Retired US Colonel: Israel Is Dragging the United States Into World War III

Lawrence Wilkerson, a retired army colonel who now teaches at Washington-area universities, didn’t hold back in his critique of where the status quo is leading the United States via its client state, Israel.

Darius Shahtahmasebi
От Darius Shahtahmasebi
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Israel is in the process of plunging America into a war with Iran that could destroy what’s left of the Middle East and ignite a third world war, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, warned in Washington approximately a week ago. Wilkerson, a retired army colonel who now teaches at Washington-area

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Former Bush Aid: U.S. Creating New Foes, Too Many To Handle

Lawrence Wilkerson, a former U.S. Army colonel and chief of staff for Colin Powell, struck a somber tone during a recent interview with the Real News Network, arguing that the U.S. is antagonizing too many countries and generating enemies that its military will not be able to handle.

Whitney Webb
От Whitney Webb
U.S. soldiers board a U.S. military aircraft in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP/Musadeq Sadeq)

MINNEAPOLIS – No empire has lasted forever. As history as shown, every imperialistic society has eventually succumbed to its own vices, be it misallocation of resources, concentration of wealth in the hands of a small elite minority or the overextension of its military. While analysts and academics from around the world have noted that the

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Stopping America’s Endless Wars Could ‘Sink The Ship Of State,’ Fmr. Bush Official Warns

Appearing on ‘The Empire Files,’ retired U.S. Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson told Abby Martin that the Abu Ghraib torture photos inspired him to speak out against U.S. imperialism.

Kit O'Connell
От Kit O'Connell
WILKERSON

WASHINGTON --- Disgusted by the infamous Abu Ghraib torture photos, an assistant to the Bush administration now speaks out against the excesses of American empire. “I knew that the United States had been involved in heinous activities,” explained retired U.S. Army Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, during a Dec. 11 interview with journalist Abby Martin on

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We’re Screwed: Colin Powell’s Chief Of Staff On The Failings Of US Foreign Policy

In a sweeping interview with MintPress News, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson explains why the U.S. needs to make resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict a bigger priority and how partnering with Iran could be the key to achieving greater regional stability.

Sean Nevins
От Sean Nevins
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Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to former Secretary of State Colin Powell.  Now an outspoken critic of US foreign policy, Wilkerson told MintPress that you cannot have a strategy if you are constantly buffeted, and buffeted seriously, by the winds of domestic interest. BEIRUT --- One of the most important elections related to

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