Militarism mixed with empty liberal rhetoric: Obama’s State of the Union Address in 2012 “If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.” Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, 1998 “America remains the one indispensable nation in world affairs—and as long as I’m President, I intend to keep it that way.” President Barack Obama, State of the Union message, 2012 President Barack Obama’s 2012 State of the Union message is an object lesson in contemporary U.S. class politics. Obama came into office three years ago on a wave of progressive hopes and even euphoria, very understandable given the bitter history of racism in this country and the fact that he was taking the place of his widely despised predecessor, George W. Bush. What the last three years as well as this speech have reaffirmed is that, regardless of the particular personality or characteristics of the person assuming the U.S. presidency, it is a job that comes with a specific job description: CEO of the imperialist ruling class.
Category: Europe
In “USA: Massive Transports of Military Equipment”, http://nsnbc.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/usa-massive-transports-of-military-equipment/ Christof Lehmann, the first author, has reported the stunning videos taken by a Mr. Andrew Tuckman on 19 January 2012, who “began filming this after a dozen…
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“We have the capability to take the world down with us. And I can assure you that that will happen, before Israel goes under.” (Martin Van Creveld, Professor of Military History at Israel’s Hebrew University,…
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While military dominance remained a crucial denominator of international politics past century, oil politics has become a crucial element in current international politics, which will be further geared up in coming months and decades. This…
[anyplayer:url=http://rt.com/files/news/spy-rock-britain-admit-147/i21b4cb4b6489cc436761f24b9cde92b5_brick2300.flv] The UK has admitted for the first time it was spying on Russia six years ago with the help of a fake rock. The adviser to the then British PM Tony Blair called the…
