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On 5/12/17 9:14 PM, Joaquin Bustelo via Marxism wrote:
Behind the Russia hysteria: a major dispute over foreign policy
http://hatueysashes.blogspot.com/2017/03/behind-russia-hysteria-major-dispute.html
And Russia is the key to the policy change. For several years now, a
faction of war mongers in our political class (Hillary Clinton prominent
among them) has been pushing for a policy of increasing provocations and
confrontation with Russia since "terrorism" was getting worn-out as the
justification for wars abroad and the creeping police state at home. If
Russia gets cast in the role of the heavy again, it would be hard to
sell pulling away from Europe.
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I don't buy this.
Friction with Russia only sharpened after Ukraine and Syria erupted.
Despite Roger Annis, Stephen F. Cohen, Mike Whitney, David Duke, Michel
Chossudovsky, Robert Parry, Noam Chomsky, Diana Johnstone and Marine Le
Pen, the American ruling class did not view Putin in the same way it
viewed Brezhnev. Remember that George W. Bush referred to Putin as
Pooty-Poot and that Hillary Clinton called Assad a reformer. Plus, Exxon
was partners with Russian energy companies in massive exploration
projects. Not to speak of these bastions of American capitalism doing
business in Russia:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2016/08/03/headline-halah-t/
Here's who's doing business with the bad guys.
On July 13, Pfizer closed a joint venture agreement with Russian
pharmaceutical company NovaMedica.
Boeing has been in Russia for decades. About five years ago, it
announced plans to invest $27 billion over the next 30 years. In July
2015, an agreement was signed between Russian titanium manufacturer
VSMPO-Avisma Corporation, Boeing and the Ural Federal University for
joint research and development projects.
Ford has been in Russia for 13 years. In April 2015, the joint
Russian-American venture Ford Sollers launched the production of the
Ford Transit. The American brand launched four new vehicles in Russia
last year, including the Focus and Fiesta models sold here.
U.S. companies with an existing presence in Russia include, PepsiCo PEP
-0.12%, Procter&Gamble, McDonald's, Mondelez International, General
Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Cargill, Alcoa, and General Electric. GE
recently signed a joint venture with oil firm Rosneft in expectation
that Washington will actually one day lift sanctions on oil firms.
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