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John Varoli: War is a Racket: The Bitter Harvest of American Militarism [Video]

What follows is a full repring of John Varoli’s October 16., 2023 piece on substack. It is very much a must read from this thoughtful analyst: No changes or comment from me are offered on this piece here, though it will form part of the bases of my upcoming commentary videos, save one:
The video attached at the end of this article is my contribution, taken from the field of media that shows what the result of American militarism looks like. I have severe distaste for showing video of people suffering, but it has to be shown to help those who ignore this reality to face it. This isn’t the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is real people who are paying with their lives and families a price that was never asked of them personally, but which is being exacted by those who are intoxicated with their own power. That is my only comment. Now, to John:
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The world seems to be on fire, with more conflicts breaking out every few months. In fact, the roots of this ‘fire’ go back almost 25 years, and we’re now merely reaping the bitter harvest. The global order and international law were destroyed by the U.S. bombing of Serbia (1999) and invasion of Iraq (2003).

Today, thanks to the U.S., there’s only one main tenet in international relations — the Law of the Jungle. Might Makes Right.

We Americans are raised to believe that since we’re the most powerful nation on earth we’re a sort of ‘master race’ with the moral right to violently enforce our “rules-based order” across the globe. But the grim fact is that the U.S. has lost all moral authority, and today most of the global community sees us as a destructive force.

Yet, most Americans refuse to admit this and will even become angry if you say such things. Well, it’s time to have an honest conversation about militarism and addiction to war. The sad truth is that more countries are copying us, in the worst possible way — they’re also using bombings, invasion and terrorism as instruments of policy.

The American establishment loves war, for the profits and prestige. Look at how they instigated and continue to fuel the conflict in Ukraine; as well as facilitate terrorist attacks against Russia, such as blowing up the Nord Stream pipeline and attacks on the Crimean bridge. They don’t care that all of this brings the world closer to a nuclear holocaust. They have their well-stocked bunkers.

The main task before our generation is how to neutralize U.S. militarism and manage the country’s global decline so it becomes a constructive member of the global community and doesn’t lash out like a cornered beast. The end of U.S. hegemony will bring tremendous rewards for Americans and every person on the planet.

“With great power comes great responsibility” — you’ve probably heard those words from the Spider-Man films. The phrase was uttered by Uncle Ben as a warning to his nephew, Peter Parker, that the strong have an obligation to serve and do good. Those words are actually a rephrasing of the Bible’s Book of Luke: “Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be expected.”

Over the past 25 years, the American ruling class, greedy for conquest and empire, has consistently misused and abused the vast power at its fingertips. Take a look at any conflict and, sure enough, you’ll find that the U.S. is often sending weapons and poisoning each side against the other. Divide and conquer. That’s how empires rule.

The Pentagon is the brutal enforcer for gangsters in Washington and New York. This was evident even in 1935 when highly decorated U.S. Marine General Smedley Butler published his now-forgotten book, War is a Racket, which has been cancelled by the U.S. educational establishment and corporate media, for obvious reasons.

“For a great many years, as a soldier, I had a suspicion that war was a racket; not until I retired to civil life did I fully realize it. Now that I see the international war clouds again gathering, as they are today, I must face it and speak out. Again they are choosing sides,” wrote General Butler in 1935.

The great irony is that while our military operates across the globe, with 700 bases in about 80 countries, our own borders go unprotected, as hundreds of thousands of people illegally enter the country. Our national security is a farce.

Each American carries an enormous moral burden due to the crimes of our ruling class and its addiction to war. Like with any addiction, the first step towards solving the problem is to admit that there is a problem. Let’s take a look at what’s happening in the Middle East.

You really think that the U.S., with its estimated $1.2 trillion annual military and national security budget, and the world’s most powerful spy and surveillance system, wasn’t aware in advance of the Hamas attack against Israel? Really?! And now the U.S. remains silent as Israel flattens Gazan neighborhoods, enraging the Muslim world (1.8 billion people).

War is the most corrosive evil, because out of war comes forth every other horror on earth — starvation, disease, homelessness, rape, despair, hatred, and a desire for revenge. The impact of war reverberates for decades and leaves a malevolent imprint on current generations and those not yet born.

The unofficial code of justice of many Middle Eastern nations is “An eye for an eye”, an idea that originated in ancient Babylon, 3,700 years ago. Well, when I was studying U.S foreign policy in college in the 1980s, I remember another maxim among intellectuals — “An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”. I prefer that we adhere to those words instead of a 3,700 year old Babylonian law.

A week ago the world was horrified by the Hamas attacks on Israel that killed over 1,000 civilians, including many children. However, this horrendous death count will soon be a trifling compared to what’s coming. This war could go on for years; tens of thousands will die on both sides, possibly hundreds of thousands.

As I write these words, about 3,000 Gazans have been killed in Israeli aerial bombings; one-third are said to be children. Israel plans to flatten Gaza and to ethnically cleanse the region. That’s something I expect from the regime in Kiev; not from a country that claims to be advanced and civilized.

And if Israel has the right to level Gaza searching for Hamas terrorists, does this mean that Moscow has the right to level Washington DC looking for NeoCons and other ideological extremists and adherents of terrorism that caused the deaths of hundreds of Russian civilians? (Seriously, I’d like an answer).

By the way, I have a question for friends in Israel — how can your country support the nationalist regime in Kiev that openly glorifies Nazi SS soldiers who massacred tens of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust? How is that possible, and Why?

If Iran joins the conflict, then the Israeli-Hamas war could explode into a regional war, which could lead to Israel using nuclear weapons. Millions would die. Meanwhile, Europe’s large Muslim population is growing angry and the risk of a social explosion and sectarian violence in the UK, France and Germany is very real.

Who benefits from this violence? That’s easy to answer — the primary beneficiaries are the global racketeers in Washington and New York. Little has changed since General Butler described early 20th century America nearly a century ago.

There is some good news. There is an adult in the proverbial room of international relations. Though heavily occupied trying to fight off NATO expansion and U.S. militarism, Russia has taken the diplomatic lead at the United Nations, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the killing. As Russia’s authority in the Middle East rises, U.S. influence is quickly collapsing.

Along with China and the other BRICS nations, Russia is building a new global civilization based on multi-polarity, mutual interest and non-interference. There won’t be any room for zealous American crusades to “make the world safe for democracy”, which always end in disaster and horrible tragedy.

Meanwhile, in addition to its reckless militarism, the U.S. and its NATO allies will continue their downward spiral into babbling idiocy, still unable to determine the difference between a man and a woman, as well as consumed by quasi-religious hysteria over climate issues.

Hungary’s Orban meets Putin in China and thanks Russia for energy supplies

By Rhod Mackenzie

Hungary is doing all it can to maintain its economic relations with Russia. This stated by the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Hungary today is an island of pragmatism in Europe, which makes a rather unusual exception. Why are contacts with Moscow so important for this European country, and what unique relationship has it been able to maintain?
Budapest is making every effort to salvage what it can from bilateral contacts with Russia, the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of the Belt and Road Forum. He thanked Rosatom and Gazprom for their cooperation with the Hungarian side. According to him, much of what has been achieved so far has already been saved.

According to Orban, Hungary has never been in such a difficult situation and never wanted to confront Moscow, on the contrary – the main goal was to expand contacts.

In fact, Hungary, unlike many EU countries, has managed to maintain many economic ties with Russia. Firstly, Hungary won the right from the EU to continue receiving Russian oil. Secondly, Budapest retained supplies of Russian gas directly from Gazprom. Thirdly, Hungary has retained the project for the construction of the Paks-2 nuclear power plant being built by Russia’s Rosatom, which continues to be implemented on schedule.

By maintaining cooperation with Russia, Hungary has secured its own energy supply and the country’s future.

Despite the European Union’s embargo on Russian oil, Hungary continues to receive Russian oil under their current contracts with the Russian side. Budapest has made an exception of itself.

“Hungary has shown that it can block EU decisions that are unfavorable to it. For example, when the sixth package of anti-Russian sanctions was being discussed, Hungary blocked their adoption for a month until the mention of the oil pipeline transit was removed.

As a result, in the end there was an embargo not on all Russian oil, but only on Russian oil transported by sea. Hungary continued to buy Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline, which was exempted from the sanctions,” recalls Igor Yushkov, an analyst at the Russian Financial University and a member ofthe National Energy Security Fund.

Last year, Hungary received 4.9 million tonnes of oil through the Transneft system. This oil covered about 80% of the country’s needs.
Hungary not only has the entitlement to receive Russian oil, but also obtained the authority for its MOL enterprise to sell petroleum products sourced from Russian raw materials to the Czech Republic. This exemption remains effective until the end of 2023, and Hungary is requesting the EU to extend it. Additionally, Croatia has taken advantage of this challenging situation by considerably escalating the fees for oil transit through the Adriatic pipeline, which serves as an alternative to the Druzhba pipeline. Hungary contends that tariffs established by Croatian counterparts exceed the market rate by roughly four times.

Furthermore, Hungary staunchly objects to anti-Russian sanctions targeting the gas and nuclear industries.

“The gas transport system, just like the oil pipeline, was created during Soviet times for all the countries of the Warsaw Pact, Hungary included, to facilitate energy resource transportation from east to west. Therefore, Hungary was initially supplied with gas passing only through Ukraine.” “It was once provided by a single entity,( Soviet Union) thus now it is making it exceedingly challenging to find an alternative reliable means of supply.,” remarks Igor Yushkov.

Gas transit through Ukraine is currently continues however but at a reduced volume due to Ukraine’s rejection of gas delivery from one of the two acceptance points. Interruptions in the supply of 42 million cubic metres per day may occur due to a variety of reasons, ranging from sanctions to infrastructure destruction. Moreover, Ukrainian Naftogaz’s gas contract with Gazprom comes to an end by late 2024. The likelihood of its extension continuing remains at zero.

However, Hungary not only remained among those who agreed to pay for Russian gas in rubles, which Russia insisted on after the introduction of financial sanctions against it. Hungary has also made preparations in case of any disruption to gas transit through Ukraine. In 2021, Hungary reached an agreement with Gazprom to divert gas from the Ukrainian route towards Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream. Following the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines , Gazprom has increased its gas supplies along the southern route. In 2022, Russia supplied Hungary with 4.8 billion cubic metres of gas.
“Hungary is one of the few countries that has preserved the ability to access Russian gas via both Ukraine and the Turkish Stream.

Cooperation with Russia is highly advantageous for Hungary, as this delivers gas via the optimal route and at an excellent price. Otherwise, Hungary would need to obtain LNG from the global market and transport it to an LNG plant, such as the one situated on the island of Krk in Croatia.” And in this region, the hubs are operating beyond their original capacity. Moreover, there is a need to enlarge the gas transportation infrastructure from Croatia to Hungary,” states Yushkov.
In theory, Hungary could rely on gas from Azerbaijan if it were to lose its Russian supply. However, in reality, all of Azerbaijan’s gas is already contracted, there is no surplus, and the resource capacity is insufficient for new export volumes. The only possible solution is if Hungary receives support from other European countries, which is unlikely. Azerbaijan provides Bulgaria and Greece with 1 billion cubic metres through Turkey, Italy with 8 billion cubic metres, and Turkey itself with 6 billion cubic metres.
Hungary fully supports the peaceful use of nuclear energy and the construction of its nuclear power plants by Rosatom, the Russian company. The country already possesses the Pak Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), and the construction of the Pak-2 NPP is currently in progress. There were opponents in Europe even before February 2022. Many EU countries opted to completely phase out nuclear energy since it is perceived as non-environmentally friendly. Germany is one of them, which prematurely shut down all its nuclear facilities, a decision that it has come to deeply regret. This year, the Germans chose to open their oldest and dirtiest coal fired power stations owing to insufficient gas supplies in winter despite sharp reduction in industrial production.
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Hungary’s Orban meets Putin in China and thanks Russia for energy supplies

By Rhod Mackenzie Hungary is doing all it can to maintain its economic relations with Russia. This stated by the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban….

EU Council chief warns of new migration crisis

The bloc wants to cooperate with Egypt to prevent a refugee exodus amid the escalation in Gaza, Charles Michel has said

The violent conflict between Palestinian militant groups and Israel spells serious danger for the EU as it could trigger a new refugee influx, European Council President Charles Michel has warned.

Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Michel pointed out that the example of Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza and has to deal with “millions of refugees,” shows that “the situation can have… very serious consequences for this country and it can have direct consequences for us in Europe.”

With this in mind, the official continued, it is crucial that the EU engages with Egypt to establish a broad partnership on migration to facilitate access to Gaza. At the same time, he noted that Cairo has signaled that it does not want to open borders with the Palestinian enclave, adding that the border crossing area has been the target of frequent attacks.

“Egypt also sees it as a threat to maintaining the possibility of a two-state solution,” he said, referring to a concept that envisages the coexistence of the State of Palestine and the State of Israel.

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Michel also stressed that the recent escalation in the region has sent shockwaves across the world, fomenting polarization among different groups. Against this backdrop, he called on EU leaders to cooperate in a bid to defuse tensions by fighting against anti-Semitism and Islamophobia alike.

Fears of a new refugee exodus from the Middle East to the EU were fueled when the Palestinian armed group Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, resulting in hundreds of dead and injured.

As the Israeli military pushed back, it ordered 1.1 million residents of northern Gaza to immediately leave their homes. This ultimatum was criticized by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who pointed out that travelling through a warzone “to a place with no food, water, or accommodation… is extremely dangerous – and in some cases, simply not possible.”

Amid the hostilities, Israel has also announced a “complete siege” of Gaza, cutting of its access to food, water and electricity. Meanwhile, Egypt is still keeping the Rafah crossing, its only land corridor with Gaza, closed, with the Times of Israel reporting on Monday that the country is nevertheless bracing for a massive influx of refugees.

Biden blames Palestinians for Gaza hospital attack

The US president vouched for Israeli innocence in the deadly strike, at meeting with nation’s leadership

US President Joe Biden has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he believed the nation’s assurances that it was not responsible for the strike on al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday night.

“Based on what I’ve seen, it appears as though it was done by the other team, not you,” he assured the Israeli leader on Wednesday on a visit to Israel.

Biden said he was “deeply saddened and outraged” by the incident, which has claimed over 500 lives, according to Palestinian officials.

Washington has pledged continued military assistance to Israel, after a deadly incursion into southern Israel earlier this month by the Palestinian militant group Hamas from Gaza resulted in hundreds of deaths. The attackers also captured scores of hostages in the raid, whom they want to exchange for thousands of prisoners held in Israeli custody.

The Israeli government has vowed to obliterate the organization and has subjected Gaza to heavy bombardments since.

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Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday morning in a gesture of support. Later in the day he was expected to travel to Jordan to meet King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Amman canceled the summit after the hospital strike, which it is pinning on Israel.

Netanyahu is claiming that Palestinian Islamic Jihad, another militant group allied with Hamas, likely caused the destruction at al-Ahli. He said it launched a barrage of rockets on a course that came close to the hospital. The group denies this.

The visiting US leader focused on Hamas crimes during his meeting with Netanyahu.

“They have committed evils and atrocities that make ISIS look somewhat more rational,” he claimed, referring to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), the jihadist group infamous for its graphic on-camera executions of hostages.

Biden also stressed that Hamas “does not represent all of the Palestinian people and has brought them only suffering.”


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Israeli President Isaac Herzog last week assigned some of the blame on civilian Palestinians, stating that “an entire nation out there … is responsible.”

“They could have risen up, they could have fought against that evil regime which took over Gaza,” he declared.

Israel supported Islamist Hamas as a counterweight to the secular Fatah from the 1970s up until early 1990s. The two factions fought a bloody conflict for control over Gaza, following Hamas’ victory in the 2006 election to the Palestinian parliament and Fatah’s refusal to form a joint government.