it was you i talking to the battalion with economic and our geo political expert jack rasmus now he says that some of the pentagon's financial operations had deliberately not recorded to avoid scrutiny. as he argues that much of the a to keep is actually just lining the pockets of u. s. contractors and that of the military industrial complex as 20 years. louis, continue a war, and this money gets thrown around and purposely not recorded in many cases, as long as we're and is perpetual wars american empire. here, this is going to continue the average sexual doesn't even know this is going on. you know, it doesn't get reported very much in the media that, you know, tens, hundreds of millions of dollars hadn't wasted but can't even account for, you know, we've given over a $100000000.00 to ukraine last year. actually that money never much negotiate credit goes from nealus treasury to the balance sheets of the major war corporations. in the united states. the pentagon budgets going up by $79000000000.00 again and one year at least half of that $45.00 going is going to ukraine. and the new yo

jack rasmus, professor of economics and politics the st. mary's college of california says that the actual name of the form is to keep the world segmented with the earth, maintaining dominance while the powers are sidelined. no, the w for was always a, a forum for the, you know, the wealthy nations, primarily where as i said, they could figure out what are the new opportunities and what are the new crises and how do we confront them together and where they can trade information inside information with each other and you know, make it look like they are also considering the rest of the world and climate change and all that. but that's just the icing on the cake. the issues are more intense, is one saying, and the underlying all this is in the for, i believe by u. s. g 7 to really bifurcate the global economic system and put a wall around certain countries here as the us, you know, re, restores its global hegemony economically and politically. it's on the march, it's more aggressive, it's more violent and it's taken on its challenge years. an

well dot to jack erasmus, we could continue discussing it for hours to come. but i'm afraid we've got to leave it. that's not a joke. rasmus professor of economics and politics at st. mary's college of california. thanks so much for your time today. are maybe gone now least a people were shot at martin luther king junior day celebration in florida. according to the local sheriff's office, one bates, him is in critical condition. it's adults and one teenager reporter list of a gunshot rooms with the sheriff's office chief deputy saying it's not clear if a suspect has been identified, some reports indicate that they may have even be more than one shooter and local police are continuing their investigation. losses. kellum often takes a closer look at how those who moved against luther king years ago seem to score points by praising his legacy. today. the united states is celebrating the life of doctor martin luther king junior on a national holiday. all kinds of u. s. government officials, public figures, and even the f b i are among those shining in to honor the legacy of the civil rights organizer who pushed forward, ground