The USA's Covert Empire
Channel: Caitlin Johnstone
Date: 2023-06-17

In an interview shortly before his death Daniel Ellsberg said the US runs a "covert empire", which is a really good way of putting it. A giant globe-spanning cluster of nations consistently moves in alignment with the dictates of Washington, but they all keep their official flags and their official governments, so it doesn't look like an empire despite functioning as one in every meaningful way.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Article version: https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/the-usas-covert-empire-notes-from

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