Press TV has conducted an interview with James Fetzer, American philosopher, about the US closing 25 diplomatic missions in foreign countries. What follows is an approximate transcription of the interview.
Press TV: Tell us about the situation. Are you surprised by them wanting to close Washington, wanting to close 25 diplomatic missions at the same time?
Fetzer: Well it is ridiculous. It appears to be another psychological political stunt to intimidate the American people and make them believe that there is a real terrorist threat from abroad.
The situation is completely absurd because Washington politicians have been moving to providing arms to the Syrian Free Army, which is allied with al-Qaeda and with the al-Nusra Front, which is recognized a terrorist organization. So that we are in an absurd position of telling the American people that al-Qaeda is a major threat even though at the same time we are supporting al-Qaeda in Syria.
Press TV: So do you think this is more a move for the American psyche, for the American people or what is it? Because it is odd all of these countries are basically Muslim countries that they are saying this threat of terrorism is extremely high, the same countries that are actually being subjected to what many would call American terror whether it is from drone attacks or actually soldiers on the ground. How do you see it sir?
Fetzer: Well you are completely right. America has become the greatest aggressor and terrorist nation in the world. I mean, it is obscene in relation to the ideals and traditions of this nation.
I have no doubt whatsoever that this alarm and closing of these embassies is to attempt to deflect the tension from the scandal, the growing scandal, over the national security agencies massive surveillance program. Some of our nation’s highest ranking officers, Admiral Clapper and General Alexander, have not only betrayed their oath to support, preserve and defend the Constitution of United States but they have lied to the Congress, which is evident from Representative James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin who has explained that the Patriot Act was never intended to be interpreted this way–and he is in a position of authority since he was the author of the Patriot Act.
This is a form of psychological deception which appears to have no limits when it comes to the pathological control mongers who are running this country. It is a disgrace and it needs to come to an end.
Press TV: So you are saying that basically you think that this is a diversion tactic because also Washington mentioned about the hundreds of prisoners that had escaped in various countries Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen I believe it was nine countries. So you feel that basically this is just being a diversionary tactic that they are using?
Fetzer: That is right. It is a psychological operation. It was like the attack on the Pakistan compound. It went after Osama bin Laden, who actually died in December 2001. At that point Obama’s birth certificate was on the front page by conducting that former phony op, they wiped the birth certificate issue off the front page and positioned him for a triumphal re-election.
In this case, the NSA scandal is so massive and the American people are becoming so alarmed that they have to do something.
In my judgment there is no doubt about it. This is a phony deceptive act intended to make the American people think there is a real bona fide foreign threat–and, by the way, given the massive NSA program, if it were such a threat they ought to have detected it.
In fact the NSA program began seven months before 9/11 and therefore cannot be justified on the basis of 9/11. It hasn’t done us any good. The only terror threat that have been revealed were ones that were staged or faked by the FBI and Homeland Security.
The situation is becoming a disgrace. Those who understand what is going on recognize United States has lost its way completely and it is turning into some kind of bizarre, sick political joke.
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