Does Washington Intend War With Russia?

“If the Russians and Chinese do not expect a pre-emptive nuclear attack from Washington, they will be destroyed.”
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• Does Washington Intend War With Russia–PCR Interviewed by The Saker! 
  by http://www.paulcraigroberts.org/ , http://thesaker.is/
  The Saker interviews Paul Craig Roberts
  I had been wanting to interview Paul Craig Roberts for a long time already. For many years I have been following his writings and interviews and every time I read what he had to say I was hoping that one day I would have the privilege to interview him about the nature of the US deep state and the Empire. Recently, I emailed him and asked for such an interview, and he very kindly agreed. I am very grateful to him for this opportunity.
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  The Saker
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  The Saker: It has become rather obvious to many, if not most, people that the USA is not a democracy or a republic, but rather a plutocracy run by a small elite which some call “the 1%”. Others speak of the “deep state”. So my first question to you is the following. Could you please take the time to assess the influence and power of each of the following entities one by one. In particular, can you specify for each of the following whether it has a decision-making “top” position, or a decision-implementing “middle” position in the real structure of power (listed in no specific order)
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  Federal Reserve
  Big Banking
  Bilderberg
  Council on Foreign Relations
  Skull & Bones
  CIA
  Goldman Sachs and top banks
  “Top 100 families” (Rothschild, Rockefeller, Dutch Royal Family, British Royal Family, etc.)
  Israel Lobby
  Freemasons and their lodges
  Big Business: Big Oil, Military Industrial Complex, etc.
  Other people or organizations not listed above?
  Who, which group, what entity would you consider is really at the apex of power in the current US polity?
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  Paul Craig Roberts: The US is ruled by private interest groups and by the neoconservative ideology that History has chosen the US as the “exceptional and indispensable” country with the right and responsibility to impose its will on the world.
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  In my opinion the most powerful of the private interest groups are:
  The Military/security Complex
  The 4 or 5 mega-sized “banks too big to fail” and Wall Street
  The Israel Lobby
  Agribusiness
  The Extractive industries (oil, mining, timber).
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  The interests of these interest groups coincide with those of the neoconservatives. The neoconservative ideology supports American financial and military-political imperialism or hegemony.
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  There is no independent American print or TV media. In the last years of the Clinton regime, 90% of the print and TV media was concentrated in 6 mega-companies. During the Bush regime, National Public Radio lost its independence. So the media functions as a Ministry of Propaganda.
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  The Saker:  If the USA is really deliberately going down the path towards war with Russia – what should Russia do?  Should Russia back down and accept to be subjugated as a preferable option to a thermonuclear war, or should Russia resist and thereby accept the possibility of a thermonuclear war?  Do you believe that a very deliberate and strong show of strength on the part of Russia could deter a US attack?
  Paul Craig Roberts: I have often wondered about this.  I can’t say that I know.  I think Putin is humane enough to surrender rather than to be part of the destruction of the world, but Putin has to answer to others inside Russia and I doubt the nationalists would stand for surrender.
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  In my opinion, I think Putin should focus on Europe and make Europe aware that Russia expects an American attack and will have no choice except to wipe out Europe in response.  Putin should encourage Europe to break off from NATO in order to prevent World War 3.
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  Russia is hated because Russia (and China) is a check on Washington’s unilateral uni-power.  This check is what will lead to war. If the Russians and Chinese do not expect a pre-emptive nuclear attack from Washington, they will be destroyed.
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