How the US wages economic war on countries all around the world from Geopolitical Economy Report

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How the US wages economic war on countries all around the world

37 minutes Posted Aug 28, 2024 at 9:35 am.

USA has sanctions on 1/3rd of world

"Targeted" sanctions are a myth

Washington Post admits US is waging economic warfare worldwide

100,000+ Venezuelans died from US sanctions

Goal of US sanctions: "hunger, desperation and overthrow of government"

US government compares itself to Darth Vader

OFAC director sings, "Every little thing we do is sanctions"

Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died from US-led Western sanctions

(CLIP) Madeleine Albright on Iraq mass deaths: "the price is worth it"

60% of poor countries face US sanctions

US dollar dictatorship and financial hegemony

Donald Trump's war on Venezuela

"Sanction everybody and their sister"

Boomerang of US sanctions: China, Russia, BRICS create alternatives

Russia re-industrializes, its economy grows rapidly

Too big to sanction Is this the limit?

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The United States government has imposed sanctions on more than one-third of countries on Earth, including over 60% of poor countries. Ben Norton documents how Washington's economic warfare is deadly in nations like Venezuela, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. It is also fragmenting the global financial system, as China and Russia create alternatives.

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