Russia Sanctions Reveal U.S. Hypocrisy
Op-ed published in the Baltimore Sun critiquing Congress' Russia sanctions package. Russia Sanctions Reveal U.S. Hypocrisy After a twenty-six year hiatus the drums of the Cold War are once again reverberating through the halls of Washington. With the recent passage of legislation imposing sanctions upon the Russian Federation, Congress has charted an undeniable path towards confrontation with an historical adversary. We cry foul at human rights violations with scant recollection of water-boarding at Abu Ghraib. We are outraged at extrajudicial assassinations in foreign lands while we continue to maintain a drone kill list. We charge Russia with making a mockery of the democratic process while conveniently forgetting our role in toppling Mosaddeq in Iran, Arbenz in Guatemala, Lumumba in Congo, Goulart in Brazil, Allende in Chile, and more recently our silence in response to the overthrow of Morsi that replaced him with a more stable, reliable ally for the Unit...