Abby Martin Confronts Sec. of State Antony Blinken Over Israeli Murder of Shireen Abu Akleh

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Empire Files on Jun 8, 2022

In LA for Biden’s ‘Summit of the Americas,’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about press freedom at a journalism forum. Abby Martin confronted him over US hypocrisy. Featuring commentary from Abby after the event.

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Updated: June 11, 2022

Democracy or hypocrisy?

Governments that disagree with the US like Cuba, Venezuela & Nicaragua are excluded from the Summit — while Haiti’s unelected “leader,” who may have murdered his predecessor, gets the red carpet. @EugenePuryear confronts Sec. Blinken pic.twitter.com/eDgXeRHvzU

— BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) June 8, 2022

"Joe Biden, don't come to Los Angeles like you've been some vanguard for human rights!"@CornelWest goes off on the crimes of the U.S. empire, and calls for democracy from the bottom-up rather than neoliberal identity politics. pic.twitter.com/XNGr1ywrEd

— BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) June 10, 2022

See also:

Storms at the Summit of the Americas, by Rosa Miriam Elizalde

Mass opposition to Biden’s Summit gains momentum, by Lyn Neeley

From the archives:

The World Should be Forever Grateful to Shireen Abu Aqleh, by Kenn Orphan + What Shireen Abu Akleh Meant to Arab News Audiences

Abby Martin: Israel Gets Georgia to Strip Free Speech Rights (Again) + Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians

Imperialists Unleash Desperate Warfare Against Latin America, by Rainer Shea

Imperialist Aggressions Against The Cuban Revolution, by Yanis Iqbal + Caleb Maupin: US Hands off Cuba!

Abby Martin: Gaza Fights For Freedom (2019)

The 2019 Coup In Bolivia and USA’s Continuing Hypocrisy, by Yanis Iqbal

USA’s Militarization of Latin America, by Yanis Iqbal

“We Will Coup Whoever We Want”: U.S. Empire’s Mask Slips Off, by Rainer Shea

Greg Palast: It’s About Overturning Democracy In Bolivia–It’s A Coup d’Etat

Abby Martin: The Neo-Liberal Plan To Bring Down Venezuela + Mike Prysner Debunks John Oliver’s Venezuela Episode