An American political analyst tells Press TV that the US is close to becoming a fascist state as it continues to escalate Å“aggression abroad and repression at home.”
The remarks were made by American political commentator Ralph Schoenman regarding recent reports indicating that US President Barack Obama has ordered a top official to prepare a list of potential targets for cyber attacks abroad.
“This is a further step in the direction of a police state; the architecture of a fascist state; aggression abroad repression at home – thatâ„¢s the formula of a decaying capitalist system that lends itself to continued war and threats to the security of everyone in the world,” Schoenman said during a recent interview with Press TV.
Citing a report by The Guardian, the analyst went on to say that the recent presidential directive does not limit the operations to retaliatory action, but action that will Å“escalate into full scale military conflict” across the world.
On May 30, Chinaâ„¢s Defense Ministry condemned reports made by Washington, accusing Chinese hackers of gaining access to designs of more than two dozen major US weapon systems.
Schoenman pointed out that a US intelligence source had told The Guardian that Washingtonâ„¢s accusations against Beijing were entirely hypocritical “because the United State has participated in offensive cyber operations and widespread hacking, breaking into foreign computer systems around the world, China included, to mine information.”
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This article originally appeared on: Press TV