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

[James M.]

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On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 9:13 PM, Karen Aram via Peace <
peace at lists.chambana.net> wrote:

> 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.
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