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  The CIA in Ukraine – Philip Agee Would Have Been Outraged By David Starr The U.S. establishment called the 2014 overthrow of president Victor Yanukovych in Ukraine a “revolution.” But given his commitment to social justice and equality, former CIA agent-turned-CIA-whistleblower Philip Agee would have known better. He would call it more accurately a violent, CIA-backed coup. Agee would have recognized the usual pattern within the United States’ imperialist, foreign policy: to protect U.S. interests in its attempt to make Ukraine a market satellite, even though the latter is on the other side of the world. Agee would have been aware of the imposition of private monopolies characteristic of capitalism, or what is called neoliberalism. The idea of taking advantage of the wealth, resources and labor in the former Soviet republic as it has done in other nations. Another familiar element in the imperial pattern would be the supporting of rights abusers in and out of government. The

  The U.S. Empire’s Sanctions Are Basically Criminal By David Starr Economic sanctions are penalties imposed on commerce and financial relations and are usually intended to cut countries off from international relations and trade. --MADRE, Sanctions Are an Act of War , A Q & A about economic sanctions Before the 20 th century, the United States empire took little interest in imposing economic sanctions and embargoes on other countries. But during the 20 th century, the U.S. developed an obsession with these acts. The Cold War was a major factor, with U.S. leaders trying to stop the spread of “communism.” More to the point, it was really to impose regime change in other countries, whether or not a country was socialist. There have been various acts used by the U.S. involving sanctions and embargoes: There are laws used by the president of the U.S. for imposing embargoes such as   Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917; Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; International Emergen

Christian Nationalism = Theocratic Fascism By David Starr On July 23 rd in Tampa, Florida, the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit had Marjorie Taylor Greene speak on behalf of the reactionary cause of the religious right. It was a regressive farce.   Greene proudly declared herself a “Christian nationalist.” She said, “I’m a Christian. How many Christians do we have here? I also call myself a Christian nationalist and that’s not a bad word. That’s actually a good thing, right? I think that’s what the Republican Party should be about.” (Remember, Democrat Nancy Pelosi once said that we need a “strong Republican Party,” even though she opposed the Trumpites) It’s easy to translate the words “Christian nationalism” into what it really means: theocratic fascism. What Greene is really saying, whether she knows it or not, is that she is a theocratic fascist. Oh, she is sounding sincere about it, thinking that she and her ilk represent the will of U.S. citizens. But what they r