The Soapbox looks Back and Forward with Caleb Maupin (Soapbox Podcast January 5, 2020)
January 7, 2020
Guest: Caleb Maupin
Topic: Imperialism in 2019 and Prospects for 2020
This week Cindy chats with RT journalist Caleb Maupin about US foreign policy, especially in the Middle East and Caleb analyzes the impeachment debacle.
Unfortunately, a few hours after the interview was finished, the US assassinated Iranian General Soleimani while he was on a diplomatic mission in Iraq.
THE SOAPBOX STATEMENT ON THE ASSASSINATION:
First
of all, we send our deepest condolences to the family of Qassem
Soleimani and the people of Iran and our sincerest apologies that the
nation we live in has decided to assassinate him (and others) in a
blatant attack which should be prosecuted at the highest levels of
international law.
We
also stand in solidarity with the people of Iran who are in the streets
protesting this current crime by the hundreds of thousands.
We’d also like to honor the memory of General Soleimani and the many sacrifices he made fighting US-led or fomented terrorism in the Middle East. Although we oppose war, we also recognize the right of the people to resist violence and occupation and we oppose
US imperialist mis-adventurism and violence most of all.
Since
Soleimani was in Iraq to help Iraqis battle terrorism when he was
murdered, we’d also like to show our solidarity with the people of Iraq
who have been resisting US imperialism for many decades.
We join our voices with theirs to demand a full and rapid withdrawal of US troops, independent mercenaries, and all CIA operatives from their country. The government of Iraq must listen to the voices of its people and not the demands of the bully-nation that has been destroying it for profit.
As we are already seeing the stock of “defense” contractors skyrocket along with the price of oil, March on the Pentagon also strongly condemns the ghoulish profiteers and oppose any further carnage on their behalf.
Iran has long been the “cherry on top” for the neoconservative US/Israeli imperial project, and only the people of the world, united in solidarity against this newest outrage, can stop the disaster looming on the horizon.
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LINK TO CALEB'S NEW BOOK:
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