War on Iran is part of US plan to revive Western colonialism and exploit Global South
About this episode
Ben Norton discusses the US's imperialist strategies in relation to Iran and the Global South.
The war on Iran is part of a larger attempt by the US empire to reverse the decline of Western hegemony and recolonize the Global South. After invading Venezuela, Donald Trump wants to "take" Cuba, Greenland, and Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel is annexing the West Bank and colonizing southern Lebanon. Ben Norton explains the imperialist plan. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xa_Kahzhic Topics 0:00 Geopolitical context of Iran war 0:37 (CLIP) Trump vows to expand US empire 0:56 Plans to expand US empire 1:21 Colonial Donroe Doctrine 2:13 (CLIP) Trump wants Venezuela's oil 2:32 US military attacks Latin America 3:17 Lula: "They want to colonize us again" 3:51 US dominance declines, China rises 4:59 Trump threatens BRICS 6:25 Plans to revive Western colonialism 7:19 (CLIP) Marco Rubio praises colonialism 8:32 Marco Rubio 9:13 US oil blockade of Cuba 10:19 (CLIP) Trump hopes to "take Cuba" 10:49 US plan to recolonize Cuba 12:31 (CLIP) Trump on Cuban sugar barons 12:47 Exiled Cuban oligarchs in Florida 13:05 Cuban Revolution 13:48 Miami mafia 14:42 When Cuba was a US colony 15:39 US plans to colonize Greenland 15:53 Critical minerals supply chain 17:03 US attempt to save hegemony…
People in this episode
Host: Ben Norton
Topics covered
- US imperialism
- colonialism
- Middle East conflict
- Latin America
- Western hegemony
- Global South
Keywords
- Iran war
- US empire
- colonization
- Trump
- Cuba
- Venezuela
- Israel
- BRICS
- Western colonialism
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BRICS
Places: Cuba, Greenland, Gaza, Venezuela, West Bank, southern Lebanon, Miami, USA
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