represented private interests rather than the national interest i was starting to say that we in america did not pay attention to the warning he gave it gave to us and today it's close to out of control. the united states consumes one fourth of the world's oil every day more than any other country far more than any other country the u.s. department of defense alone consumes is much petroleum is sweet and does on a daily basis that's a huge amount that has to be procured day in day out three hundred sixty five days a year to safeguard that oil the united states must have some capacity to protect it and in this country that job has been given to the military. and the military must have bases naval bases air force bases and

army bases in the areas where the oil is located or along the supply routes. if you look at the map collectively there is an almost contiguous string. of u.s. military bases from poland to pakistan in this really strategic middle ground between the emerging economic competitors of the united states the european union on one hand and china and japan on the other the u.s. has a formal policy of maintaining military dominance of the persian gulf area it's called a carta doctrine after president jimmy carter he said protection of the flow of persian gulf oil is a vital interests of the united states and to protect that flow will use any means necessary. military force to that end he said we will need military

bases in the persian gulf area and he established military bases to support this policy of protecting the flow of persian gulf oil and then wars were fought as well in line with that policy east and west are united in pioneering a new running tear of progress. serving the interest of the saudi arabs. serving the interest of the united states. and demonstrating the high quality of the american system of free enterprise. system which from this new frontier is coming into the trade of the world oil. one of the material that is making the truly great contribution to our modern civilization.

one of the reasons the reason for primary one for the invasion of iraq is to ensure us control over the major energy resources of the world the embassy that's being built inside baghdad is a city like no other embassy in history of the world they're not building the embassy. in the city and around the huge bases around with an intention to leave their building with an intention to maintain control. since two thousand and three the us has built dozens of military bases in iraq. in

two thousand and eight the u.s. and iraqi governments signed an agreement that states that all foreign troops should leave the country by two thousand and eleven. the agreement also says that the u.s. will not seek permanent bases or a permanent military presence in iraq. obama secretary of defense robert gates though has stated that even after two thousand and eleven he expects to see several tens of thousands of american troops as part of a residual force in iraq. hence many fear that iraq may be used as a launching pad for future wars in the region. over in fact bases created in response to an imminent threat have ended up becoming permanent jaeger garcia for example born in the context of the cold war is still operational and has played a crucial role in the iraq will be stayed to. see beauty steady and you know the ins and outs say for the people to go if they are

to return they are but the thing is americans are living they are paying to they have to follow they i and i and i you going ahead like the island. and i'm erica no enjoying their life so they are why should we not have the right to go on now iran and enjoy the same way they are doing. so by many as the navy's best kept secret because of its remote location diego garcia is actually home to about three thousand residents at any given time there's also a unique assortment of quality of life opportunities to take advantage of on diego garcia the island's athletic center is open round the clock with a wide range of workout equipment and a full sized gymnasium be sure to spend as much time as possible researching this informative website to help you for pay. there for what will certainly be

a memorable simonds abroad. by hosting u.s. bases countries lose their sovereignty in a number of ways you can do a very interesting kind of study in terms of the thickness of the sofa the status of forces agreement this is what's negotiated between the united states and so whole host nations and it determines. what kind of access the united states will have what kind of political powers what happens when u.s. soldiers commit crimes in these countries and what you find is that the countries that have less power or leverage in relationship to united states have much thinner so for us in these cases these countries you'll find that when u.s. soldiers commit crimes they're not held accountable the not and they're not tried under the law of the host nation other not put into prisons in the host nation

often they're just put out of the country back into the united states were deployed to war zone because as they say boys will be boys and these guys been trained to be more aggressive and so they were aggressive. if. you like your like shot up with steroids you know i mean you're working out every day and you've got guns you've got stuff man and so when you leave off the base man i mean you're feeling pretty good about yourself you know i mean you're feeling like you're a tough guy you could get anybody you know but so coming into town with that sort of attitude and getting kind of drunk and did so might be looking at you the wrong way you know you're just not big. you know when you know you were soldier you're

marine i mean they like that stuff the military likes that stuff they may say well we don't want our guys breaking local or isn't causing problems with the local people. this does garbage i mean if that's the case don't you don't let us off the base you let us off the base there's going to be issues. i heard on the news one day about they ok now and girl had been raped by united states military men and i was really upset over this because. i remember how we treat sort of treated d.-o. can only people when i was here as a set as an eighteen year old and eventually some of peace activists got in touch

with me and they had a contact here in okinawa and when they found out that i had been stationed here they left the base people here know that there was an exploration who was stationed here who's doing piecework now in america and so they invited me to come back to do so a week of lectures so that was one nine hundred ninety six and that's when i came back and as we moved around the island and i saw the bases was still here i just couldn't believe it. it's almost like a cancer here for these people a day since the end of world war two these spaces have been here. this is something americans should know what happens when we open bases in other people's countries what kind of problems does it stop or does it cause more

problems and i think it does i think people. i think people get really angry you know at the this idea that we are policing the world we have a right to put bases anywhere we want we don't have foreign bases in america we don't have any british base we don't have any korean base we don't have any french bases or you know we just all american bases in for us bases are fine the noise is our noise it doesn't bother us at all because they're our bases but for other people it's a real problem. where they know me i don't know now this is a list of the crimes accidents caused by the u.s. military in okinawa. the accidents are very frequent this ticketed along.

these are just a few minutes and i just didn't have time to write the mode down. on a. little secret so. here is a map of the base as you can see it's right to the middle of the city. i .

see this elementary school stands only three hundred yards away from the base. here we are inside the so-called clear zone where the planes take off and land this group opening for that's why the aircraft fly solo and even the helicopters little problem you guys sometimes they are so close we can see the pilots face. fighting the noise is terrible they fly old a lot nonstop. some cry in the middle of the night. and some even stops come into school.

that. we're here to say they have a chance so won't accept any more military bases and carry on i won't accept any more more. machines on its lamps repeat god therefore we say no to all military facilities to get beyond it to those that come in arms we say go home. in two thousand and seven the u.s.

revealed its plans for a new military base in the chain. just a few miles away from the city's historical center. already hosts a u.s. military base because that. home to the southern european task force and one of ten major u.s. bases in italy the area designated for the new base is the ex of indian put. the plans for the new base include forty eight buildings over twenty acres of land i couldn't give a damn about the chance of because it's been said you have four people. three of whom are over the age of ninety and the base is nothing of a base it doesn't generate smoke noise there are no planes landing so anybody complacent because from my point of view is a dirty commie ok but why because the italian government to reach and the authorities have decided yes and they want to make a noise even though these are entirely harmless people it's like having tourists

they don't have tanks they don't have the helicopters they don't crash airplanes on your head so it's purely ideological and negativism by a bunch of zero people who don't do anything and a worthless. in april two thousand a key live and yet is elected mayor of beach and so the promise of holding a referendum on the new base. it is said to be held on october fifth but just a few days before the italian supreme court blocks the referendum. despite the court's decision the citizens of the chance to decide to hold an autonomous referendum and on october fifth ninety five percent of the participants photo against in a place that. i

mean yeah i don't want the americans in my town and this is a chance to say it out loud but it's been almost seventy years since the end of the war and we still have occupying troops in our city i despite the clear opposition of the people of the chance of the italian government gives the us the green light to go ahead with a new base. it's not unusual for the normal democratic process to be subverted when it comes to military bases most bases are in fact covered by secret treaties between the u.s. and host nations in italy's case this is the one nine hundred fifty four u.s. if the bilateral agreement never make public nor ratified by the italian parliament . i another truck is arriving let's try to stay together. i.

think that's what i think it was what i. took our eye. open the gate moved you're breaking the special law on us. basis. but if you're not going to do it i don't. wonder if you're not very well god do you know why we struggle like this treasure have overcome do you understand how we feel free we are because they are even articulate we're not even if the american and japanese governments have bullied us for years more addiction to how we ever killed

an american i am if i were a girl. your various girls have been great planes and helicopters have repeatedly crashed. one of this is what these bases have brought us when they have oppressed us for sixty two better years sundered predicted they will never grow up and we realize you're only doing your job well i don't know but ours is a historical duty. we don't pass this legacy on to future generations. elementary school you're taught the declaration of independence and if you're paying attention on the day it is taught he'll be taught that it says that. the king george the third kept among us standing armies in times of peace that committed abuses and usurpations of his and i was a him make up that this was a reason to declare independence from britain even to

a war i was. i was about his election was hailed by many. as the beginning of a political phase radically different from that of the bush administration and in many ways it has been. but the ever growing military budget the escalation of the war in afghanistan the uncertainty surrounding the fate of the us bases in iraq and the plans for new military bases in a number of countries show how hard it is for this or any other president to challenge those policies that benefit the military industrial complex and perpetuate us hegemony over the rest of the world. the us

must now choose when it destine the country's dwindling resources to strengthen social and democratic institutions or will it continue to fuel this parasitical complex that by definition can only produce new weapons and new wars. you know it as to that's my land over there but it is good it imo. so not a chill i hope to go back one day. support us or are. in the net i do use the land to grow lots of white radish take on what we don't want in us so that i could grow millions of them in that little space more knowledge on what they could work it out of all good and i would then distribute them freely to the people of okinawa in the name of peace cannot touch your ideas you have. their moment there are many throughout iraq at their. own as we all stay united in the struggle more and i'm

confident we can prevail. you know can i work together or if we don't speak out against the fast of our lands we will never be able to change the world. order to what it was kind of mature here. and on about it we have to keep our camp and. that's the only way we can prevail but they push the. i have my biggest strength and. our path is one of resistance not terrorism. we're here to provide a safe and secure environment for everybody regardless of what if that group they are in to make sure that people have the freedom of movement that kids can go to

school that people go to work and people can sleep safely and we would like to see kosovo develop and continue to grow and there will be a point where k. for is no longer needed and we look forward to that day. the questions any of thing else just get everything you needed.

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the week's top stories here greece is engulfed in the protests of the prime minister reshuffle the cabinet in a bid to push through a fresh austerity package you're. in the middle of the night and all summer long slender here. nato airstrikes reportedly hits one of tripoli's residential areas destroying a house and killing at least seven. states rolled in russia's economy let's be the president of speaks out international economic forum in some places to. find.

these we can use you here welcome to the program. the man who has taken on the poison chalice says greece's new finance minister has admitted he faces a real war his biggest challenge is convincing angry greeks to face more austerity cuts to secure a new beta out from europe the appointment was part of a cabinet reshuffle aimed at appeasing those who are offering fierce resistance on the streets of the capital. for those caught up in the middle of the violent protests. but the clashes between the police and the protesters still. building. the troops got along the fence larry that was filled with. people. it was going to go to the name of the place trying to find the problem file it still breaking out the t.v. not stuff i love the people on the street the famous people just simply with the calf muscle they really don't want any old film that has been said that the people

who are behind the provoking the police. people still missing back on the central state even though you can have a trick i think sets off by the place they turned out to protest against the proposed to start there i guess about the economic situation that's been happening in that country and they would probably not going to be able to head to the place robots really take us we can really see the tensions between the people playing things in the crowd the police out there getting would retaliate stuff. that. was a situation that terry say the toughest police back in the police are trying to send them managing by the looks of things to push back the police actually of the central square itself there's a lot of the protests to throwing things so i guess since we spoke to some of the main organizers from the team into.