Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Michael Hudson — Super-Imperialism at the Pentagon


Sputnik International interviews Michael Hudson. Audio and transcript.

Michael Hudson — On Finance, Real Estate And The Powers Of Neoliberalism
Super-Imperialism at the Pentagon
Michael Hudson | President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, and Guest Professor at Peking University

1 comment:

Kaivey said...

Most interesting!

Micheal Hudson

What I learned from sources in the US Treasury is this. The US, in short, simply pays off European politicians and policymakers. So the US does not need to start a war with Europe. This can also be regulated by bribing the politicians in the EU. I was told that German and French politicians are the most easiest to bribe. There are whole books on that topic, also about Italian politics.

This was the reason for the surveillance of the mobile phone of Angela Merkel by US services. The US must ensure that no top German politician does anything that violates US interests. The US does not control the EU via industrial corporations, but through direct control of EU politicians. Also through the media which manipulate public opinion. The US action against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline frustrates German industrialists. The natural market for gas there are Germany and Russia. Both economies complement each other perfectly. This would be a logical step, also for the economic growth of both economies. But the US is trying to prevent that, even to isolate Russia.