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The destruction of a major dam in southern Ukraine has caused devastating flooding as a highly-anticipated Ukrainian military offensive gets underway. U.S. officials immediately declared that Russia was responsible but where’s the evidence and does that have any military logic? 

Brian Becker is joined by Walter Smolarek, editor of Liberation News.

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Ukraine Dam Bombing: Information War and Endless Escalation

A massive, years-long smear campaign was launched against anti-war, anti-elite Jeremy Corbyn shortly after his election to lead the British Labour Party. The campaign targeted Corbyn and his supporters as being anti-Semitic. What's the truth and what really happened?

Walter Smolarek is joined by investigative journalist Asa Winstanley, who writes for the Electronic Intifada and on Substack at asawinstanley.substack.com. He’s also the author of the new book “Weaponising Anti-Semitism: How The Israel Lobby Brought Down Jeremy Corbyn,” which you can buy from OR Books: https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/weaponising-anti-semitism/

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How the Israel Lobby Tried to Tank Jeremy Corbyn: In-Depth Analysis w/ Asa Winstanley

Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar to discuss how NATO has shifted from its proxy war against Russia in Ukraine to targeting China in the Pacific.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2q6Usko4x6s

Transcript: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/07/28/nato-ukraine-russia-china-war

NATO failed in Ukraine against Russia. Now it's targeting China

The US and France have threatened foreign intervention to re-install a pro-Western regime in Niger, which produces uranium needed for nuclear energy and hosts large US drone bases. This follows coups led by nationalist, anti-colonial military officers in neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali, which warn intervention could set off a regional war in West Africa.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JZ_5nuoB940

US/France threaten intervention in resource-rich Niger - Fears of war in West Africa

US government documents admit that the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary to end WWII. Japan was on the verge of surrendering. The nuclear attack was the first strike in Washington's Cold War on the Soviet Union.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=5vMEgneKF10

Links to sources and more information here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/07/atomic-bombing-japan-not-necessary

US-backed fascism in Japan - How Shinzo Abe whitewashed genocidal imperial crimes: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/07/09/fascism-japan-shinzo-abe-empire

After nuking Japan, US gov’t lied about radioactive fallout as civilians died: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/08/16/japan-us-lied-radioactive-fallout

Atomic bombing of Japan was NOT necessary to end WWII. US gov't documents admit it

Western governments have demonized the coup in Niger and threatened intervention, but polls show that 78% of Nigeriens support the military government's anti-colonial policies. France is extremely unpopular due to its neocolonial practices, whereas Russia is widely seen as an ally. The new nationalist junta pledges to pursue true independence and sovereignty.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tAcc6U69E6o

Check out our related video "US/France threaten intervention in resource-rich Niger - Fears of war in West Africa": https://youtube.com/watch?v=JZ_5nuoB940

Niger coup: 78% of people support military government's anti-colonial policies

The US constantly claims to uphold the so-called "rules-based international order" (which it never clearly defines), but China released a devastating report detailing Washington's hypocrisy on economic policies and "free trade".

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=x8dJ1iiXLbI

EU admits new cold war is not ‘democracy vs autocracy’: Many 'authoritarian regimes on our side': https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/10/27/eu-cold-war-democracy-authoritarian

China condemns ‘US hegemony’, war crimes, CIA coups, 400 foreign interventions: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/22/china-report-us-hegemony-wars-coups-intervention

China blasts US hypocrisy in violating 'rules-based order'

Most people in Germany and France blame the United States and NATO for the war in Ukraine, according to a poll conducted not by a pro-Russian group but rather by anti-Putin activists.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZwO5tEN_kIA

US, UK, France promised USSR not to expand NATO east of Germany, newly discovered document proves: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/20/us-uk-france-russia-expand-nato-east-germany

US gov’t knew NATO expansion to Ukraine would force Russia to intervene: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/02/27/us-nato-expansion-ukraine-russia-intervene

USA & NATO responsible for Ukraine war, German & French public say in poll

In its South Africa summit, BRICS invited six new members: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. The bloc now represents 37% of global GDP (PPP), over 40% of global oil production, and 1/3rd of global gas production, challenging the US petrodollar system. Ben Norton analyzes the importance of the meeting.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1SIfrWkQXeE

BRICS debates mission at summit: Challenge West's G7 or be neutral?: https://youtube.com/watch?v=wQN7Uh_XMbA

How a US debt trap in Argentina is fueling inflation, dollarization, far right: https://youtube.com/watch?v=1BRx90DhYWM

US pressures Saudi Arabia to sell oil in dollars, not Chinese yuan: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/08/10/us-saudi-arabia-sell-oil-dollars-chinese-yuan

Topics:
0:00 Introduction
3:21 Petrodollar under threat
7:51 BRICS+ makes up 40% of global oil production
9:00 BRICS+ makes up 1/3rd of global gas production
10:48 BRICS' massive economic weight
12:09 Will Argentina join?
18:29 De-dollarization
20:46 Saudi-Iran peace
23:35 BRICS vs. G7
30:17 Xi's speech
35:18 Putin's speech
41:06 Lula's speech
42:17 Lula calls for new BRICS currency
44:36 Lula warns of "green neocolonialism"
45:26 Africa-Latin America cooperation
47:42 Ramaphosa's speech
52:50 Venezuela
54:34 Cuba
55:37 Conclusion

BRICS expanding into economic powerhouse: Petrodollar under threat

Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain how imperialism is a product not only of the struggle between classes but also nations, and how the framework of geopolitical economy helps us understand the international relations of the capitalist world system.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vKVjpKCFd28

You can watch other episodes of their program Geopolitical Economy Hour here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP

Imperialism: How the struggle of both classes and nations creates our world

Western sanctions are backfiring: The EU is now importing Russian liquified natural gas at record levels, and China has made high-tech breakthroughs despite US export restrictions. Ben Norton discusses how this is strengthening their economic sovereignty while blowing back on Europe.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=U5fycw5vkjo

US now world's top LNG exporter, as Europe boycotts cheaper Russian gas: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/01/04/us-lng-exporter-europe-russia-gas

Europe pays more for banned Russian oil, resold by India - as EU wages fall: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/04/30/europe-russia-oil-india-wages

Journalist Seymour Hersh says US blew up Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia to Germany: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/02/08/us-nord-stream-pipelines-seymour-hersh

Topics
0:00 Introduction: US economic warfare
3:49 Western sanctions on Russia backfire
20:47 China resists US tech sanctions
30:48 Outro: Sanctions are failing

Western sanctions failing: EU imports more Russian gas, China beats US tech war

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BRICS expanding into economic powerhouse: Petrodollar under threat

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