The Reality Of US Military Aid: It's Not What You Think | Graham Elwood

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The Reality Of US Military Aid: It's Not What You Think | Graham Elwood

In this video, Graham Elwood examines an in-depth investigation by Rich Whitney published in Truthout, revealing that the United States provides military weapons, training, or financial aid to 73% of the world's dictatorships, completely shattering mainstream narratives of American democracy promotion abroad.
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📚 Sources & Further Reading:
1. Truthout - Rich Whitney Investigation on US Aid to Dictatorships: https://truthout.org/
2. Freedom House - Freedom in the World Report: https://freedomhouse.org/
3. Wikipedia - Authoritarianism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarianism
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In this video I discuss the following: 
✅ Rich Whitney's Truthout investigation finding US military assistance to 73% of world dictatorships
✅ Bipartisan arms sales to brutal regimes like Saudi Arabia and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Yemen
✅ How regime change rhetoric masks imperial resource extraction and foreign coups

⏳ Timestamps: 
00:00 - Introduction & Truthout Investigation on US Foreign Aid
01:11 - Selective Outrage, Regime Change, and Saudi Arabia
02:13 - Elite Hypocrisy, Hollywood Awards, and the War in Yemen
04:18 - Freedom House Data: US Military Aid to 73% of Dictatorships
06:46 - The Global Dictatorship List Receiving US Weapons & Training
08:29 - Resource Extraction, Orchestrated Coups, and Modern Empire

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