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OCCUPATION & INTERVENTION: US MILITARISM IN THE CURRENT MOMENT
August 17, 2017


Featuring:
Rhonda Ramiro (vice-chair, BAYAN USA)
Max Elbaum (long-time anti-war activist and author of Revolution in the Air)
Yousef K. Baker (Professor of International Studies at Cal State Long Beach and member of the Iraqi Transnational Collective)
Moderated by Clare Bayard (Catalyst Project)

The “fall” of Mosul?  The “liberation” of Marawi? North Korean “attacks”? While the news cycle is dominated by reality television-type depictions of national politics and large segments of the left are focused on the Trump regime’s domestic policies, military intervention and outright war is raging on most continents across the planet. The US maintains the largest and most technologically advanced arsenal of conventional and nuclear weapons in the world, while it deploys hundreds of thousands of troops in at least 175 countries, and disperses tens of billions of dollars annually in military aid to more than 200 governments. The US also trains approximately 200,000 soldiers, police, and other personnel internationally every year. As people struggle against economic,social, and ecological crisis, understanding the United States’ war footing is as urgent as ever.

This event kicked off CPE’s new series, War & Liberation.  Stay tuned for more events in the series coming soon.