Ubufazi Abuyiyo iMilitarism: Medea uBenjamin kwiNtshukumo yokuChasa uMichèle Flournoy njengeNtloko yePentagon

NGABA INDAODA ELUNGILE: Umongameli-onyuliweyo uJoe Biden wazise amalungu aphambili eqela lakhe lokhuseleko lesizwe, ngesifungo sokuphinda alibambe kwakhona ilizwe, ngokuchasa ngokucacileyo umgaqo-nkqubo wezangaphandle weTrump "America First".

PRESIDENT-UNYULO JOE kwezinye iilwimi IBIDIDI: Iqela lihlangana ngalo mzuzu. Eli qela, emva kwam. Ziquka iinkolelo zam ezingundoqo zokuba iMelika yomelele xa isebenza namahlakani ayo.

NGABA INDAODA ELUNGILE: Umongameli-onyuliweyo uthethe [NgoLwesibini] eWilmington, eDelaware, kunye namalungu aliqela eKhabinethi yakhe yexesha elizayo, kubandakanya unobhala welizwe ophakanyisiweyo u-Tony Blinken, umlawuli wezobuntlola kuzwelonke u-Avril Haines, umcebisi wezokhuseleko kuzwelonke u-Jake Sullivan, unobhala wezomkhosi okhethwe kwilizwe lika-Alejandro Mayorkas kunye nommeli we-UN otyunjiweyo uLinda Thomas-Greenfield.

Siza kuva ngakumbi malunga nabo kwicandelo lethu elilandelayo, kodwa kuqala sijonga kwilungu leqela likazwelonke lika-Biden elingekabhengezwa. Asazi ukuba ngubani oza kukhetha unobhala wezomkhosi. Amajelo eendaba aliqela axele ukuba uBiden ucwangcise ukutyumba uMichèle Flournoy, kodwa inkqubela phambili, kubandakanya nabenzi bomthetho abathile, bayaphikisana.

Ukuba utyunjiwe kwaye waqinisekiswa, uFlournoy uya kuba ngumfazi wokuqala kwisithuba. Usebenze njengombhali wezokhuseleko kwezomgaqo-nkqubo kulawulo luka-Obama ukusukela ngo-2009 ukuya ku-2012. Emva kokuba emkile, waseka inkampani yabacebisi iWestExec Advisors kunye noTony Blinken, ngoku onguNobhala welonyulo lombuso. Inkampani efihlakeleyo yokubonisana, enegama elithi "Ukuzisa igumbi lokuhlala kwiGumbi leBhodi," inamagosa amaninzi olawulo luka-Obama kubasebenzi, kubandakanywa nabangaphambili. CIA USekela Mlawuli u-Avril Haines, oncedise ukuyila inkqubo ye-drone ka-Obama, ngoku ngu-Biden okhethwe ngumlawuli wezobuntlola belizwe.

California Congressmember Ro Khanna tweeted, quote, "UFlournoy uxhase imfazwe e-Iraq naseLibya, wagxeka u-Obama eSyria, kwaye wanceda ekwenzeni ubuchwephesha e-Afghanistan. Ndifuna ukuxhasa ukhetho lukaMongameli. Kodwa ngaba uFlournoy ngoku uza kuzibophelela ekurhoxisweni ngokupheleleyo e-Afghanistan nasekuthinteleni ukuthengiswa kwezixhobo eSaudis ukuphelisa imfazwe yase-Yemen? ” URo Khanna ubuzile.

Okwangoku, uModeea Benjamin weCodePink u-tweeted, ecaphula, "Ukuba uBiden ubeka igama lakhe phambili, abachasi bemfazwe kufuneka bakhawuleze benze umzamo wokuthintela ukuqinisekiswa kweSenethi. #UbufaziBungabubobubi. ''

Ewe, iMedea Benjamin iyasijoyina ngoku. Ungumseki-nye weCodePink, umbhali wenani leencwadi, kubandakanya UBukumkani boBulungisa: Emva kwe-US-Saudi Connection; incwadi yakhe yamva nje, Ngaphakathi kwe-Iran: Imbali Yembali kunye nezopolitiko zeRiphabhliki yase-Iran.

IMedea, wamkelekile kwakhona Intando yeninzi Ngoku! Ngomzuzwana, siza kuthetha malunga nokukhethwa kuka-Mongameli okhethwe ngu-Biden. Lo ngumntu ongekabizwa ngegama, isikhundla esibaluleke kakhulu, unobhala wezomkhosi. Ngaba ungathetha ngezinto ezikuxhalabisayo kwaye kwenzeka ntoni emfihlekweni, kokubini kuluntu olusisiseko kunye naphakathi kwabawisi mthetho?

IMEDEA BHENJAMIN: [ayizwakali] IFlouoyoy, kodwa ibonisa ukuba kukho isahlulo phakathi kwabantu bakaBiden kule nto ngoku. Umele eyona nto imbi kakhulu malunga nebhloko yaseWashington, umnyango ojikelezayo kwezomkhosi. Imbali yakhe yonke ibikukungena nokuphuma kwiPentagon, kuqala phantsi kukaMongameli uClinton, emva koko phantsi kukaMongameli u-Obama, apho axhasa khona yonke imfazwe eyabandakanyeka e-US, kwaye waxhasa ukwanda kuhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lomkhosi, emva koko wasebenzisa abo wayenxibelelana nabo urhulumente kolu hlobo lweetanki zokucinga ze-hawkish athe wajoyina okanye wanceda ukudala. Uhleli kwibhodi yequmrhu elisebenza kunye neekontraki zokhuselo. Naye ngokwakhe wenze imali eninzi ngokufaka ezi nkampani zonxibelelwano ngaphakathi ekubekeni iinkampani ukuze zikwazi ukufumana ezi zivumelwano ziphambili zePentagon. Ukwabona iTshayina njengotshaba ekufuneka ijongane nezixhobo zobuchwephesha obuphezulu, ezichaza ukwanda kwenkcitho yePentagon kwaye zisibeka kwindlela eyingozi yemfazwe ebandayo ne China. Ke, ezi zezinye zezizathu esicinga ukuba zingayintando embi njengonobhala wezomkhosi.

JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Ewe, uMedea, akasebenzanga kuphela kwiSebe lezoKhuselo phantsi kuka-Obama, ukwasebenza kwiSebe lezoKhuselo phantsi kukaBill Clinton kwaye wahletyelwa ukuba abe ngowokuqala ukukhetha uHillary Clinton njengonobhala wezomkhosi, ukuba uHillary aphumelele unyulo ngo-2016. njengoko usitsho, yinxalenye yokusekwa kobume bemikhosi-mveliso buya umva. Kodwa ungathetha ngaba baCebisi baseWestExec abancedileyo ukuyila? Kwaye sele sinabantu ababini abasuka kwelo cebo, elo cebo lokucebisa ngobuchule, elibizwa nguBiden. Uya kuba ngowesithathu ukuba ukhethwe. Ithini indima yeli qela lingaziwayo, ngaphandle kweWashington?

IMEDEA BHENJAMIN: Ewe kulungile. Kungenxa yoko le nto kubaluleke kakhulu ukujonga aba baCebisi baseWestExec, okokuqala, ukuqonda ukuba ngumbutho ofihlakeleyo [ongavakaliyo] utyhila ukuba ngoobani abathengi bawo. Kodwa siyazi ukuba ibisebenza neenkampani zakwa-Israeli. Kubonakala ngathi bayasebenza kunye ne-United Arab Emirates. Kwaye umsebenzi wabo kukufumana iikhontrakthi zePentagon kwiinkampani, kubandakanya neenkampani ezivela eSilicon Valley. Le yeyona Washington inkulu.

Ewe sele ekhethe u-Antony Blinken, ongumseki-kunye noMichèle Flournoy-mbi ngokwaneleyo. Kubi ngokwaneleyo ukuba bangenise u-Avril Haines, oyinxalenye yaBacebisi be-WestExec. Kodwa le femu yokubonisana, ebonakala ngathi ngurhulumente ka-Biden, elindile, imele uhlobo lomnyango ojikelezayo waseWashington, iqinisekisa ukuba iinkampani kulula ukungena kwiPentagon, kwaye zisebenzisa aba bantu bangaphakathi kwiminyaka emibini ye-Bill Clinton kunye no-Obama iminyaka-kwaye ngakumbi iminyaka ka-Obama -ukuthambisa iivili zezo nkampani. Ke, uyazi, ngelishwa, singathanda ukwazi ngakumbi malunga nabacebisi beWestExec, kodwa kunjalo, njengoko ndisitsho, inkampani engazukuveza ukuba ngoobani abathengi bayo.

NGABA INDAODA ELUNGILE: Kufundwa kwi inqaku, "Iwebhusayithi yabaCebisi beWestExec ibandakanya imephu ebonisa iWest Executive Avenue, indlela ekhuselekileyo kumabala eWhite House phakathi kweWing Wing kunye neEisenhower Executive Office Building, njengendlela yokubonisa into enokwenziwa yinkampani yabacebisi ..." ngokoqobo, indlela eya kwigumbi lemeko, kwaye… indlela wonke umntu odibene nabacebisi base WestExec iwele amaxesha amaninzi xa usiya kwiintlanganiso zezona ziphumo ziphezulu kukhuseleko lwesizwe. '”IMedea, yakho Qhekeza in Iindoda eziqhelekileyo Inesihloko esithi "Ngaba uMichele Flournoy uya kuba yiNgelosi yokufa kubukhosi baseMelika?" Uthetha ukuthini?

IMEDEA BHENJAMIN: Ewe, ndiziva ngathi singahamba ngenye yezi ndlela zimbini: Siyaqhubeka kule ndlela yokuzama ukwenza ngathi i-US inelungelo kunye namandla okuyalela ukuba umhlaba ujongeke njani, okuyiyo imbono kaMichèle Flournoy, okanye uBiden angaya enye indlela, eyokuqonda ukuba i-US bubukhosi obusengxakini, kufuneka ikhathalele iingxaki zayo apha ekhaya, njengalo bhubhane, kwaye kufuneka inciphise uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali lomkhosi olutya ngaphezulu kwesiqingatha semali yethu yokubona . Kwaye ukuba ukhetha uMichèle Flournoy, ndicinga ukuba sizakuqhubeka kuloo ndlela yobukumkani obuyehla, obuya kuba buhlungu kuthi e-United States, kuba kuya kuthetha ukuba sizakuqhubeka nezi mfazwe e-Afghanistan, e-Iraq nase-US. eSyria, kodwa kananjalo, kwangaxeshanye, zama ukuya e-China, esingenako ukugcina obu bukumkani buqhubeke kwaye sizame ukujongana nazo zonke iingxaki esinazo apha ekhaya.

JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Kwaye, eMedea, ubhala malunga nokuzibandakanya kukaMichèle Flournoy kunye neZiko loKhuseleko lwaseMelika, le tanki yokucinga ayincedileyo ukuyila. Ngaba ungathetha ngento evelisiweyo kunye nento ayenzileyo apho?

IMEDEA BHENJAMIN: Ewe, oko kubonwa njengenye yeetanki zokucinga ze-hawkish. Kwaye yenye yezona zixhaswe kakuhle ngurhulumente kunye neekontraki zomkhosi, kunye neenkampani zeoyile. Ke, ngumzekelo, ukuba uziqalele yena, ngokushiya ulawulo kwiPentagon, esenza-esebenzisa uRolodex wakhe ukwenza le tanki yokucinga kwaye ayifumane inkxaso-mali ziinkampani awayejongana nazo xa wayengaphakathi kwePentagon.

NGABA INDAODA ELUNGILE: Sizophula ngoku. Sifuna ukukubulela, Medea Benjamin, ngokujoyina nathi, umququzeleli wombutho woxolo CodePink, umbhali weqela leencwadi, kubandakanya UBukumkani boBulungisa: Emva kwe-US-Saudi Connection.

Siza kudityaniswa nombhali wentetho kaBernie Sanders, uDavid Sirota, kunye nonjingalwazi uBarbara Ransby, ukujonga ukuba ngubani owayeseqongeni eWilmington, eDelaware, ukhetho olwenziwe nguMongameli-uBidid okwangoku. Hlala nathi.