Michel Chossoudovsky Global Research The main objective of the US-supported military coup in Chile was
to impose the neoliberal economic agenda. “Regime change” was enforced
through a covert military intelligence operation. Sweeping
macro-economic reforms (including privatization, price liberalization
and the freeze of wages) were implemented in early October 1973.
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More than forty-five years ago on September 11, 1973, the Chilean military led by General Augusto Pinochet, crushed the democratically elected Unidad Popular government of Salvador Allende.
The objective was to replace a progressive, democratically elected government by a brutal military dictatorship.
The military coup was supported by the CIA. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger played a direct role in the military plot.
Is Washington’s ongoing initiative directed against Venezuela modelled on Chile?
In early 1970s, in a note to the CIA in relation to Chile, Henry
Kissinger recommended “Make the economy scream.” Visibly the same
concept has been applied to Venezuela, with advanced techniques of
financial warfare, which were not available in the 1970s.
Today it’s Mike Pompeo and John Bolton who are calling the shots, in tandem with the CIA.
Bolton has gone far beyond the Nixon-Kissinger agenda formulated at
the height of the Cold War. Bolton refers to “The Troika of Tyranny”.
The US sponsored coup against Venezuela is also directed against Cuba.
And from Washington’s standpoint “after Venezuela, Cuba is next”.
“The troika of tyranny in this hemisphere—Cuba,
Venezuela and Nicaragua—has finally met its match. In Venezuela, the
United States is acting against the dictator Maduro, who uses the same
oppressive tactics that have been employed in Cuba for decades.” (John Bolton)
The tawdry Michael Flynn soap opera boils down to the CIA hemorrhaging leaks to the company town newspaper, leading to the desired endgame: a resounding victory for hardcore neocon/neoliberalcon US Deep State factions in one particular battle. But the war is not over; in fact it's just beginning.
Even before Flynn's fall, Russian analysts had been avidly discussing whether President Trump is the new Viktor Yanukovych — who failed to stop a color revolution at his doorstep. The Made in USA color revolution by the axis of Deep State neocons, Democratic neoliberalcons and corporate media will be pursued, relentlessly, 24/7. But more than Yanukovych, Trump might actually be remixing Little Helmsman Deng Xiaoping: "crossing the river while feeling the stones". Rather, crossing the swamp while feeling the crocs. Flynn out may be interpreted as a Trump tactical retreat. After all Flynn may be back — in the shade, much as Roger Stone. If current deputy national security advisor K T McFarland gets the top job - which is what powerful Trump backers are aiming at - the shadowplay Kissinger balance of power, in its 21st century remix, is even strengthened; after all McFarland is a Kissinger asset. This call won't self-destruct in five seconds
Flynn worked with Special Forces; was head of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); handled highly classified top secret information 24/7. He obviously knew all his conversations on an open, unsecure line were monitored. So he had to have morphed into a compound incarnation of the Three Stooges had he positioned himself to be blackmailed by Moscow. What Flynn and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak certainly discussed was cooperation in the fight against ISIS/ISIL/Daesh, and what Moscow might expect in return: the lifting of sanctions. US corporate media didn't even flinch when US intel admitted they have a transcript of the multiple phone calls between Flynn and Kislyak. So why not release them? Imagine the inter-galactic scandal if these calls were about Russian intel monitoring the US ambassador in Moscow.
An article by Robert Berke in oilprice.com, which describes itself as "The No. 1 Source for Oil & Energy News," illustrates how interest groups control outcomes by how they shape policy choices.
Berke's article reveals how the US intends to maintain and extend its hegemony by breaking up the alliance between Russia, Iran, and China, and by oil privatizations that result in countries losing control over their sovereignty
to private oil companies that work closely with the US government. As
Trump has neutered his presidency by gratuitously accepting Gen. Flynn's
resignation as National Security Advisor, this scheme is likely to be
Trump's approach to "better relations" with Russia.
Berke reports that Henry Kissinger has sold President Trump on a scheme to use the removal of Russian sanctions to pry President Putin away
from the Russian alliance with Iran and China. Should Putin fall for
such a scheme, it would be a fatal strategic blunder from which Russia
could not recover. Yet, Putin will be pressured to make this blunder.
One pressure on Putin comes from the Atlanticist Integrationists who have a material stake in their connections to the West and who want Russia to be integrated into the Western world. Another pressure comes from the affront that sanctions represent to Russians. Removing this insult has become important to Russians even though the sanctions do Russia no material harm.
We agree with President Putin that the sanctions are in fact a benefit to Russia
as they have moved Russia in self-sufficient directions and toward
developing relationships with China and Asia. Moreover, the West with
its hegemonic impulses uses economic relationships for control purposes. Trade with China and Asia does not pose the same threat to Russian independence.
Berke says that part of the deal being offered to Putin is "increased
access to the huge European energy market, restored western financial
credit, access to Western technology, and a seat at the global
decision-making table, all of which Russia badly needs and wants."
Sweetening the honey trap is official recognition of "Crimea as part of
Russia."
But in fact, Henry Kissinger is notable among the unindicted war criminal jetset in having not one, not two, not three, but four separate legal systems with outstanding requests to answer for his participation in various atrocities.
Heinz Alfred "Henry" Kissinger may not be the devil himself, but he sure acts like his emissary. Seemingly everywhere there is death, destruction, carnage, criminality and cover up, you can bet old man Kissinger won't be far behind. Bush needs a trusted ally to run the 9/11 cover up commission? Henry Kissinger is his first choice.
Since clinching the Republican nomination, Trump’s true colors have started to emerge. He named a former Goldman Sachs partner to run his fundraising efforts, he named petty authoritarian, gangster wannabe Chris Christie to run his transition team, and he chose “everyone’s a terrorist” Rudy Giuliani as
his planned head of the domestic gestapo, the Department of Homeland
Security. He’s also been endorsed by Orc King Sheldon Adelson, who said
he was prepared to spend $100 millionto get him elected. Now he’s off to kiss the blood-soaked hands of Henry Kissinger.
Apparently, that was just the beginning. Now he’s out
publicly pandering to Wall Street in ways even Hillary Clinton wouldn’t
dare do.
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential
nominee, said he intends to release a detailed economic policy platform
in two weeks that would dismantle nearly all of the 2010 Dodd-Frank
law, he said in an interview Tuesday with Reuters.
“I would say it’ll be close to a dismantling of
Dodd-Frank,” Mr. Trump said, according to the Reuters report.
“Dodd-Frank is a very negative force, which has developed a very bad
name.”
