Jeremy Scahill on Obama's "Neo Con" Doctrine of Military Force in U.N. Speech
In an address to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama openly embraced an aggressive military doctrine backed by previous administrations on using armed force beyond the international norm of self-defense. Obama told the world that the United States is prepared to use its military to defend what he called "our core interests" in the Middle East: U.S. access to oil.
"[Obama] basically came out and said the U.S. is an imperialist nation and we're going to do whatever we need to do to conquer areas [and] take resources from people around the world," says independent journalist Jeremy Scahill.
C.I.A. Deputy Director Has Replaced Agency’s Top Legal Official With Himself
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It is not clear what is behind the move by Michael Ellis, a Trump loyalist.
A legal ethics specialist said it could raise conflict-of-interest issues.
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