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Larry Everest is the author of Oil, Power & Empire: Iraq and the U.S. Global Agenda (Common Courage 2004), a correspondent for Revolution newspaper (www.revcom.us) where this first appeared, who has reported from Iran, Iraq and Palestine, and a contributor to Impeach the President: The Case Against Bush and Cheney (Seven Stories).
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 The Real U.S. Legacy in Iraq Ten Years Later: Death, Disease, Devastation, and Displacement. (3 comments)
This March 19, President Barack Obama issued a statement saluting the U.S. military for their service and giving "the Iraqi people an opportunity to forge their own future..."
What did this U.S. war mean for Iraqis? What does it mean for their future?
Friday, August 31, 2012 A Frenzy of War Talk--Israel's Outrageous Threats to Attack Iran (4 comments)
"First, whether bluff, actual attack preparations, or some other machination, this flurry of threats represents a further escalation of a very dangerous overall trajectory toward confrontation and possible war against Iran by the world's main capitalist-imperialist powers and their creation and Middle East garrison state--Israel."
Tuesday, July 17, 2012 "Egypt's Presidential Election: Emancipation Not on the Ballot" by Larry Everest (1 comments)
"Egypt's vote may have served the agenda of the defenders of Egypt's intolerable social order, including the U.S., at least for now. But for the Egyptian people, it will not bring or open up possibilities for any meaningful change. Instead it is but another maneuver to keep the chains of oppression firmly around their necks."
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Hype, False Hopes, and the U.S. Imperialist Agenda Behind Iran Nuclear Negotiations (1 comments)
The threats by the U.S., its imperialist allies and Israel and their refusal, for decades, to cut a deal with Iran is driven by the U.S. necessity to defend and deepen its Middle East dominance. For these imperialists, Iran is an obstacle.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 "Money for Jobs Not for War"-- American Chauvinism + Reformist Illusions by Larry Everest
"Why should antiwar demands focus first and foremost on the war's impact on Americans and their lives--and not on the victims of U.S. aggression: Pakistanis murdered in U.S. drone strikes, Iraqis rounded up and tortured by U.S. forces, Afghans seized and terrorized in night raids, and countless others? Aren't their lives every bit as precious as the lives of those who happen to live in the U.S.?"
Monday, April 9, 2012 The U.S. in Syria: Imperialism -- Not Humanitarianism (1 comments)
"Rather, the imperialists' own words make clear that their maneuvers and machinations are aimed at seizing on the Syrian uprising to get rid of a troublesome regime, and strengthen Israel and overall U.S. imperialist control of the Middle East--and that any 'humanitarian relief' they may (or may not) provide is window dressing to facilitate that goal."
Saturday, March 10, 2012 Threats, Aggression, War Preparations...and Lies--U.S. and Israel Accelerate Campaign Against Iran (32 comments)
Just what is it the U.S. and Israel are really defending and seeking to preserve? They're working to preserve U.S. domination over this whole region in service of a global empire of exploitation imposed and maintained by massive violence. And if there's a debate among them, it's over how to best pursue that reactionary and criminal aim.
Saturday, March 10, 2012 Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Iran: Who is Calling the Tune? (2 comments)
Bottom line: Israel could never even think about attacking Iran without U.S. aid, arms, military collaboration, and the all-around U.S.-led assault on Iran--and the preservation of Israel and its security is a key U.S. imperialist objective.
