JFK redux: RT on the presidency vs. the Pentagon/CIA

[Richard Coleman]

"A deep, darker state within the official state is by no means a new concept to describe American government and its foreign policy. More than 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy was so perplexed by CIA covert operations undermining him on Cuba and Vietnam that he declared he would "smash it into a thousand pieces." That intention probably caused Kennedy his life at the hands of the deep state and its military-industrial complex.

"Today, it is very doubtful that any American politician would have the courage or conviction to pull rank on the military-industrial complex. The latter appears to be more assertive and belligerent than ever, as can be seen from the seemingly irrational contradictions of US foreign policy on Russia and Syria. And that unaccountable power-play makes for a highly dangerous dynamic." [Excerpt]

Ahh, at last the voice of reason from an important media source. Although RT is regularly denounced by politicians of all stripes here, it has a large international audience. Also nice to read about the power rivalry between the national security state and the "elected" government from a source other than us.

RT is a great source if you're really good and sick of WaPo, NYT and the rest. Check it out. The full article is at:

https://www.rt.com/op-edge/322307-us-oba...g20-putin/

[Paul Rigby]

"A deep, darker state within the official state is by no means a new concept to describe American government and its foreign policy. More than 50 years ago, President John F. Kennedy was so perplexed by CIA covert operations undermining him on Cuba and Vietnam that he declared he would "smash it into a thousand pieces." That intention probably caused Kennedy his life at the hands of the deep state and its military-industrial complex.

"Today, it is very doubtful that any American politician would have the courage or conviction to pull rank on the military-industrial complex. The latter appears to be more assertive and belligerent than ever, as can be seen from the seemingly irrational contradictions of US foreign policy on Russia and Syria. And that unaccountable power-play makes for a highly dangerous dynamic." [Excerpt]

Ahh, at last the voice of reason from an important media source. Although RT is regularly denounced by politicians of all stripes here, it has a large international audience. Also nice to read about the power rivalry between the national security state and the "elected" government from a source other than us.

RT is a great source if you're really good and sick of WaPo, NYT and the rest. Check it out. The full article is at:

https://www.rt.com/op-edge/322307-us-oba...g20-putin/

An excellent piece by Cunningham, and one I shall nick for inclusion in another thread!

The broader point is no less true: if you want to find out about the real nature of events in the world, the English-language material coming out of Russia, and its affiliated sources, is indispensable.