[Peace-discuss] Medea's talk today. Food for thought

[Karen Aram]

To all those present today at Medea Benjamin’s talk. I think we’d all agree, it was excellent, and she covered everything so well, without a single note.

Special thanks go to Deb Schrishulm for making it happen. Prof. Francis Boyle for introduction,Robert Naiman for his coverage. I will send the link once the film is uploaded to UTube.

While I am very impressed with Medea’s coverage, her experience of putting herself on the line so many times. I’m reading her book now, I do have one comment that I wasn’t able to make earlier at the event.

I have a slight disagreement with Medea, and others in respect to “Russia." The assumption that “Russia cannot be trusted” was the statement, in respect to Russia supporting Iran and opposing US sanctions. 

The fact that China has refused to support US sanctions against Iran, as I would expect, means that Russia will go along with China. They have been working closely in all areas related to US hegemony, with Russia having an even greater stake in Iran remaining independent of US influence. 

Look at a map, its geopolitical, if Iran comes under US influence/control, Russia knows they are next, they’ve already been surrounded by Nato. 

Even North Korea agreeing to end its pursuit of nuclear weapons, and reuniting with South Korea, according to Pepe Escobar, is due to N.Korea’s meeting with Russia, China has Russia act as the middle man, while China will likely act as the middleman between Russia and Iran. That is the way business is conducted in Asia. North Korea, has always been about China.

Putin or Lavrov, visiting Israel, or Xi Jinping visiting anyone, is not a sign of disloyalty or betrayal of a friend, it’s the way business and diplomacy is conducted. 

The nuclear deal with Iran, was never the end of US plans to control Iran, one way or another, and this was known before Trump was elected. 

Just my thoughts, I could be wrong, but I hope I’m right for all concerned.