How the US wages economic war on countries all around the world

Geopolitical Economy Report

The United States government has imposed sanctions on more than one-third of countries on Earth, including over 60% of poor countries. Ben Norton documents how Washington's economic warfare is deadly in nations like Venezuela, Cuba, Iraq, Iran, and Syria. It is also fragmenting the global financial system, as China and Russia create alternatives. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYUq_9XlQs0 Topics 0:00 USA has sanctions on 1/3rd of world 1:44 "Targeted" sanctions are a myth 3:16 Washington Post admits US is waging economic warfare worldwide 8:56 100,000+ Venezuelans died from US sanctions 10:50 Goal of US sanctions: "hunger, desperation and overthrow of government" 13:39 US government compares itself to Darth Vader 14:46 OFAC director sings, "Every little thing we do is sanctions" 16:05 Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis died from US-led Western sanctions 20:32 (CLIP) Madeleine Albright on Iraq mass deaths: "the price is worth it" 21:08 60% of poor countries face US sanctions 22:01 US dollar dictatorship and financial hegemony 24:13 Donald Trump's war on Venezuela 25:16 "Sanction everybody and their sister" 25:54 Boomerang of US sanctions: China, Russia, BRICS create alternatives 30:08 Russia re-industrializes, its economy grows rapidly 34:10 Too big to sanction - Is this the limit? 37:01 Outro