{"id":146656,"date":"2015-04-21T17:34:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-21T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/?guid=f09d45c662e8ca6446607b2c8aa47d67"},"modified":"2015-04-21T17:34:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-21T17:34:00","slug":"us-foreign-policy-permanent-wars-on-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/editorials\/us-foreign-policy-permanent-wars-on-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"US Foreign Policy: Permanent Wars on Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"
US Foreign Policy: Permanent Wars on Humanity<\/b><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
by Stephen Lendman<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Throughout its entire history, America waged endless wars at home and abroad.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli to battleground US streets and neighborhoods.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
US policy reduced its indigenous population to a tiny fraction of its original numbers. How the West was won involved exterminating millions in cold blood.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
In the mid-19th century, half of Mexico was stolen. America’s killing machine knows no limits.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
One state-sponsored genocide follows others. US imperial policy is responsible for tens of millions of lost lives – horrific conditions for surviving millions. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Democracy promotion is pure fantasy. America tolerates its nowhere. None exists domestically. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
One party rule with two wings runs things. Monied interests alone are served. They have final say. Voters have none.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
State-sponsored high crimes are rewarded. Corporate ones are ignored. Popular needs increasingly go begging.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
America is a let ’em eat cake society. War-making is prioritized.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Waging them has nothing to do with external or internal threats. So-called “war on terror” is phony. State-sponsored war OF terror is real – waged ruthlessly on humanity.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“We the people” served are rich and powerful elites. Others don’t matter.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
New World Order ruthlessness is official policy. So is state-sponsored terrorism – permanent wars masquerading as liberating ones. Washington rules alone apply.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Author\/historian\/US policy critic William Blum documented US imperial policy since WW II.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He explained how Washington toppled dozens of sovereign governments, assassinated legitimate leaders, removed others by coup d’etats, and reigned terror on every continent – an agenda more ruthless today than ever.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
US policies are “worse than (most people) imagine,” Blum explains. They include virtually every conceivable form of lawlessness.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Hegemons make more enemies than friends. Longstanding US policy is consistent.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It bullies, intimidates, threatens, or otherwise pressures all nations to bend to its will.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Brute force is exerted. Endless conflicts rage in multiple theaters. America’s culture is violent.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Wars are glorified in the name of peace. Gun-related violence is by far the highest among Western nations.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Violent films and video games are some of the most popular. One-fourth of adult women are forcibly raped during their lifetimes.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Most of them experience some form of violence during their lives. Children and the elderly are routinely abused.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Many communities are unsafe to live in. Killer cops threaten all people of color.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
US combat troops are trained to kill. Enemies are demonized to make it easy. Overseas missions involve mass slaughter and destruction.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
RT International<\/a><\/span> interviewed Blum. US foreign policy won’t change regardless of who succeeds Obama, he said.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Both parties operate the same way. US foreign policy remains unchanged.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“(F)or two centuries, (America) has had one basic, overriding goal, and that is world domination, at least from 1890s if not earlier,” Blum explained.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It “appeals to both Republicans and Democrats or liberals or conservatives.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They endorse US exceptionalism – the notion that American values matter most. Nonbelievers are targeted for elimination. Iron fist rule defines US policy.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“\u2026NATO is just an arm of US foreign policy,” says Blum. Without America’s involvement, the Alliance wouldn’t exist, he maintains.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s always been for offense, not defense. Governments not in lockstep with US imperial aims are targeted for regime change – most often by war. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
US-dominated NATO’s Eastern European expansion targets Russia. “The US cannot stand anyone who might stay in the way of the Empire’s expansion,” Blum explains – notably Russia and China.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Throughout its entire history, America used force against enemies – real or invented. Iran is a prime target. Nuclear talks are more sham than real.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Since WW II alone, “the US attempted to overthrown more than 50 foreign governments,” Blum explained.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“It has bombed the people of 30 countries. It has suppressed revolutionary parties in at least 20 nations – and I forgot other factors on my list.” <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“This is a record unparalleled in all of human history, and there’s no reason to think it is changing of will change, except if some superior force comes on a scene, that can actually defeat US.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Russia “has two characteristics of an enemy” Washington won’t tolerate. “(I)t has very powerful military capabilities.” It’s “not a great admirer of the Empire.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The same applies to China. That’s all it takes” to be America’s enemy – to be targeted for regime change.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It keeps Washington’s war machine raging. It makes peace impossible.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Donbass freedom fighters are targeted for elimination. Washington “is expecting to wipe them out militarily at some point in the near future,” Blum explained.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“(T)here’s no backtracking from these policies.” They apply worldwide. Play by Washington’s rules or else.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Accept its dominance or face regime change – by war or other means. America always is at war somewhere – directly and through proxies.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s only enemies are ones in invents. Al Qaeda, IS, and similar radicalized groups are US creations – enlisted to do America’s killing and dying, to wage its dirty wars against independent governments.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Washington created this monster, Blum explained. It may be too late to put the genie back in the bottle, he believes. “(T)he barn door may be closed,” he says.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
World peace is only possible if US wars end. Otherwise expect endless conflicts and unspeakable horrors they cause.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Instead of abolishing NATO when Soviet Russia dissolved, America expanded it eastward to its borders.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It may be too late to save the world, Blum warns. Nuclear war may be just a matter of time. Mass incineration may follow.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Nothing deters lunatics in Washington. They’ll risk destroying planet earth to own it.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
His new book as editor and contributor is titled “Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanIII.html<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

It airs three times weekly: live on Sundays at 1PM Central time plus two prerecorded archived programs. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
US Foreign Policy: Permanent Wars on Humanity<\/b><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
by Stephen Lendman<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Throughout its entire history, America waged endless wars at home and abroad.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli to battleground US streets and neighborhoods.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
US policy reduced its indigenous population to a tiny fraction of its original numbers. How the West was won involved exterminating millions in cold blood.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
In the mid-19th century, half of Mexico was stolen. America’s killing machine knows no limits.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
One state-sponsored genocide follows others. US imperial policy is responsible for tens of millions of lost lives – horrific conditions for surviving millions. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Democracy promotion is pure fantasy. America tolerates its nowhere. None exists domestically. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
One party rule with two wings runs things. Monied interests alone are served. They have final say. Voters have none.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
State-sponsored high crimes are rewarded. Corporate ones are ignored. Popular needs increasingly go begging.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
America is a let ’em eat cake society. War-making is prioritized.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Waging them has nothing to do with external or internal threats. So-called “war on terror” is phony. State-sponsored war OF terror is real – waged ruthlessly on humanity.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“We the people” served are rich and powerful elites. Others don’t matter.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
New World Order ruthlessness is official policy. So is state-sponsored terrorism – permanent wars masquerading as liberating ones. Washington rules alone apply.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Author\/historian\/US policy critic William Blum documented US imperial policy since WW II.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
He explained how Washington toppled dozens of sovereign governments, assassinated legitimate leaders, removed others by coup d’etats, and reigned terror on every continent – an agenda more ruthless today than ever.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
US policies are “worse than (most people) imagine,” Blum explains. They include virtually every conceivable form of lawlessness.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Hegemons make more enemies than friends. Longstanding US policy is consistent.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It bullies, intimidates, threatens, or otherwise pressures all nations to bend to its will.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Brute force is exerted. Endless conflicts rage in multiple theaters. America’s culture is violent.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Wars are glorified in the name of peace. Gun-related violence is by far the highest among Western nations.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Violent films and video games are some of the most popular. One-fourth of adult women are forcibly raped during their lifetimes.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Most of them experience some form of violence during their lives. Children and the elderly are routinely abused.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Many communities are unsafe to live in. Killer cops threaten all people of color.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
US combat troops are trained to kill. Enemies are demonized to make it easy. Overseas missions involve mass slaughter and destruction.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
RT International<\/a><\/span> interviewed Blum. US foreign policy won’t change regardless of who succeeds Obama, he said.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Both parties operate the same way. US foreign policy remains unchanged.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“(F)or two centuries, (America) has had one basic, overriding goal, and that is world domination, at least from 1890s if not earlier,” Blum explained.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It “appeals to both Republicans and Democrats or liberals or conservatives.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
They endorse US exceptionalism – the notion that American values matter most. Nonbelievers are targeted for elimination. Iron fist rule defines US policy.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“…NATO is just an arm of US foreign policy,” says Blum. Without America’s involvement, the Alliance wouldn’t exist, he maintains.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s always been for offense, not defense. Governments not in lockstep with US imperial aims are targeted for regime change – most often by war. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
US-dominated NATO’s Eastern European expansion targets Russia. “The US cannot stand anyone who might stay in the way of the Empire’s expansion,” Blum explains – notably Russia and China.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Throughout its entire history, America used force against enemies – real or invented. Iran is a prime target. Nuclear talks are more sham than real.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Since WW II alone, “the US attempted to overthrown more than 50 foreign governments,” Blum explained.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“It has bombed the people of 30 countries. It has suppressed revolutionary parties in at least 20 nations – and I forgot other factors on my list.” <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“This is a record unparalleled in all of human history, and there’s no reason to think it is changing of will change, except if some superior force comes on a scene, that can actually defeat US.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Russia “has two characteristics of an enemy” Washington won’t tolerate. “(I)t has very powerful military capabilities.” It’s “not a great admirer of the Empire.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“The same applies to China. That’s all it takes” to be America’s enemy – to be targeted for regime change.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It keeps Washington’s war machine raging. It makes peace impossible.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Donbass freedom fighters are targeted for elimination. Washington “is expecting to wipe them out militarily at some point in the near future,” Blum explained.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
“(T)here’s no backtracking from these policies.” They apply worldwide. Play by Washington’s rules or else.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Accept its dominance or face regime change – by war or other means. America always is at war somewhere – directly and through proxies.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It’s only enemies are ones in invents. Al Qaeda, IS, and similar radicalized groups are US creations – enlisted to do America’s killing and dying, to wage its dirty wars against independent governments.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Washington created this monster, Blum explained. It may be too late to put the genie back in the bottle, he believes. “(T)he barn door may be closed,” he says.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
World peace is only possible if US wars end. Otherwise expect endless conflicts and unspeakable horrors they cause.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Instead of abolishing NATO when Soviet Russia dissolved, America expanded it eastward to its borders.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
It may be too late to save the world, Blum warns. Nuclear war may be just a matter of time. Mass incineration may follow.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Nothing deters lunatics in Washington. They’ll risk destroying planet earth to own it.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
His new book as editor and contributor is titled “Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III.”<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
http:\/\/www.claritypress.com\/LendmanIII.html<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. <\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

It airs three times weekly: live on Sundays at 1PM Central time plus two prerecorded archived programs. <\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1217,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[461],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-146656","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-editorials"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146656"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146656\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}