Thread by @ggreenwald

Biden's Protection of Murderous Saudi Despots Shows the Hidden Reality of U.S. Foreign Policy [for subscribers]

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That the U.S. opposes tyranny is a glaring myth. Yet it is not only believed but often used to justify wars, bombing campaigns, sanctions, and protracted conflict.

The U.S. does not dislike autocratic and repressive governments. It loves them, and it has for decades.

It is in situations like this -- where U.S. actions so glaringly diverge from the propaganda they typically peddle -- that they are forced to tell the truth about their actions. That's why Psaki admitted they do embrace murderous tyrants when "U.S. interests" are served:

Maybe we can get a fact-check from one of our intrepid and totally non-partisan fact-checkers such as @ddale8, @GlennKesslerWP or @PolitiFact about this glaring, blatant lie Jen Psaki (so refreshingly) told to justify why Biden refuses to even sanction Mohammed bin Salman?

The mythology, that the US acts in the world to stop tyranny and punish despotism -- as it ships arms and money to Saudi, Egypt, UAE, supports coups in Bolivia, etc. -- is as glaringly false as it gets. Yet it remains vital for propagandizing Endless War:

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Thanks to @ddale8 for nothing he fact-checked Psaki's claim, saying it "went too far" and that this is a "a complex subject," while praising her for narrowing her claim the next day. Two words that do not appear in his fact-check: "lie" or "false":

edition.cnn.com/2021/03/01/pol…

Biden's Protection of Murderous Saudi Despots Shows the Hidden Reality of U.S. Foreign Policy [unlocked]

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The long-standing and ongoing close US/Saudi alliance, standing alone, guts about 80% of government/media propaganda about what the US does in the world, why it does it, and the role it plays.

And here's a good CNN article from today on how virtually everything Biden and Harris said about Saudi Arabia in the Trump years, and what they'd do if they were in power to it, is the exact opposition of the coddling and protection they're now providing:

edition.cnn.com/2021/03/02/pol…