Biden and the secrets of the national security state
The real victims of “national security” secrets are the American people, who are denied knowledge of the crimes committed by the American government.
The real victims of “national security” secrets are the American people, who are denied knowledge of the crimes committed by the American government.
In the first days of 2023, the reactionary and repulsive dynamic of American capitalist politics has been on full display. The Democratic Socialists of America and its congressional representatives play a critical role in this right-wing process.
In the aftermath of the November midterm elections, media pundits proclaimed a “victory for democracy” and “return to normalcy” in American politics. The events of Friday, however, the second anniversary of the January 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol by a fascist mob incited by the sitting president, have well and truly exploded all such fantasies.
Two years after former president Trump and his Republican allies tried to overturn the Constitution, the aspiring dictator and the social and political forces that supported him remain free and are openly plotting their next coup.
While several members of the fascist militia group, including founder Stewart Rhodes, have been found guilty of plotting to keep Trump in power, the former president has yet to be charged more than two years after his failed coup.
The arrests indicate the significant level of support Trump’s coup, and fascism, have within the US military.
Solomon Peña, 39, is accused of being the “mastermind” behind at least four shootings in Albuquerque targeting Democratic politicians at their homes.
Prosecutors blamed the Proud Boys for delaying certification of the presidential election on January 6, 2021, while lawyers for the accused blamed then-President Donald Trump and the intelligence agencies.