Comments on: What is imperialism? http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/2008/07/what-is-imperialism/ Politics, Art and Activism Tue, 6 Jan 2009 05:05:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Support Hicham Yezza — From Ceasefire Magazine: What is Imperialism? http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/2008/07/what-is-imperialism/#comment-736 Support Hicham Yezza — From Ceasefire Magazine: What is Imperialism? Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:13:22 +0000 http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/?p=37#comment-736 [...] What is Imperialism? [...] [...] What is Imperialism? [...]

]]> By: Sen B http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/2008/07/what-is-imperialism/#comment-74 Sen B Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:07:30 +0000 http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/?p=37#comment-74 In the Jewish community I've noticed a lot of people make "aliya", to the colonies. I see this as a desperate attempt to rescue their quality of life, at the expense of sustaining a community in the diaspora. In the Jewish community I’ve noticed a lot of people make “aliya”, to the colonies. I see this as a desperate attempt to rescue their quality of life, at the expense of sustaining a community in the diaspora.

]]> By: Andrew Johnson http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/2008/07/what-is-imperialism/#comment-63 Andrew Johnson Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:27:36 +0000 http://ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/?p=37#comment-63 Imperialism is hidden & denied by the United States, but West Papua is the perfect example. A Dutch colony which in 1962 was sold on behalf of the US government to Indonesia. Specifically the US threaten the Dutch with a trade embargo unless the Dutch sign the "New York Agreement", the US help the United Nations with a $200m bond scheme for its signature to the New York Agreement. The US government did this because its US National Security adviser McGeorge Bundy from April-1961 to Dec-1961 told Kennedy that Indonesia & Australia would become communist states unless the Netherlands traded West Papua to Indonesia. McGeorge Bundy did this because his mentor & family friend was Robert A. Lovett. Robert A. Lovett was a director of Freeport Sulphur Inc. and a principle architect of the Cold War which profited his business interests. Freeport Sulphur, now known as Freeport McMoRan, had been trying to lay claim to West Papua's gold & copper since August 1959. The people of West Papua were sold like cattle because Freeport wanted to mine their gold. Imperialism is hidden & denied by the United States, but West Papua is the perfect example.

A Dutch colony which in 1962 was sold on behalf of the US government to Indonesia. Specifically the US threaten the Dutch with a trade embargo unless the Dutch sign the “New York Agreement”, the US help the United Nations with a $200m bond scheme for its signature to the New York Agreement.

The US government did this because its US National Security adviser McGeorge Bundy from April-1961 to Dec-1961 told Kennedy that Indonesia & Australia would become communist states unless the Netherlands traded West Papua to Indonesia.

McGeorge Bundy did this because his mentor & family friend was Robert A. Lovett.

Robert A. Lovett was a director of Freeport Sulphur Inc. and a principle architect of the Cold War which profited his business interests.

Freeport Sulphur, now known as Freeport McMoRan, had been trying to lay claim to West Papua’s gold & copper since August 1959.

The people of West Papua were sold like cattle because Freeport wanted to mine their gold.

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