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{{Infobox | {{Infobox politician|name=Barack Obama|image=BarackObama.jpg|birth_date=August 4, 1961|birth_place=Honolulu, [[Hawaii]]|nationality=American|political_line=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Neoliberalism]]}} | ||
'''Barack Hussein Obama II''' was the 44th president of the [[United States]] from 2009 to 2017. Despite being a war criminal, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2015-09-17|title=Nobel secretary regrets Obama peace prize|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34277960|newspaper=BBC|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-08}}</ref> | '''Barack Hussein Obama II''' was the 44th president of the [[United States]] from 2009 to 2017. Despite being a war criminal, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=2015-09-17|title=Nobel secretary regrets Obama peace prize|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34277960|newspaper=BBC|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-08}}</ref> He organized coups in [[Ukraine]] and [[Republic of Honduras|Honduras]], increased arms sales to [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]], and expanded U.S. military presence in [[Africa]]. After his presidency, he promoted the [[Russiagate]] [[conspiracy theory]] which contributed to the [[New Cold War]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Early life and family == | ==Early life and family== | ||
Barack Obama's father has been identified as a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] asset who helped the U.S. empire | Barack Obama's father has been identified as a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] asset who helped the [[United States imperialism|U.S. empire]] [[Neocolonialism|recolonize]] Africa during the early [[Cold War]]. His mother, Ann Dunham, worked for [[United States Agency for International Development|USAID]] in [[Republic of Indonesia|Indonesia]] in the 1960s.<ref name=":0">{{News citation|journalist=[[Gerald Horne]]|date=2022-02-07|title=Barack Obama’s Father Identified as CIA Asset in U.S. Drive to “Recolonize” Africa During Early Days of the Cold War|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/02/07/barack-obamas-father-identified-as-cia-asset-in-u-s-drive-to-recolonize-africa-during-early-days-of-the-cold-war/|newspaper=[[Covert Action Magazine]]}}</ref> | ||
== Presidency == | ==Presidency== | ||
Obama signed a secret order in 2012 to approve CIA support for [[Syrian Arab Republic|Syrian]] rebels attempting to overthrow [[Bashar al-Assad]]. He also increased funding for the [[National Endowment for Democracy|NED]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=A Company Family: The Untold History of Obama and the CIA|date=2021-10-01|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/10/01/a-company-family-the-untold-history-of-obama-and-the-cia/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021212820/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/10/01/a-company-family-the-untold-history-of-obama-and-the-cia/|archive-date=2022-10-21|retrieved=2022-11-23}}</ref> | |||
In 2014, Obama's government helped to install a [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] government in Ukraine.<ref>{{News citation|title=How Obama and Soros Put Actual Nazis in Power in Ukraine|url=https://larouchepub.com/pr/2017/Xproof%20Nazis%20in%20Ukraine.pdf|newspaper=LaRouche Publications}}</ref> | |||
In 2016 alone, Obama dropped 26,171 bombs on seven countries.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Harriet Agerholm|date=2017-01-19|title=Map shows where President Barack Obama dropped his 20,000 bombs|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-president-barack-obama-bomb-map-drone-wars-strikes-20000-pakistan-middle-east-afghanistan-a7534851.html|newspaper=Independent|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-08}}</ref> He also authorized 10 times as many drone strikes as previous president [[George W. Bush]]. | |||
== War crimes == | |||
In 2010, Obama ordered the CIA to assassinate a U.S. citizen living in [[Republic of Yemen|Yemen]]. He was killed in September 2011 and his son was killed two weeks later.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=|title=Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen - as it happened|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2011/sep/30/anwar-al-awlaki-yemen-live|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-08}}</ref> In 2015, he killed a 13-year-old child with another drone strike.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Chavala Madlena|date=2015-02-10|title=We dream about drones, said 13-year-old Yemeni before his death in a CIA strike|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/10/drones-dream-yemeni-teenager-mohammed-tuaiman-death-cia-strike?CMP=share_btn_tw|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-08}}</ref> | In 2010, Obama ordered the CIA to assassinate a U.S. citizen living in [[Republic of Yemen|Yemen]]. He was killed in September 2011 and his son was killed two weeks later.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=|date=|title=Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen - as it happened|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2011/sep/30/anwar-al-awlaki-yemen-live|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-08}}</ref> In 2015, he killed a 13-year-old child with another drone strike.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Chavala Madlena|date=2015-02-10|title=We dream about drones, said 13-year-old Yemeni before his death in a CIA strike|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/10/drones-dream-yemeni-teenager-mohammed-tuaiman-death-cia-strike?CMP=share_btn_tw|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-08}}</ref> | ||
On October 3, 2015, US forces bombed a hospital in [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]], killing 42 people.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Chris Johnston|date=2015-12-12|title=MSF Afghanistan hospital airstrike death toll reaches 42|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/12/msf-afghanistan-hospital-airstrike-death-toll-42|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-08}}</ref> | On October 3, 2015, US forces bombed a hospital in [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]], killing 42 people.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Chris Johnston|date=2015-12-12|title=MSF Afghanistan hospital airstrike death toll reaches 42|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/12/msf-afghanistan-hospital-airstrike-death-toll-42|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=2022-01-08}}</ref> | ||
==References== | |||
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Barack Hussein Obama II was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Despite being a war criminal, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.[1] He organized coups in Ukraine and Honduras, increased arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and expanded U.S. military presence in Africa. After his presidency, he promoted the Russiagate conspiracy theory which contributed to the New Cold War.[2]
Early life and family
Barack Obama's father has been identified as a CIA asset who helped the U.S. empire recolonize Africa during the early Cold War. His mother, Ann Dunham, worked for USAID in Indonesia in the 1960s.[2]
Presidency
Obama signed a secret order in 2012 to approve CIA support for Syrian rebels attempting to overthrow Bashar al-Assad. He also increased funding for the NED.[3]
In 2014, Obama's government helped to install a neo-Nazi government in Ukraine.[4]
In 2016 alone, Obama dropped 26,171 bombs on seven countries.[5] He also authorized 10 times as many drone strikes as previous president George W. Bush.
War crimes
In 2010, Obama ordered the CIA to assassinate a U.S. citizen living in Yemen. He was killed in September 2011 and his son was killed two weeks later.[6] In 2015, he killed a 13-year-old child with another drone strike.[7]
On October 3, 2015, US forces bombed a hospital in Afghanistan, killing 42 people.[8]
References
- ↑ "Nobel secretary regrets Obama peace prize" (2015-09-17). BBC. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gerald Horne (2022-02-07). "Barack Obama’s Father Identified as CIA Asset in U.S. Drive to “Recolonize” Africa During Early Days of the Cold War" Covert Action Magazine.
- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2021-10-01). "A Company Family: The Untold History of Obama and the CIA" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ↑ "How Obama and Soros Put Actual Nazis in Power in Ukraine". LaRouche Publications.
- ↑ Harriet Agerholm (2017-01-19). "Map shows where President Barack Obama dropped his 20,000 bombs" Independent. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ↑ "Anwar al-Awlaki killed in Yemen - as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ↑ Chavala Madlena (2015-02-10). "We dream about drones, said 13-year-old Yemeni before his death in a CIA strike" The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ↑ Chris Johnston (2015-12-12). "MSF Afghanistan hospital airstrike death toll reaches 42" The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-01-08.