In 2023, Blackrock recruiter Serge Varlay spoke to investigator James O'Keefe: ''I'll give you an example, Russia blows up Ukraine's grain silos. Price of wheat's gonna go mad up. So what are you gonna do if you're a trading firm? The moment that news hits, within a millisecon, you're going to pump trades into whoever the wheat suppliers are, into their stocks. Within an hour or two that stock goes fucking up and then you sell and you just made, I don't know, however many mill... War is real fucking good for business.''
US Doctrine
AUMF - One week after 9-11, Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force for President Bush to pursue those who had, quote, planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks, which justification for the invasion of Afghanistan.
Covert action statute - Also after 9/11, Bush granted the CIA the authority to kill al-Qaeda targets around the world, citing the covert action statute in Title 50 of the U.S. Code. This gave the CIA the same rules of engagement as the military, including the use of lethal force. The drone campaign would be used to assassinate targets, including in places outside of conflict zones.
The security cooperation authorities - Title X, Section 333 of the U.S. Code, also known as the Global Train and Equip Authority; and Section 127E, (ECHO) which has allowed the U.S. to create and control proxy forces fighting on their behalf, or even alongside US forces.
Bush Doctrine - Justification for unilateralism, preemptive war and the regime change, authored by Philip Zelikow of the 9/11 Comission.
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