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Sanctions: Diplomatic Weapons Of Mass Criminality
Mid-term elections are over, and the anticipated trouncing of Democrats in Congress took place without a hitch, even if the media selfishly played the uncertainty card. The sad reality: the United States is a nation divided alongside economic lines of haves and have-nots, and not ideology… with the leadership of both parties finding common ground in a solitary, non-domestic issue: the maintenance and perpetuation of the empire. And, that’s the only political preserver this drowning, unpopular president, Barack Obama, can hang on to for what is sure to be a political legacy which cultivated mediocrity, totally lacking backbone and leadership.
Even if Obama is personally anti-war, he is likely to yield to warmongering voices which now will have an even greater echo in Congress: the voices of John McCain, Lindsey Graham and other bellicosarians in the Senate who don’t seem to mind, and actually insist, in bringing America to the portals of a nuclear war.
Barack Obama is running the risk of mistakenly looking in a mirror and seeing FDR’s image as he deals in global affairs; and, as ego-feeding as that may appear to this unpopular president, that could prove to be a catastrophic misread not just for him, but for the rest of us living in the United States, as well as others around the world who have politically cast their lot with the United States. Obama finds himself looking at Russia in much the same way as FDR did looking at Japan in 1941. However, the stakes being waged today are different, and far more extreme, from those of seven-plus decades ago; and the consequences, far more ominous.
In July 1941 the US imposed an oil embargo on Japan, demanding that it get out of China, de facto curbing any hegemonic aspirations or influence that nation might have or hope to have in Asia. The economic reality forced by the American sanctions on Japan left the Land of the Rising Sun with just two options in the summer-fall of 1941: surrender its aspirations (which compensated for the Japanese homeland very limited natural resources) and capitulate to the wishes of the United States; or, resort to war… which became its only plausible answer, one which resulted in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, that year.
Seventy-three years later, America once again inflicts economic sanctions on another nation, Russia; a nation solely trying to defend its borders, perhaps also exercising the natural desire to influence, help create economic synergy in the Eurasian geopolitical region. Those aspirations of self-preservation and economic success should be judged at face value, and not antagonistically, as the US is now doing with extreme, venomous propaganda worthy of admiration by the likes of Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propaganda under Adolf Hitler. The government in the US, and the highly-influenced US mainstream media, has made Russia the enemy, and Vladimir Putin, the anti-hero to be feared by the West, the personification of evil. And, naturally, the United States is exacting servitude from the European Union and NATO – the military mask worn for almost seven decades by the Pentagon to show pseudo-diversity in running the empire – in its incursion of the hinterlands in Eastern Europe.
Sanctions are just another form of warfare, where the weapons can inflict destruction and pain, and be just as explosive. Their history can be millennially traced back, some with success, others with failure and a boomerang effect. One thing we can be sure of in modern times: sanctions will prove to yield long term ill will, in many cases providing multiplying seeds of vengeance and terrorism which we may not confront now but our children and their children certainly will. And the United States has seeded the world with this mass criminal punishment like no other nation… throughout the Middle East, Cuba, and now trying to destroy Russia’s emerging economy. America has for decades plowed and seeded hostility with sanctions in fertile grounds where terrorism will thrive and come back to haunt us. And, foolishly, the US continues this idiotic practice.
America does not need a Sanctioner-in-Chief enacting foolish edicts from the White House, but a leader in international cooperation, a leader that will safeguard this nation’s safety and legitimate interests, but also respect other nations… and their legitimate interests.
After this mid-term elections which has given the upper hand to the more hawkish brand of the two political warmongering parties, Barack Obama is really going to be put to the test… to choose between war and peace, at the holocaustic level; and that will turn out to be the most important decision of his presidency. As of right now, the US has de facto declared war in Russia… and, unless Obama lifts the sanctions now in-place, the economic fate in Russia will soon likely determine that nation’s willingness to bet all its nuclear chips and call America’s bet at the political international poker table.
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I bet half a mill dead kids gave parents in Iraq a warm fuzzy feeling towards the Western powers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM0uvgHKZe8 were the 500,000 dead children worth it, Ms. Albright?
Just so you all are aware, a whole variety of "sanctions" actually constitute acts of war under international law. Including suspending access to international payments mechanisms. huh....
Yeah, we're already there.
Details details details
John B Wells was talking about this the other night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKL3b79QyGo
What does Soros think about the sanctions? He runs the Choomboy.
Watch what Choomboy does next week: Mars conjuncts Pluto in Capricorn; it's a deadly combination for starting a rumble over something.
soros called it evil, but, an evil he sees
as necessary to his way of life. that says it.
The sanctions are working surprisingly well. Looks like even old Horse Face finds an acorn in the woods now and then.
Your move, Comrade.
Shit, can you imagine Barry in a fox hole?
Roaches go in but they don't come out.
Foxhole, goathole, manhole, what is the difference?
I think he see's Hitler in the rear view.
And Putin in a tank in front of him.
No cause for alarm of course...
"capitulate to the wishes of the United States; or, resort to war… which became its only plausible answer, one which resulted in the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, that year."
And the Japs weren't goaded into that attack in the least. No sir.
For your perusal, Harry Dexter White:
http://www.conservapedia.com/Harry_Dexter_White
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/McCollum/index.html
more light shone on pearl harbor..
I'm not sure I agree that the current Russia is that much of a threat. I personally think we should consider severe internet threats against Russia. I think 25%+ of Russian companies/gov't regularly access computer resources outside of Russia. Cutting that off suddenly is going to have an affect. Putin crossed the line with that Crimea situation and the airline shoot down. If they don't play civilized they don't get the benefits of civilization. Plus no software/hardware upgrades for anything going forward. We are on the verge of peaceful economic interdependency where the grabbing of a little land pales when compared to ability to enjoy the latest fruits of a vibrant world economy. Let's use it and back Putin down.
themarketflash, you are cleared for planetary approach.....
When you get back down to earth you might want to actually consider where that software/hardware is actually produced. Most of it isn't produced in the USA but is outsourced to India or other places with cheaper labor, etc. And most of the hardware is made in China or SE Asia. You can only embargo from sales things you actually produce.
I find it very telling that any attempts for the US administration to "throw their weight around" with international sanctions results in less and less influence as those affected withdraw from the system. Instead they just open bilateral currency swaps with other nations.
And if you have proof that the Russians actually did shoot down the airliner over Ukraine please share the proof with all of us here at the Hedge. So far I haven't seen any proof one way or the other.
"If they don't play civilized they don't get the benefits of civilization."
Obviously you haven't traveled much internationally. The US is hardly the pinnacle of civilization.
Any fool knows that this will undoubtedly get us closer to DEFCON1 and The Big Problem.
Why would you want to start a thermonuclear war?
Didn't you see the triple threat Nuke Test?
I am sure -- It didn't scare you. Me either.
It made me more aware that Russia and Putin by Proxy are quite serious about defending their sovereignty.
This isn't Stalin's Russia man...
These cats can make a chunk of the SUN appear in the sky 2 KM above your numb skull in minutes or less.
I'm pretty sure you will get a bad sunburn if you are out "in it" too long.
Either this cat has a serious bunker... I don't mean some buried RV...
OR
He's Rabola'd Fruit Bat Crazy
Funny how the last two days there have been siesmic shocks in NV that are serious indicators of Nuke Testing...
0KM in depth for a few of the shots.
Picked this up in the Chicken thread... H/T to ? for it...
http://ds.iris.edu/seismon/eventlist/index.phtml?region=N_America&lon=-1...
[EDIT]
This cluster is not in a known test range (at least known to me).
But it does look a lot like the confirmed Nuke tests that are documented.
Who knows?
So what are you guys saying? Every time Putin does something agressive we should just back down because he's unstable and has nuclear weapons?
Never a good idea to piss off a guy with his finger on the big red button, unless your plan is armageddon.
Works both ways.
Who says he's less stable than any other so-called leader?
There's some serious bat shit crazies in power in a lot of countries. (US seems to be attempting to corner the market in that commodity too!)
Maybe we should consider whose backyard we are in before we open a can of worms. The only reason Putin is in Crimea is because we handed it to him like the meddling buffoons that we are.
No foreign entanglements. Does that ring a bell?
Say What!!! Just Look at what The criminal US has done to every country in the world, and you talk Russia!
Who has over 1000 Military bases in over 700 countries, Who???
The only reason that the US does not have any military bases in Russia is because they have stood up to the US!
Who is trying to put missles on russia's Border in the Ukraine??? who???
Go travel the world and see how much the US is disliked and ask them why?
Russia only has military bases in Russia!!!!
Quit listening to your pathetic Gov!! learn about the world!!!!
themarketflash ,
I dont know if you are serious or really that mis-informed. If you have the patience, do some reading....
http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2014/10/06/washington-destroying-world-p...
The snark is srong with this one....
The "airline shoot down" was "made in the USA" - even if the Ukrainians or Poles carried it out.
The fake "investigation" and the silence of the MSM is a give-away.
"MH17 Investigator Won't Rule out Ukrainian Involvement. Needs 1 Year (or More!) to Investigate"
http://russia-insider.com/en/military_politics_ukraine/2014/11/06/09-58-...
You don't have to agree, you just have to say No to crack..might clear the fog.
Fuck Obama and his sanctions/bombing all these terror threats are a result - not the reason!
Minus one for using the the word synergy in any sentence and for this:
"After this mid-term elections which has given the upper hand to the more hawkish brand of the two political warmongering parties, Barack Obama is really going to be put to the test… to choose between war and peace, at the holocaustic level; and that will turn out to be the most important decision of his presidency."
Convenient loss of historical perspective and short term memory loss is the mark of a true hack...Woodrow Wilson, FDR, Kennedy and...Obola in Libya.
New newer Tylers, please.
United Nations sanctions against Saddams Iraq were culpable for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi's from 1991 to 2003.
Then America/Britain imposed military sanctions on Iraq to kill tens of thousands more Iraqi's and displace hundreds of thousands Iraqi's too.
It's a sluggers all in last throw of the dice sanction!
Canada gets to experience what Poland had to go through circa 1939. Thanks Obama.
the federal government now serves as an intermediary to
serve up the sovereignty of the people to nameless
and unaccountable international corporations. get it?
research tpp. ("trade agreement"). they are telling
you, right after the election results were in, it is war
and tpp to be shoved down your dead throat by the
"best and the brightest", your authorities who have made
a nice trillion dollar industry out of stealing your privacy,
your expertise and labor. not a bad days work, eh?
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The Point - Are You Sleeping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At2IIzug0WQ
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxaZTc_3B5s
CrossTalk: Stupid Wars
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humor thors day.
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Supreme Court of Comedy - featuring NJweedman
from Edward Forchion 4 years ago
http://vimeo.com/13867603
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but that lindseed, graham cracker, war nazi
claiming the vote on tuesday means more
americans want more war and he wants to give
it to em',(the voice of the people and the political
mandate bullshit) that is just the kind of stupidity
that has, and will continue, to make the republican/democratic
money, federal reserve
party the nest of the unspeakable and eternally
cursed; may they carry on to their well deserved
doom. a special place in hell awaits these type
of sleazy, blood money, bought politicians. (lemming stupid )
You were sold as colateral when you got your birth certificate.
We have just seen a particularly vicious form of it .
Called QE .
A hidden Sanction by removing the incentive to trade .
Japan for some weird reason was the target .
Sins of the fathers , I suppose .
See
https://www.academia.edu/9160541/Laundry_Economics_
or
http://andreswhy.blogspot.com/2014/11/laundry-economics.html
The Ukraine shot down MH17
China, USA, Russia, Israel etc ... are constantly trying to infiltrate everybodys computer systems.
The USA lost the plot completely when they stated.....If you are not with us, then you are against us. That was a signpost of the beginning of the end of the US Empire.
The problem with power is that creates a addiction to attaining more power, even if it isn't required. The USA govt elite have fallen into this addiction, mindless thirst for all power everywhere, rather than achieve results with clever use of less power.
Likewise Presidents fall in love withthemslves when they come to power, they fool themselves into believing that they are great historical figures, that they are more or less fautless gods. And the most terrible thing of this thirst for power and self loving is that consequences of decisions become meaningless to them.
So Presidents and their owners can create wars, famines, destruction across the globe with no conscience. The deaths and suffering of millions for no reason or result never bothers them at all, the Kissingers, Albrights, Bushs, Obamas of this world don't even blink over this. They are right because they posses the power, that makes them right and above guilt in their eyes.
In reality they are as big war criminals as Pol Pot, Mao, Hitler and so forth...
Yes, the madness is all there in the PNAC.
Info here http://www.tlaxcala-int.org/upload/telechargements/135.pdf
Russia can actually do a lot of damage without using nukes
It is happening now
http://abcnews.go.com/US/trojan-horse-bug-lurking-vital-us-computers-201...
A destructive “Trojan Horse” malware program has penetrated the software that runs much of the nation’s critical infrastructure and is poised to cause an economic catastrophe, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
National Security sources told ABC News there is evidence that the malware was inserted by hackers believed to be sponsored by the Russian government, and is a very serious threat.
The hacked software is used to control complex industrial operations like oil and gas pipelines, power transmission grids, water distribution and filtration systems, wind turbines and even some nuclear plants. Shutting down or damaging any of these vital public utilities could severely impact hundreds of thousands of Americans.
If it is real it could just as easily be China or Israel. I'm betting Israel who have a track record, a good way to blackmail the US I guess.
But I am sure the US and China have done the same. Yeh, make sure your computers don't connect to any net......too late for that system thought....
I call BS on this one, the ruskies arent stipid enough to leave a trail back to themselves when it could easily be done through foreign channels. False flag comming?
Obama puppet, He can't do anything, if he try - they will shoot him, like Kennedy or impeach, but i personally think they will choose first option
sanctions smanctions
Russia Is Moving Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Towards Eastern Ukrainehttp://www.businessinsider.com/russia-moving-rockets-towards-ukraine-bat...
Russia is sending additional military forces toward the border with eastern Ukraine, including units equipped with ballistic missiles, as part of Moscow’s ongoing destabilization effort in support of pro-Russian rebels.
US officials with access to intelligence reports said one Russian military unit equipped with short-range ballistic missiles was detected this week near eastern Ukraine, where Russia has launched a destabilization program following its military annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea in March.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/national-security/russia-moving-missiles-rockets-toward-eastern-ukraine/#ixzz3ILHwQLUN
Seeing as the U.S. opened this can of worms in Ukraine, a country right on Russia's doorstep, by directly funding the destabilization and overthrow of the previous democratic government in Kiev, deliberately instigating and inciting what amounted to a coup d'etat, toppling a legitimately elected government, through the meddling influence on the ground of US/EU sponsored and financed NGOs via CIA operatives to the tune of $5 billion, you might want to reconsider and tone down your misguided; "Russia Launched a destabilization program" meme. You've got it ass backwards.
Not to mention that the West blatantly reneged on the solemn agreement between Gorbachev & Reagan which stipulated that NATO would not press further eastwards after the collapse of the USSR and withdrawl from Eastern Europe. NATO's now placing ballistic missiles in Ukraine pointing directly at Russia for Pete's sake!
In fact, Gorbachev himself, who will be honored at the 30th anniversary celebration of the tearing down of the Berlin wall this weekend, has fully sided with Putin on the entire Ukraine issue.
Stop watching Fox News and listening to the insanity of the "bomb,bomb,bomb - bomb, bomb Iran neocon morons, and get your head out of your ass.
No foreign entanglements! Does that ring a dumb bell?
This what the US does to every country in their path, why? because the sycopaths think that " god looks after Amerkans" say What!!!!!
I don't know how the dopey Amerkan people beleive this shit!!!! FN wake up you fat lazy tv watchin Gov cock suckin turds, before your Gov gets you all killed in a nuclear war!!!
You are not exceptional!!!! you are dumb to allow your Gov to brain wash you into nuclear war!!!!!
good grief
don't have a hissy fit
I am certainly not dissing the right of Russia to take back what was really never let go of with the fake perestroika
I am saying that sanctions are driving us to war, one way or another
and the death of the current monetary system may not be far behind
Seems to me somebody wants it that way
order thru chaos ya'll
NWO nightmare
The US fights wars for television and the MIC, with tomahawks and aircraft carriers. Russia, not so much. If it gets serious, just watch ukrainian dual-citizen oligarchs start to drop like flies.
As to the ballistic missiles, the ROI is not worth it. All they got to do is send a black ops team to Switzerland and drop Kolomoyski and the whole shit would stop.
dsty,
Change the word destabilizatioin to defensive and you are about right.
So says NATO's General Strangelove Breedlove.....where is the proof?
"Sanctions" can also be a powerful idea, and force, for the American people.
If, as the DC US pols and crats push, sanctions are such a good idea against the criminals of a government, then the American people should apply that idea against the criminals of the DC US government.
Sanction the treasonous criminals of the DC US government, and their bankster masters, by withdrawing one's obedience and back.
Quit paying. Quit obeying. Quit playing.
An American, not US subject.
Every US citizen would be far better off if they nuked DC themselves!!!
Russians will not make a mistake of going all out like Kim Jun Il. They have learned from the West. Say one thing, do another.
But, it will escalate. Rand Paul or China is the only hope now.
Obama won't back down because of his own ego. My ears bleed everytime NPR is dismayed that democrats lost since "Obama has done a good job".
This guy is as bad as Kennedy. Can't figure out who is worse. Lets see, started Vietnam, almost brought the world to WW3.
This Ukraine thing is complicated, Poland also has aspirations to have influence in Ukraine.
There are no good guys, only weak and strong.
What would be a good place to hide when the SHTF and the nukes are flying ? No Detroit for me.
Detroit's already been nuked.
yeah like Obama has any balls at all. The cunt will lead us all down the garden path to war
Watch the the video on Jessie"s cafe American of Thomos Merton describing the assignation of JFK to see who is directing American foreign policy and weep
Gee, I wonder if there are not cadres of (state) supported hackers around the world with instructions to fuck up anything in the US they can click into? "Costs" you know.
The US is already fucking up itself enough...there is no need for others in the world to do anything but watch it happen.
Make no mistake!
The Republican Leadership now in the House and Senate will do the full bidding of their Tel Aviv masters that Obama has delyaed...
If "delay" of course translates into 200,000 dead Syrians with more than 3 million refugees in places like Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon in Syria alone, let alone the destruction of Libya and thousands killed or misplaced there that the World has yet to discover when Gadaffi was unseated, and all the other "skirmishes" with unknown lives taken in places like Yemen, Somalia and Sudan -which was simply too indecisive and not aggressive enough for the "money changers"!...
Now Ukraine?!!!....
Good luck Mitch, "Lindsay", John and the rest of the trio of usual suspects that have been entrusted to start WWIII on behalf of a Country your taxpayers have funded since it's inception and that maim and destroy them at will that you openly tolerate through bribes and coercion to enrich yourselves!
Israel is depending on your courage, but you better hope you make it out alive when you attempt to finish what Mr. Obama "did not"!
On your read Mr. Tanosborn -bravo!