Entrevistas de MintCast El cineasta Robbie Martin: El final neoconservador

MintCast habla con Robbie Martin, documentalista y músico, sobre los Neoconservadores, su papel oculto en la creación de Russiagate y su objetivo final para los Estados Unidos y más allá.

Alan Macleod
Whitney Webb
Por Alan Macleod
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MintCast co-hosts Alan MacLeod and Whitney Webb recently spoke to Robbie Martin (@FluorescentGrey), a filmmaker whose recent documentary series A Very Heavy Agenda explores how prominent Bush-era neo-conservatives have continued to dominate the Washington foreign policy debate and have been instrumental in creating and fomenting Russiagate and Cold

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Is Trump Finally Learning Not To Challenge his Neocon Captors?

When Donald Trump is the sole remaining voice of reason, then we’re really in trouble.

Daniel Lazare
Por Daniel Lazare
National security adviser John Bolton listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, April 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci)

What happens when an unthinkable war meets an unbeatable case of war fever?  Thanks to Russia-gate, unsubstantiated reports about the use of poison gas in Syria, and a slew of similar factoids and pseudo-scandals, the world may soon find out. In saner times, including during the Cold War at even its most heated, political leaders knew not to

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What to Do About John Bolton and Other Pro-War Appointees

John Bolton’s appointment as Trump’s chief foreign policy advisor is terrifying. The appointment requires no Senate ratification, so effective responses are hard to find. However, there are plans for pushing back, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Sarah Van Gelder
Por Sarah Van Gelder
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Yes, John Bolton Really Is That Dangerous, read a headline from the New York Times. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said he “can’t imagine a more reckless, more dangerous pick” in an interview for MSNBC. “U.S. War with North Korea and Iran More Likely With John Bolton Running National Security” read a Newsweek headline. “It’s time to panic now:

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The Council on Foreign Relations’ Push Towards a New Cold War

The Council on Foreign Relations and its cadre of both neoliberal and neoconservative agenda-makers are pushing hard for a new Cold War with Russia.

James Carey
Por James Carey
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, listens as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, Sept. 8, 2010.(AP/Alex Brandon)

WASHINGTON -- If you are even a casual consumer of Western media then you know the current top threat to U.S. security according to corporate journalists is Russian aggression. According to neoconservative politicians such as Arizona Senator John McCain, the Russian interference in last year’s election -- which has so far only been shown to be a

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Threads Of Establishment Russia Narrative Trace Back To Neocon Think Tanks

Neocons are shaping the way Americans think and vote, and they all have the same goal: securing the global dominance of the US power establishment at all costs.

Caitlin Johnstone
Por Caitlin Johnstone

Do you want to know the secret for 100 percent guaranteeing that you will always be on the right side of history for every single foreign policy debate? It takes three very simple steps: Step One: Pick any disputed issue of foreign policy. Step Two: Find out what the dominant neoconservative think tanks are saying about it. Step Three: Advocate

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On the Rehabilitation of George W. Bush

So what if — after 16 years of fruitless war, 16 years of disintegrating American infrastructure, 16 years of almost unprecedented inequality — George W. Bush does find Trump’s rhetorical style distasteful? Is that really any reason to turn a presidential war criminal into a liberal hero?

Rebecca Gordon
Por Rebecca Gordon
A self-portrait by George W. Bush from the exhibit "The Art of Leadership: A President's Diplomacy."(AP/Benny Snyder)

He received a prestigious award from the West Point Association of Graduates. He published a “runaway” bestselling autobiography. Last February, a lavishly produced book celebrating his paintings of Americans who served in the military was, as Time put it, “burning up the Amazon charts.” Still, the liberal media wasn’t ready to embrace George W.

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