Interesting Articles: Mid December, 2022
Why are there no coups in the USA? Because there is no US Embassy there.
[Image: a frame from the Camp and Prashad discussion included below.]
Published 2022-12-14
Welcome to another “Interesting Articles” publication
The geographic or national scope of the collected articles are:
Europe: particularly Germany and Ukraine
Australia: particularly the tension between its defense and trade policies
USA: particularly the relationship between the executive and legislative branches
Latin America: particularly Peru, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Brazil
Africa: Prashad’s wide ranging discussion of 20th century history engages with Africa, and particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Antarctica: not in this edition.
Articles
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Germany & the Lies of Empire, Patrick Lawrence, Consortium News, 2022-12-13
Patrick considers Germany's geography, or its place at the western end of Eurasia. To this he adds a consideration of the recent, politically calamitous statements made by ex-Chancellor Merkel.
Chris Hedges: Israel & the Rise of a New Fascism, Chris Hedges, Consortium News (originally published at ScheerPost), 2022-12-12
Drawing on years of experience reporting from the Middle East, Chris warns of yet another nightmare to soon descend on the Palestinian people at the hands of a fanatical Israeli government coalition.
Australia as Frontline State in New Cold War, Vijay Prashad, Consortium News, 2022-12-12
Vijay walks us through a history of Australia focusing on military collaboration between her and the USA following the 1951 ANZUS Treaty and more recently on trade between Australia and China.
[Image: a graphical break. Borrowed from the above article: Qiu Zhi Jie, China, Map of Mythology, 2019.]
U.S. To Send More Wunderwaffen To Ukraine, b., MoonOfAlabama, 2022-12-14
b considers the folly of the USA delivering a Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine. He provides excellent research to demonstrate that the Patriot system can be detected by satellites and that Russia has this capability. He naturally asks how well the 1 Billion USD "defense" system will deal with a flood of 10 000 USD suicide drones.
Biden Kills Senate Resolution To End Yemen Genocide, Caitlin Johnstone, her newsletter, 2022-12-14
Caitlin draws obvious though beautifully expressed conclusions from reports on the White House's pressure on the USA senate to have Sanders withdraw a bill which would place pressure on Saudi Arabia to end its genocide in Yemen.
Vijay Prashad & Lee Camp: Gaining Power In The Struggle, Behind the Headlines, 2022-12-14
If one reads Vijay’s article above one can observe the calm tone and the detailed referencing. This is Vijay to the hilt. In this interview he is given freedom to roam. One learns of his deep understanding of history and his acuity on geopolitical affairs. In one passage he relates how the USA’s trouble making in Iraq, Iran, Libya and Syria essentially closed the doors for Europe on their traditional energy suppliers. This creates the dependence on Russian energy supply. Actions have consequences. Enjoy this excellent interview. Thanks to Lee Camp for helping us to see the brilliance of Mr. Prashad.
Prashad mentions his latest book, The Withdrawal, with Chomsky. It is a collectively edited transcript of hours of discussion between the two.
Ben Norton & Lee Camp: Coup in Peru & Latin America Fights Dollar Hegemony, Behind the Headlines, 2022-12-09
Ben lays out an extended history of politics in South America, including two very recent "coups".
Noam Chomsky & Vijay Prashad: US Empire in Withdrawal | FULL INTERVIEW 2022, a lady from Jacobin Magazine interviews the authors of “The Withdrawal”, Jacobin’s youtube channel, 2022-08-19
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Culture
As referenced by Prashad:
The Peoples Front of Judia, from The Life of Brian by Monty Python, uploaded by M1ST3RHYDE, 2010-02-27
Note: Judia should be Judea
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