Understanding how the spectrum of left-wing governments in Latin America are responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the impact of US/NATO sanctions on socialist movements in the global South & China's emerging role in the region. With Ben Norton of Multipolarista.

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Latin American Left Shift Over Ukraine War

A journey into Ron DeSantis's shadowy military career reveals shocking new details about his complicity in illegal torture. Featuring exclusive never-before-heard testimony from former Guantanamo prisoner Mansoor Adayfi about DeSantis's actions at the prison camp. 

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Ron DeSantis's Military Secrets: Torture & War Crimes

Ukraine is a "gold mine" with $12 trillion worth of critical minerals, US Senator Lindsey Graham insisted in a TV interview. Ben Norton discusses how Western companies want these resources, and how Washington hopes to block China's access to them to hurt its technology industries.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TRPk3N8FyQ

Zelensky is literally selling Ukraine to US corporations on Wall Street: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/09/zelensky-selling-ukraine-wall-street/

Topics
0:00 Intro
1:35 Clip: US Senator Lindsey Graham wants Ukraine's minerals
2:24 Ukraine war has nothing to do with democracy
5:44 US also wants to 'weaken' Russia in Ukraine
6:21 Wall Street buys up Ukraine
8:08 Military-industrial complex profits
10:07 Washington Post on Ukraine's 'battle for minerals'
11:55 Russia
12:48 US seeks to block China's access to minerals
15:44 Multiple reasons for Ukraine war
17:10 Trump wanted to take Venezuela's oil
19:16 Exxon CEO ran US State Department
20:29 US plan to seize Russia's $300B in FX reserves
21:20 Clip: Lindsey Graham calls to seize Russia's reserves
21:43 Debate over Russia's central bank reserves
23:07 De-dollarization
24:38 Outro

US senator says Ukraine is 'gold mine' with $12 trillion of minerals West 'can't afford to lose'

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US senator says Ukraine is 'gold mine' with $12 trillion of minerals West 'can't afford to lose'

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