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By Bubbaloo
#369819
http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/

America Discredited

Paul Craig Roberts

As Washington loses its grip on the world, defied by Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, and now Russia, the US government resorts to public temper tantrums. The constant demonstration of childishness on the part of the White House and Congress embarrasses every American.

Washington’s latest outburst of childish behavior is a response to the Russian Immigration Service granting US whistleblower Edward Snowden asylum in Russia for one year while his request for permanent asylum is considered. Washington, having turned the US into a lawless state, no longer has any conception of legal procedure. Law is whatever serves Washington. As Washington sees it, law is nothing but Washington’s will. Any person or country that interferes with Washington’s will is behaving unlawfully.

Because Obama, like Bush before him, routinely disobeys US law and the US Constitution, the White House actually thinks that Russian President Putin should disobey Russian and international law, overturn the Russian Immigration Service’s asylum decision, and hand over Snowden to Washington.

Washington expected Russia to hand over Snowden simply because Washington demanded it. Like a two-year old, Washington cannot conceive that its demands don’t take precedence over international law and the internal legal procedures of every country. How dare Russia stand up for law against “the indispensable nation.”

The White House spokesman, who is so unimpressive that I cannot remember his/her
name/gender, declared that the White House moron might punish Putin by not going to visit him in Moscow next month. I doubt Putin cares whether the WH moron shows up.

The WH moron’s term of office is close to an end, but Putin, unless the CIA assassinates him, will be there for another decade. Moreover, every Russian leader has learned that a US president’s word means nothing. Clinton, the two Bushes and the current WH moron violated every agreement that Reagan made with Gorbachev. Why would the president of Russia, a nation ruled by law, want to meet with a tyrant?

Not to be outdone by the WH in childish behavior, members of the House and Senate added their two-bits to America’s embarrassment. Congressional morons “reacted furiously,” according to news reports, and warned “of serious repercussions in US-Russian relations.” Here we have another extraordinary demonstration of Washington’s hubris. Only Russia has to worry about repercussions in the relationship. Washington doesn’t have to worry. His Imperial Majesty will simply deny Putin an audience.

Congress seems unaware of its schizophrenia. On the one hand Congress is outraged about the National Stasi Agency’s illegal and unconstitutional spying--especially on Congress--and is attempting to defund the Stasi Agency’s surveillance program. The amendment to the military spending bill by Justin Amash, a Republican from Michigan, almost passed. The amendment was barely defeated by votes purchased by the spy industry.

On the other hand, despite its outrage over being spied upon, Congress wants the scalp of the brave hero, Edward Snowden, who informed them that they were being spied upon. Here we have a demonstration of the historical stupidity of government--shoot the messenger.

Only a few right-wing crazies believe that universal surveillance of every American is necessary to US security. The National Stasi Agency will fight hard and blackmail every member of the House and Senate, but the blackmail itself will lead to the National Stasi Agency’s wings being clipped, or so we can hope. If it is not done soon, the Stasi Agency will have time to organize a false flag event that will terrify the sheeple and bring an end to the attempts to rein in the rogue agency.

The United States is on the verge of economic collapse. The alleged “superpower,” a bankrupt entity, was unable after 8 years of efforts to occupy Iraq and had to give up. After 11 years the “superpower” has been defeated in Afghanistan by a few thousand lightly armed Taliban, and is now running for cover with its tail between its legs.

Washington compensates for its military impotency by committing war crimes against civilians. The US military is a great killer of women, children, village elders, and aid workers. All the mighty “superpower” can do is to lob missiles shot from pilotless drones into farm houses, mud huts, schools, and medical centers.

The schizophrenic denizens of Washington have made Americans a hated people. Those with the foresight to know to escape from the growing tyranny also know that wherever they might seek refuge, they will be seen as vermin from the most hated nation and subjected to being scapegoated as spies and evil influences, and at risk of being decimated in reprisals against Washington’s latest atrocity.

Washington has destroyed the prospects of Americans both at home and abroad.
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By Hervé
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+1


The United States is on the verge of economic collapse.


pretty soon... this is why US is aggressive.. co'z the fear to become a second zone country..
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By eric nixon
#369844
I got hacked last month by the NSA (because of a link I posted on youtube), Ive lost my e-mail account, and my youtube, and my facebook.

If anyone needs my new e-mail please pm me.

It was an unnerving experience,... just be careful, esp if you live in the US.
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By eric nixon
#369848
I dont want to get into it here Fernando, but I will say that it was just a couple of facts I stumbled upon which seemed quite connected, but it was just a momentary thing while surfing and it wasnt anything to do with me? so when they openly hacked using their own IP, I take that as a warning and TBH its not my fight, you know, so I prob just forget it.

I watched this video to feel better, no dialogue;
http://www.heliofant.com/
By dmeyer
#369849
I stopped reading when he said Russia was a nation ruled by law. :lol:

He has clearly never spent any time there.

Anyway, hope his books sales are going well. Everyone's gotta make a living.
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By eric nixon
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Paul Craig Roberts is an American economist and a columnist for Creators Syndicate. He served as an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration and was noted as a co-founder of Reaganomics. < wiki

Does that read like the resume of a shill Dmeyer?
By dmeyer
#369852
eric nixon wrote:Paul Craig Roberts is an American economist and a columnist for Creators Syndicate. He served as an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan Administration and was noted as a co-founder of Reaganomics. < wiki

Does that read like the resume of a shill Dmeyer?
Well, I didn't say he was a shill, however that resume certainly doesn't preclude it. We've got far more decorated shills than that in America.

Although technically, if he is profiting from his books then yes by definition he is a shill. It's a pretty standard business model these days, but I digress.

My point wasn't that I agree or disagree with his theme, it was that holding Russia up as some sort of beacon of the rule of law shows a profound lack of knowledge of the culture. It makes it difficult to take him seriously.
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By Bubbaloo
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dmeyer wrote:My point wasn't that I agree or disagree with his theme, it was that holding Russia up as some sort of beacon of the rule of law shows a profound lack of knowledge of the culture. It makes it difficult to take him seriously.
Nowhere did he even allude to this. Did you even read it?
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By Mihai
#369925
Russia doesn't need high tech spying gadgets, they just take you in for questioning. The result of which makes you question whether you will ever pee properly again. That's LAW! :lol:

what about gpu maxwell q project?

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