Abesifazane Abasona Impi: UMedea uBenjamin Emnyangweni Wokuphikisa UMichèle Flournoy NjengoMphathi wePentagon

AMY U-GOODMAN: UMengameli owakhethwa uJoe Biden wethule amalungu abalulekile eqenjini lakhe lezokuphepha kuzwelonke, ngesithembiso sokukhumbula kabusha umhlaba, ekuphikiseni ngokusobala inqubomgomo kaTrump "yaseMelika yokuqala".

PRESIDENT-UKHETHO I-JOE IBIDIDI: Iqembu lihlangana nalesi sikhathi. Leli qembu, ngemuva kwami. Zihlanganisa izinkolelo zami eziyinhloko zokuthi iMelika inamandla kakhulu uma isebenza nabalingani bayo.

AMY U-GOODMAN: UMengameli okhethiwe ukhulume ngoLwesibili eWilmington, eDelaware, kanye namalungu ambalwa eKhabinethi yakhe yangomuso, okubandakanya uNobhala woMnyango wezwe uTony Blinken, ophakanyiswe ukuba ngumqondisi wezobunhloli kuzwelonke u-Avril Haines, ophakanyiswe njengomeluleki wezokuphepha kuzwelonke uJake Sullivan, unobhala ophakanyiswe kwezokuphepha ezweni u-Alejandro Mayorkas noLinda Thomas-Greenfield ophakanyiswe njengenxusa le-UN.

Sizozwa okuningi ngabo engxenyeni yethu elandelayo, kodwa okokuqala siphendukela ekubhekeni kwelungu leqembu lezokuphepha likazwelonke likaBiden elingakamenyezelwa okwamanje. Asazi ukuthi uzokhethwa ngobani unobhala wezokuvikela. Imithombo yezindaba eminingana ibike ukuthi iBiden ihlele ukuphakamisa uMichèle Flournoy, kepha inqubekela phambili, kubandakanya nabashayeli bomthetho abathile, bakhuluma ngokuphikisana.

Uma eqokwa futhi eqinisekiswa, uFlournoy uzoba ngowesifazane wokuqala kulokhu. Usebenze njengombhali wezokuvikela emgomeni ekuphathweni kuka-Obama kusuka ngo-2009 kuya ku-2012. Ngemuva kokushiya kwakhe, wasungula inkampani yabeluleki iWestExec Advisors noTony Blinken, manje ongunobhala wohulumeni abaphakanyisiwe. Inkampani yokubonisana eyimfihlo, enesiqubulo esithi "Ukuletha Igumbi Lesimo Egumbini LeBhodi," inabasebenzi abaningi ababengabaphathi baka-Obama kubasebenzi, kubandakanya nababengaphambili. CIA IPhini Lomqondisi u-Avril Haines, osize ekwakheni uhlelo luka-Obama lwe-drone, manje usekhethwe nguBiden njengomqondisi wezobunhloli kuzwelonke.

ICongress Congressmember Ro Khanna ubhale ku-twitter, wacaphuna, “UFlournoy usekele impi e-Iraq naseLibya, wagxeka u-Obama eSyria, wasiza nokwenza ubungcweti e-Afghanistan. Ngifuna ukuxhasa ukukhetha kukaMongameli. Kepha manje uFlournoy uzimisele ngokuhoxa ngokuphelele e-Afghanistan nasekuvinjelweni kokuthengiswa kwezikhali eSaudi ukuqeda impi yase-Yemen? ” Kubuza uRo Khanna.

Khonamanjalo, uMedea Benjamin weCodePink ubhale kuTwitter, ecaphuna, “Uma uBiden ebeka igama lakhe phambili, izishoshovu ezilwa nempi kufanele zisheshe zenze umzamo omkhulu wokuvimba ukuqinisekiswa kweSenate. #Ubusifazane Abulona Impi. ”

UMedeya Benjamin usijoyina manje. Ungumsunguli weCodePink, umbhali wezincwadi eziningi, kufaka phakathi Umbuso Wabangalungile: Ngokwe-US-Saudi Connection; incwadi yakhe yakamuva, Ngaphakathi kwe-Iran: Umlando Weqiniso Nezombangazwe YeRiphabhulikhi Yase-Islamic yase-Iran.

IMedea, wamukelekile futhi Intando yeningi Manje! Ngomzuzwana, sizokhuluma ngokukhethwa kukaMengameli okhethwe nguBiden. Lo ngumuntu ongakaqanjwa ngegama, isikhundla esibaluleke kakhulu, unobhala wezokuvikela. Ungakhuluma ngokukhathazeka kwakho nokuthi kwenzekani ekusithekeni, emphakathini ophansi naphakathi kwabenzi bomthetho abathuthukayo?

IMEDEA UBENJAMIN: [ayizwakali] iFlournoy, kepha kukhombisa ukuthi kukhona ukwahlukana phakathi kwabantu bakaBiden kulokhu okwamanje. Umele isethulo salokho okubi kakhulu ngebhulogi laseWashington, umnyango ojikelezayo wezakhiwo zezimboni nezimboni. Umlando wakhe wonke ube ngowokungena nokuphuma ePentagon, okokuqala ngaphansi kukaMengameli uClinton, bese kuba ngaphansi kukaMongameli u-Obama, lapho ebesekela khona zonke izimpi ezenziwa yiMelika, futhi wasekela ukwanda kwesabelomali samasosha, wase esebenzisa oxhumana nabo uhulumeni kulezi zinhlobo zamathangi okucabanga ukuthi ujoyine noma wasiza ukudala. Uhlala ebhodini lenhlangano esebenza nosonkontileka bezokuvikela. Naye uqobo wenze imali eningi ngokufaka laba bantu abangaphakathi izinkampani zokubeka isikhundla ukuze bakwazi ukuthola lezi zinkontileka zePentagon ezibabazekayo. Uphinde abone iChina njengesitha okufanele sibhekane nezikhali zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu, esivumela ukwanda kwemali esetshenzisiwe yePentagon futhi kusibeka endleleni eyingozi yempi ebandayo neChina. Ngakho-ke, lezi ngezinye zezizathu esicabanga ukuthi uzoba ngumuntu oyinhlekelele njengonobhala wezokuvikela.

JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Yebo, uMedea, akazange asebenze kuphela eMnyangweni Wezokuvikela ngaphansi kuka-Obama, futhi wasebenza noMnyango Wezokuvikela ngaphansi kukaBill Clinton futhi kunamahemuhemu okuthi uzokhethwa okokuqala nguHillary Clinton njengonobhala wezokuvikela, uma uHillary enqobile okhethweni ngo-2016. Ngakho-ke nakanjani , njengoba usho, kuyingxenye yalokhu kusungulwa kwesakhiwo sezempi nezimboni emuva. Kepha ungakhuluma ngalaba Beluleki be-WestExec abasizile ukudala? Futhi sesivele sinabantu ababili abavela kuleso seluleko, leso seluleko sobuhlakani, esiqanjwe nguBiden. Ubezoba ngowesithathu uma engakhethwa. Ibiyini indima yaleli qembu elingaziwa, ngaphandle kweWashington?

IMEDEA UBENJAMIN: Kulungile. Futhi yingakho kubaluleke kakhulu ukubheka laba Beluleki be-WestExec, okokuqala nje, ukuqonda ukuthi yinhlangano eyimfihlo [engazwakali] iveze ukuthi amakhasimende ayo angobani. Kepha siyazi ukuthi ibisebenza nezinkampani zakwa-Israeli. Kubukeka sengathi basebenza ne-United Arab Emirates. Futhi umsebenzi wabo ukuthola izinkontileka zePentagon ezinkampanini, kufaka phakathi izinkampani ezivela eSilicon Valley. Leli yiWashington elibi kunawo wonke.

Yebo, usevele ukhethe u-Antony Blinken, ongumsunguli obambisene noMichèle Flournoy - okubi ngokwanele. Okubi ngokwanele ukuthi balethe u-Avril Haines, oyingxenye yabeluleki be-WestExec. Kepha le nkampani ebonisanayo, ebukeka ilinde uhulumeni kaBiden, imele uhlobo lomnyango ojikelezayo wangaphakathi eWashington, iqinisekisa ukuthi izinkampani zingena kalula kwiPentagon, futhi zisebenzisa laba bantu abangaphakathi kusukela eminyakeni emibili kaBill Clinton naku-Obama iminyaka - futhi ikakhulukazi iminyaka ka-Obama - yokugcoba amasondo alezo zinkampani. Ngakho-ke, uyazi, ngeshwa, singathanda ukwazi okwengeziwe ngabeluleki be-WestExec, kepha, njengoba ngisho, kuyinkampani engeke iveze ukuthi amakhasimende ayo angobani.

AMY U-GOODMAN: Kufundwa kusuka ku- esihlokweni, "Iwebhusayithi yeWestExec Advisors ifaka phakathi ibalazwe elibonisa iWest Executive Avenue, umgwaqo ophephile emagcekeni eWhite House phakathi kweWest Wing kanye ne-Eisenhower Executive Office Building, njengendlela yokubonisa ukuthi inkampani yabeluleki ingenzani kumakhasimende ayo… ' ngokoqobo, umgwaqo oya egumbini lesimo, futhi ... umgwaqo wonke umuntu ohlotshaniswa nabeluleki be-WestExec uwele kaningi ebheke emihlanganweni yemiphumela ephakeme kakhulu yezokuphepha kuzwelonke. '”IMedea, yakho Ucezu in Amaphupho ajwayelekile inesihloko esithi “Ngabe uMichele Flournoy Uzoba Yingelosi Yokufa Yombuso WaseMelika?” Usho ukuthini?

IMEDEA UBENJAMIN: Yebo, nginomuzwa wokuthi singahamba ngenye yezindlela ezimbili: Siyaqhubeka kulo mzila wokuzama ukuzenza sengathi i-US inelungelo namandla okusho ukuthi umhlaba kufanele ubukeke kanjani, okuwumbono kaMichèle Flournoy, noma uBiden angahamba enye indlela, okuwukuqonda ukuthi i-US ingumbuso osenkingeni, idinga ukunakekela izinkinga zayo lapha ekhaya, njengalolu bhubhane, futhi kufanele yehlise isabelomali esikhulu samasosha esidla ngaphezu kwengxenye yemali yethu yokubona . Futhi uma ethatha uMichèle Flournoy, ngicabanga ukuthi sizoqhubeka kulowo mgwaqo wombuso owehlayo, okuzoba kubi kithina e-United States, ngoba kuzosho ukuthi sizoqhubeka nalezi zimpi e-Afghanistan, e-Iraq nase-US. eSyria, kepha futhi, ngasikhathi sinye, zama ukubhekisa amabombo eChina, esingeke sikwazi ukugcina lo mbuso uqhubeke futhi sizame ukubhekana nazo zonke izinkinga esinazo lapha ekhaya.

JUAN GONZÁLEZ: Futhi, iMedea, ubhala futhi ngokubandakanyeka kukaMichèle Flournoy neSikhungo kwiNew American Security, leli thangi lokucabanga asize ekulenzeni. Ungakhuluma ngalokho okukhiqizwayo nokuthi wenzeni lapho?

IMEDEA UBENJAMIN: Yebo, lokho kubonakala njengenye yamathangi okucabanga kakhulu we-hawkish. Futhi ingenye yezimali ezikhokhelwa kakhulu ngosonkontileka bakahulumeni nabezempi, kanye nezinkampani zikawoyela. Ngakho-ke, kuyisibonelo, ukuthi uziqalele yena, ngokushiya abaphathi ePentagon, edala - esebenzisa uRolodex wakhe ukudala leli thangi lokucabanga futhi alithole ngemali zona kanye izinkampani ayesebenzisana nazo ngenkathi engaphakathi kwePentagon.

AMY U-GOODMAN: Sizophuka manje. Sifuna ukukubonga, Medea Benjamin, ngokusijoyina, umsunguli wenhlangano yokuthula iCodePink, umbhali wezincwadi eziningi, kufaka phakathi Umbuso Wabangalungile: Ngokwe-US-Saudi Connection.

Sizobambisana nalowo owayengumbhali wezinkulumo zikaBernie Sanders, uDavid Sirota, kanye noprofesa uBarbara Ransby, ukubheka ukuthi ngubani owayesesiteji eWilmington, eDelaware, izinqumo uMongameli owakhethwa uBiden azenzile kuze kube manje. Hlala nathi.