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Who is the US Fooling?
The US violates the UN Charter and commits war crimes, yet Biden's UN speech disregards any wrongdoing.
The 193 representatives who attend the UN General Assembly aren't naive or dumb. They know the US violates the UN Charter and commits war crimes, yet Biden's speech at the Assembly (of all places) condemned Russia while claiming the US adheres to international laws.
Anyone who sat through Biden's 30-minute prevarication without rolling their eyes deserves an Academy Award. The US has killed more people and invaded more countries than any empire, and Biden didn't fool any world leaders. They know the truth and the price of challenging the enormous military and economic power.
No one — not even Americans hold the US accountable because the Empire's tremendous power is uncontrollable. Despite the American gun owners' fantasy, the government could massacre millions of Americans, and there's nothing anyone can do to stop it. World leaders would accept the mass killings because genocide isn't genocide unless the US decides it is, and when the US commits genocide, it's in the name of democracy.
While Americans quickly dismiss the nation's sins, the Iraqi, Afghani, Cuban, Libyan, Syrian, Iranian, Palestinian, and countless Latin Americans, Africans, and Asians…
