The Empire President: Jeremy Scahill on Obama's "Neo-Con" Doctrine of Military Force in U.N. Speech
September 25, 2013
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as posted by the channelIn an address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama openly embraced an aggressive military doctrine backed by previous administrations on using armed force beyond the internation"al norm of selfdefense. Obama told the world that the United States is prepared to use its military to defend what he called "our core interests" in the Middle EastU.S. access to oil. "[Obama] basically came out and said the U.S. is an imperialist nation and we're going to do whatever we need to do to conquer areas [and] take resources from people around the world," says independent journalist Jeremy Scahill. "It's a really naked declaration of imperialism ... When we look back at Obama's legacy, this is going to have been a very significant period in U.S. history where the ideals of very radical rightwing forces were solidified. President Obama has been a forceful, fierce defender of empire."
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