with the power, the ones with the ability to make a difference, with the ability to change our course, the ones who will live in infamy if we pass the tipping points, are the captains of industry, CEOs in fossil fuel companies such as EXXON/Mobil, automobile manufacturers, utilities, all of the leaders who have placed short-term profit above the fate of the planet and the well-being of our children." - James Hansen
#3. To: tom007 (#0)
If the war gets out of hand, and if Russia and China intervene or nukes start flying, Washington wants the blame to rest on Israel, and Israel seems willing to accept the blame.
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