The propaganda machinery of the United States of America(USA) is the most advance in our world today and this machinery is basically structured upon the foundation of lies and exploitation of social issues, whose pillars are the western media in its entirety. With almost one-fourth of the world speaking english, propagation of propaganda by the USA is what that can be described as information war made easy. In pursuit of the monopoly of ideological opinion and pursuit of hegemony, countries whose leaders are not protege of Washington had all fall victims of the American's hammer of submission - which did not brought about the death of these leaders alone but also the devastating conditions such sovereign states are enjoying as benefits of "introduction to democracy" such as Iraq and Libya.

Majority of the wars and conflict we are witnessing today have all exposed the involvement of the Americans and their European vassal from the EU. This is so because such interference can only achieve an American ally who will not be against the exploitation of the country's resources and potentials. Also, it will secure such territory as an extension of the American soil where armaments can be deployed to threaten sovereign states who will not submit to such hegemony. Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova are the newly acquired territorial extension situated just beyond the borders of the Russian Federation which is the number one obstacle to Washington's dominion over the rest of the world.

In times when regime change became an uneasy task to effect the desired change, we have witnessed instigation to conflict and military support for the instigated party to effect such change as seen in Iraq, Libya Syria and Ukraine. In Iraq, Saddam Hussein was used to oust a legitimate government that was not loyal and has refused to obey the great commandments of Washington especially concerning the plans to invade Kuwait. While ousting the government per Washington's instruction, what Hussein did not realise then was that as a national leader, one's commitment should always be to the people first before other things. After the deed has been done, Hussein realised this and turned his back on the same instigators that backed him to power. Power brokers in Washington could not accept this affront and so they formulated the lie of the century - that Iraq is in possession of Weapons of Mass Destructions(WMDs). This in turn legitimise the bombing of Baghdad and the execution of a leader who had his merits despite his shortcomings.

In Libya, Washington conspired with some EU member states to conspire against Muammar Gaddaffi by instigating some opposition parties who covets being the supreme leader of Libya despite a performing and excellent government. Refusing to support the success of Gaddaffi in Libya, they chose to be instruments of destabilisation in their home country in the hands of the most suppressing and aggressive military alliance in the world. These rebels were supported with military aid, funds, and propaganda to legitimise their struggle against the unwanted Gaddaffi. Just as what happened in Iraq, Muammar has been bombed out of power and killed as the people continue to suffer the aftermath of such unjust destabilisation and aggression.

Despite these popular mistakes by Washington and Brussels in Baghdad and Tripoli, the foreign policies of USA and EU remain unchanged. The Ukrainian conflict is the outcome of such reckless, aggressive and violent policy, while the Syrian conflict extreme radical groups and IS(formerly ISIS) remain the undisputed evidence that these policies will soon lead us to the doorstep of a devastating future faster than we can anticipate. Those policy makers in Brussels and Washington might not be concerned with the hundreds of thousands dead bodies that Syria and Iraq have had to bury or those inhumane atrocities perpetrated by the various extreme groups but they have to understand that to preserve the existence of humanity, their foreign policies must refrain from seeking hegemony and start pursuing peace and friendly association with other sovereign states based on mutual respect.


Abiola Akintunde

The writer lives and work in Ibadan, Nigeria. He tweets at @AAbiolat, blogs on www.abiolaoakintunde. and can be reached via paulakintunde@gmail.com