Press TV
Israel has
“hijacked” the US military as its “surrogate” since the September 11,
2001 attacks to destabilize the Middle East, says an American
investigative journalist and former university lecturer.
“Israel has really hijacked the US, and used the US military as its
surrogate to fight these wars and destabilize the Middle East and make
the Middle East safe for Israel,” Dr. Kevin Barrett told Press TV on
Wednesday.
It was all part of Benyamin Netanyahu’s 1996 “Clear Break” plan which
was drafted by American neo-cons to use the US military to eradicate
the Zionist regime’s enemies in the region, he explained.
The plan was put into action on 9/11 to remove governments in seven
countries- Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran - over
five years, Dr. Barrett said, citing retired Army General Wesley Clark.
Dr. Barrett made the comments as a report
indicates that Israel and the Pentagon are the “winners” of a
bipartisan $1.1 trillion spending bill unveiled in Congress on Monday
night.
The bill provides about $497 billion for the Pentagon in 2014 — about
the same as in 2013. In addition, it allocates $85.2 billion for the
war in Afghanistan as part of the Pentagon’s overseas contingency
operations (OCO), $5 billion more than requested.
The massive spending measure also authorizes $173 million in added
funding for Israel’s missile systems, including nearly $34 million to
improve the Arrow weapon system and $117.2 million for development of
the David's Sling short-range ballistic missile system and $22 million
for an upper-tier interceptor.
“It’s really much worse than appears with this spending bill that is
handing almost half a trillion dollars to the US military at a time when
American taxpayers are tightening their belts,” Dr. Barrett noted.
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