The “war on terror” is even more convenient for Washington’s dreams of hegemony and domination than the previous war on communism, writes As`ad AbuKhalil.
by As`ad AbuKhalil
Part 1
The end of the Cold War — and especially the aftermath of Sept. 11 — provided the United States with the opportunity to extend its control over large areas of the world. The “war on terror” became America’s new scheme to control armies and intelligence services in developing countries.
Included in this is U.S. consolidation of its hold over most Arab armies over the last two decades.
Most Arab armies and intelligence services — according to the U.S. — obviously need the presence of U.S. troops for training and guidance as only the U.S. can fight and teach natives how to fight “terrorists” and only the U.S. is qualified to define who the terrorists are.
Yet, the U.S. does not have a good record in fighting terrorists in the Middle East — assuming one adheres to the U.S.-Israeli definition of terrorism. None of the war crimes and terrorism committed by U.S. and Israel factor in the framework of U.S. military definitions and classifications. Client Arab armies have to adhere to U.S.-Israeli definitions; gone are the days when Arab governments in the 1970s and 1980s would attempt — at least in public — to disagree with U.S. and Israeli definitions of terrorism.
During the Cold War, the U.S. marshaled client Arab governments in the fight against communism — and in the name of “freedom” and the “free world.” It was ironic that the U.S. recruited the likes of the Saudi, UAE, Jordanian, Moroccan and other reactionary Arab autocracies to join the “free world” in its fight against communism.
Similarly, U.S. President Joe Biden in his recent European trip, announced another campaign against China and he did so in the name of a fight of “democracies against autocracies.” This time the U.S. will be recruiting Middle East despots in this fight as well.
During the Cold War, the U.S. marshaled client Arab governments in the fight against communism — and in the name of “freedom” and the “free world.” It was ironic that the U.S. recruited the likes of the Saudi, UAE, Jordanian, Moroccan and other reactionary Arab autocracies to join the “free world” in its fight against communism.
Similarly, U.S. President Joe Biden in his recent European trip, announced another campaign against China and he did so in the name of a fight of “democracies against autocracies.” This time the U.S. will be recruiting Middle East despots in this fight as well.
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