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A Reckoning for Zionism and US Hegemony? (DCC13)
🕑 Added 2023-12-12 17:59:06 +0000 UTCAaron speaks with Lawrence Wilkerson about the current debacle in Israel-Palestine and how we got here. Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired US Army Colonel, former chief of staff to US Secretary of State Colin Powell, and current Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy at the College of William & Mary. Later in the episode, Aaron and Bryce discuss Israel, Palestine, and Ukraine.
Check out:
- "Watch the film the Israel lobby didn’t want you to see" (The censored Al Jazeera documentary film, The Lobby - USA)
- “Volodymyr Zelensky and the breadbasket-case of Europe: The deep politics of a hybrid regime” by Garrick Alder
Special thanks to:
- Dana Chavarria, production
- Casey Moore, graphics
- Michelle Boley, animated intro
- Mock Orange, music
Comments
Aaron Good
No, but I heard it was terrible.
Stella A
Did you see RFK talking about Gaza on breaking points?
JB
I think it's clearly not. Selective enforcement of laws on the books and lawfare against disfavored groups based on ridiculous judicial interpretations are very much part of the crypto-Fascist governing apparatus. There's absolutely no rationale for arresting Assange or Alex Saab, there's no legal justification for continuing to provide military aid to Israel considering that it's a rogue nuclear state currently commiting self evident genocide. Yet here we are.
Wiley Michelle B
Great episode! I also watched The Lobby series... My question is just how is all of it legal? If people in Russia who weren't even tied to the government making minor donations to left wing groups like Uhuru and some Facebook ads constitute foreign election interference, then how on earth is it possible that actors from a foreign government are harassing college students through targeted and well-funded campaigns, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into our election system and openly bragging about changing outcomes? I mean they've done a lot more than buying some facebook ads. The groups organizing these things are directly tied to the government and intelligence services. How is it not possible for these students to sue and remove these organizations from college campuses? Because I would think it would be a given that Americans being targeted by foreign countries inside our state would be easily eradicated with our legal system. I'm not saying I expect the people profiting off of these relationships to do it... But I thought legal precedence would make that possible without going through the people who are at the top. And that's not even getting into the part in that doc where they admit the fact that they funneled so much money into the Bush campaign that they are quite sure they broke the law ON CAMERE but they say they are just waiting for someone to come after them 🤯?
