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Greece Again Can Save The West – If the Greek people make a wise judgment, “this would begin the unravelling of the EU and NATO and save the world from armageddon.”
I completely agree with the contents of the article. I wonder how many people grasp the Greek debt issue like this. I said that Greece is the front line of war for the people to seek for freedom. This article gets further into the reality and goes to the length of saying that “The Greek people not only hold in their hands the fate of democracy in the West, but also the fate of life on earth.”
If the Greek people make a wise judgment, “this
would begin the unravelling of the EU and NATO and save the world from
armageddon.”
The more financial collapse gets belated,
the more the danger of World War III increases. The collapse of the existing
financial system is the right path to liberation. Financial collapse is
inevitable. When it actually occurs, the problem is how you respond to it. It
will serve as a trying ordeal for the foolish and as the starting point of liberation
for the wise.
Masatoshi
Takeshita
July
3, 2015
Excerpt from a Japanese article: Overseas Articles Never Reported by Mass Media –
July 3, 2015 –
Greece
Again Can Save The West
Source:
Paul
Craig Roberts July 1, 2015
Like
Marathon, Thermopylae, Plateau and Mycale roughly 2,500 years ago, Western freedom again depends
on Greece. Today Washington and its empire of European vassal
states are playing the part of the Persian Empire, and belatedly the Greeks
have formed a government, Syriza, that refuses to submit to the Washington
Empire.
Few
people understand that the fate of Western liberty, what remains of it, is at
stake in the conflict, and, indeed, the fate of life on earth. Certainly the
German government does not understand. Sigmar
Gabriel, a German vice-chancellor, has declared the Greek government to be a
threat to the European order. What he
means by the “European order” is the
right of the stronger countries to loot the weaker ones.
The
“Greek crisis” is not about debt. Debt is the propaganda that the Empire is
using to subdue sovereignty throughout the Western world.
The
Greek government asked the collection of nations that
comprise the “democratic” European Union for one
week’s extension on the debt in order
for the Greek people to give their approval or disapproval of the harsh terms being imposed on Greece by the EU commission, the EU Central Bank, and the IMF with
Washington’s insistence.
The
answer from Europe and the IMF and Washington was “NO.”
The Greek government was told that democracy doesn’t
apply when creditors are determined
to make Greek citizens pay for the creditors’ mistakes with reduced pensions,
reduced health care, reduced education, reduced employment, and reduced social
services. The position of the Empire is that the Greek people are
responsible for the mistakes of their foreign creditors, and the Greek people
must pay for their creditors’ mistakes, especially those mistakes enabled by
Goldman Sachs.
As
has been proven conclusively, the Empire’s claim is false. The
austerity measures that have been imposed on Greece have driven down the
economy by 27%, thus increasing the ratio of debt to GDP and worsening the financial situation of Greece. All austerity has accomplished is to drive the Greek people further
into the ground, thus making debt repayment impossible.
The
Empire rejected Greece’s democratic referendum next Sunday, because the Empire
doesn’t believe in democracy. The Empire, like all empires, believes in
subservience. Greece is not being subservient. Therefore, Greece must be
punished. The Persians Darius and Xerxes had the same view as Washington and
the EU. The Greek government is supposed to do what previous Greek governments have done, accept a pay-off and allow Greece to be looted.
Looting
is the only way left for the Western financial system to make money. In pursuit of short-term profits, western corporations,
encouraged and coerced by the financial sector, have moved offshore western
industry, manufacturing, and professional skills such as information technology
and software engineering. All that remains for the West are
highly leveraged derivative bets and looting.
Apple is an American corporation, but not a single Apple computer is made in
the US.
The
German, French, and Dutch governments together with Washington and the western
financial system have come down in favor of looting. For a country to be
looted, its people’s voice must be silenced. This is why the Germans and the EU
object to the Greek government handing the ability to decide the future of
Greece to the Greek people.
In
other words, in the West today, the sovereignty of peoples and accountability
of governments are inconsistent with the financial interests of the One Percent
who control the financial and political order.
To
conclude: If democracy can be destroyed in Greece, it can be destroyed
throughout Europe.
The
Greek people not only hold in their hands the fate of democracy in the West,
but also the fate of life on earth.
Washington’s mechanism for creating conflict with Russia is the EU and NATO. By violating agreements made by previous US governments, Washington has brought NATO to Russia’s borders and is currently deploying more troops, armaments, and missiles on Russia’s borders, all the while speaking aggressively toward Russia.
Washington’s mechanism for creating conflict with Russia is the EU and NATO. By violating agreements made by previous US governments, Washington has brought NATO to Russia’s borders and is currently deploying more troops, armaments, and missiles on Russia’s borders, all the while speaking aggressively toward Russia.
Russia
has no alternative but to target these insensible military deployments. As
military deployments rise and the irresponsible and totally inaccurate Western
propaganda against Russia and Russia’s government escalate, war can launch
itself.
Clearly
Washington and its vassal states have eschewed diplomacy and instead use
demonization and attempted coercion to force Russia to accede to the Empire’s
will.
This
reckless policy continues despite the many warnings from the Russian government
to the West not to deliver ultimatums to Russia. As empires are characterized
by arrogance and hubris, the Empire doesn’t hear the warnings.
Recently
we have had from Washington’s stooge prime minister in London British threats
against Russia, despite the fact that the UK can deliver no force against
Russia and can be destroyed in a few minutes by Russia. This kind of insanity
is what leads to war. The crazed British prime minister thinks he can call out
Russia.
Washington
is brewing armageddon. But Greece can save us. All the Greek people need to do
is to support their government and insist that their
government, the first in awhile to represent the interests of the Greek people,
give the finger to the corrupt EU, default on the debt, and turn to
Russia.
This
would begin the unravelling of the EU and NATO and save the world from
armageddon. Most likely, Italy and Spain would follow Greece out of the EU and
NATO, as these countries also are targeted for merciless
looting. The EU and NATO, Washington’s mechanism for creating
conflict with Russia, would unravel. The world would be saved and would owe its salvation to the ability
of the Greeks to realize what really is at stake.
Just as they did at Marathon, Thermopylae, Plateau and Mycale
It
is difficult to imagine another scenario that would save us from World War III.
Pray that the Greeks understand the responsibility that is in their hands not
merely for liberty but also for life on earth.
Dr. Paul Craig
Roberts was Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury for Economic Policy and associate editor of the Wall Street Journal.
He was columnist for Business Week, Scripps Howard News Service, and Creators
Syndicate. He has had many university appointments. His internet columns have
attracted a worldwide following. Roberts' latest books are The Failure of Laissez Faire Capitalism and Economic Dissolution of
the West and How America Was Lost.