Chris Hedges

Þáttastjórnandi

Independent (former NYT, Pulitzer winner)

Sérfræðisvið: War reporting, empire critique, social movements

Sjónarmið

Anti-war, systemic critique of American empire

Fullyrðingar

“The American Empire is on the cusp of losing its democracy for the sake of maintaining its empire.”
“Nations that engage in imperialism will face inevitable blowback.”
“The kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife solidifies America's role as a gangster state.”
“Violence does not generate peace; it generates violence.”
“Regime change spawns Frankensteinian monsters of our own creation.”

Efnisflokkar

CIA involvement in drug trade international law regime change Historical parallels with past empires Imperialism Marco Rubio's connections to drug trafficking Latin American political dynamics U.S. drug policy and its historical context Diplomacy vs. military power US foreign policy Venezuela Venezuelan drug trafficking allegations Nationalism and its implications violence and peace War and its consequences