One of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, Oliver Stone, "explained the essence of the US policy in the last 30 years" in a short speech, Sputnik is reporting.
Oliver Stone says US is creating "wars and chaos"/VIDEO
One of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, Oliver Stone, "explained the essence of the US policy in the last 30 years" in a short speech, Sputnik is reporting.
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Stone, who is currently in the limelight thanks to his four-part interview series with Russian President Vladimir Putin, reminded writers that they can be critical of their government and society, and that it was "fashionable now to take shots at Republicans and Trump, and avoid the Obamas and Clintons."
"But remember this: in the 13 wars we've started over the last 30 years and the 14 billion dollars we've spent, and the hundreds of thousands of lives that have perished from this Earth, remember that it wasn't one leader, but a system, both Republican and Democrat," he said.
"Call it what you will, the military, industrial, security, money, media complex. It's a system that has been perpetuated under the guise that these are just wars justifiable in the name of our flag we fly so proudly over our lives," Stone said, adding:
"Our country has become prosperous for many. But in the name of that wealth we cannot justify our system as a center for the world's values, while we continue to create such wars and chaos in the world."
"No need to go through the victims," he said, "but we know we've intervened in more than 100 countries, with invasions, regime change, economic chaos, or hybrid war - soft power - whatever you wanna call it, it's war of some kind," Stone told the audience.
Mr. Stone, I would like to congratulate you on your courage to speak out about the abhorrent acts of aggression of our American government over the past several years towards countries which have never threatened us or our way of life! It is indeed repulsive to me that America has never answered for its pure acts of unprovoked aggression against several countries and towards thousands of innocent people throughout the world who have paid with their lives over the years as the US is above all international law. I am certain that our founding fathers would be just as repulsed by our governments past behavior. May God grant you many more years of speaking out against what is unjust Mr. Stone!
(biljana, 2 July 2017 19:18)
What a weak lot the Balkan countries must be according to Steve and others. Apparently Balkan countries are incapable of sorting out their own politics peacably.
(Bob, 29 June 2017 02:09)
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Bob, your convoluted and illogical association of US manipulation and weakness is inconsistent with the historical record.
One of the greatest historical debacles of US intervention and manipulation was with the Vietnamese people. 10 000 000 Vietnamese were killed in a US orchestrated orgy of death and destruction. The US sponsored genocide against the Vietnamese people is undeniable. Only an imbecile would erroneously label the global victims of US manipulation as "weak". Some, such as the Vietnamese, will be regarded as histories strongest and bravest.
Apologists and cheerleaders of American hegemony are morally bankrupt and floating in an endless ocean of shame. Do you need a life-jacket Bob?
(Amnesty Yugoslavia, 30 June 2017 16:51)
I don't understand why supposed Serb supporters are so willing to label their own country as being stupid and readily manipulatable, and also ascribe so much ability and intellect to the American political system.
(Bob, 29 June 2017 02:09)
===…==
Nobody is calling Serbs stupid because like most of the planet they are at the mercy of globalists, but if you don't understand the power US has over the world they it is you who should worry about your own intelligence. Read, listen and you will learn.
(Peggy, 30 June 2017 04:31)
Bob, you should listen to Oliver Stone's speech, the video is in the article. It is very well said and he speaks the truth. Great powers have played divide and conquer for quite a long time. Those being manipulated, such as yourself, are normally too ignorant to notice.
(Zoran, 29 June 2017 11:24)
What a weak lot the Balkan countries must be according to Steve and others. Apparently Balkan countries are incapable of sorting out their own politics peacably. They are saying that Serbs can be easily forced into warfare by the US. Apparently they are saying that Serbs lack the intelligence and will power to be able to decide for themselves how to manage their relationships with adjacent countries, so are like little children who don't know how to behave and so need to blame someone else rather than knowing what is right and what is wrong.
I don't understand why supposed Serb supporters are so willing to label their own country as being stupid and readily manipulatable, and also ascribe so much ability and intellect to the American political system.
(Bob, 29 June 2017 02:09)
Criticizing is always good, taking sides not always good.
Obama an 8 year president who never started a war is worse than a 17 year and still counting dictator who has started several ones?
Sorry pal, America DID commit crimes all through her history, but licking RasPutin`s ass doesn`t seem like a homest critic.
(Free, 28 June 2017 23:40)
Lets not forget that once the Soviet Union dissolved, Yugoslavia’s usefulness to the U.S. ended, and the U.S and Germany worked to convert its socialist economy to a capitalist one by a process primarily of dividing and conquering. There were ethnic and religious differences between various parts of Yugoslavia which were manipulated by the U.S. to cause several wars which resulted in the dissolution of Yugoslavia.
(steve, 28 June 2017 20:29)
Another Putin stooge. Whoever knows US politics knows that this guy is a joke. He's like Jesse Ventura (former professional wrestler and Minnesota Governor)and his conspiracy theories, who has began working for RT.
(Avni, 28 June 2017 20:16)
I cant see any Albanian trolls saying anything now?
A respected American citizen vocally shames his past and present government.
Big applause to this great American and film maker.
(Smart Serb, 28 June 2017 19:23)
Thank God for the first ammendment and freedom of speech. Thank you B92 for extending this courtesy. And finally, thank God that there are Oliver Stones in the world who stand up and tell it like it is. ZIVIO!!!
(Mike Sujdovic, 28 June 2017 18:14)
The US has the cash, and so is expected to be the world's policeman.
I feel sorry for American GIs when they have to get involved with messy wars such as kicked off by stinking nationalistic divisions in the Balkans.
Milosevic used the US as the excuse for all his mess ups. There are posters on this site who still love to perpetuate that excuse for their own racist nastinesses.
(Bob, 28 June 2017 17:16)
Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
(steve, 28 June 2017 11:22)
The Americans voted to elect Kostunica on 24 September 2000?!!! That's big news... You should not have waited for almost 17 years to let the world know about that lol
(icj1, 28 June 2017 14:56)
---
Only icj1, the CB of B92, stupidly claimed "Americans voted to elect Kostunica". Steve, in fact, actually referred to US intervention in the domestic politics of other countries such as Yugoslavia.
icj1 did convince us that icj1 is incapable of distinguishing between intervention (i.e US bombing/mass murder in Yugoslavia, Syria, Libya, Iraq etc ) and peaceful voting.
Idiocy, intolerance and ignorance continue to define icj1.
Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
(steve, 28 June 2017 11:22)
The Americans voted to elect Kostunica on 24 September 2000?!!! That's big news... You should not have waited for almost 17 years to let the world know about that lol
(icj1, 28 June 2017 14:56)
Dan, rather than calling something fake news, provide some evidence to prove it. I don't see how quoting Oliver Stone is considered fake. Russia Today and Sputnik are alternative news sources that normally show the other side to the narrative of mainstream media.
There is a war about fake news in the US at the moment, CNN being at the centre of it. Check -> [link]
Oliver Stone is correct though, the US is the troublemaker of the world.
(Zoran, 28 June 2017 12:03)
is b92 really free media? i doupt it they even quote "Sputnik" or "Russia Today" both of them are fake news and are not quoted in any free media.
i think b92 has become a new russian BOSS i will stop reading this website after 4 years.
(dan, 28 June 2017 11:27)
Thank God for the first ammendment and freedom of speech. Thank you B92 for extending this courtesy. And finally, thank God that there are Oliver Stones in the world who stand up and tell it like it is. ZIVIO!!!
(Mike Sujdovic, 28 June 2017 18:14)
Dan, rather than calling something fake news, provide some evidence to prove it. I don't see how quoting Oliver Stone is considered fake. Russia Today and Sputnik are alternative news sources that normally show the other side to the narrative of mainstream media.
There is a war about fake news in the US at the moment, CNN being at the centre of it. Check -> [link]
Oliver Stone is correct though, the US is the troublemaker of the world.
(Zoran, 28 June 2017 12:03)
Mr. Stone, I would like to congratulate you on your courage to speak out about the abhorrent acts of aggression of our American government over the past several years towards countries which have never threatened us or our way of life! It is indeed repulsive to me that America has never answered for its pure acts of unprovoked aggression against several countries and towards thousands of innocent people throughout the world who have paid with their lives over the years as the US is above all international law. I am certain that our founding fathers would be just as repulsed by our governments past behavior. May God grant you many more years of speaking out against what is unjust Mr. Stone!
(biljana, 2 July 2017 19:18)
Bob, you should listen to Oliver Stone's speech, the video is in the article. It is very well said and he speaks the truth. Great powers have played divide and conquer for quite a long time. Those being manipulated, such as yourself, are normally too ignorant to notice.
(Zoran, 29 June 2017 11:24)
Lets not forget that once the Soviet Union dissolved, Yugoslavia’s usefulness to the U.S. ended, and the U.S and Germany worked to convert its socialist economy to a capitalist one by a process primarily of dividing and conquering. There were ethnic and religious differences between various parts of Yugoslavia which were manipulated by the U.S. to cause several wars which resulted in the dissolution of Yugoslavia.
(steve, 28 June 2017 20:29)
I cant see any Albanian trolls saying anything now?
A respected American citizen vocally shames his past and present government.
Big applause to this great American and film maker.
(Smart Serb, 28 June 2017 19:23)
Another Putin stooge. Whoever knows US politics knows that this guy is a joke. He's like Jesse Ventura (former professional wrestler and Minnesota Governor)and his conspiracy theories, who has began working for RT.
(Avni, 28 June 2017 20:16)
Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
(steve, 28 June 2017 11:22)
The Americans voted to elect Kostunica on 24 September 2000?!!! That's big news... You should not have waited for almost 17 years to let the world know about that lol
(icj1, 28 June 2017 14:56)
---
Only icj1, the CB of B92, stupidly claimed "Americans voted to elect Kostunica". Steve, in fact, actually referred to US intervention in the domestic politics of other countries such as Yugoslavia.
icj1 did convince us that icj1 is incapable of distinguishing between intervention (i.e US bombing/mass murder in Yugoslavia, Syria, Libya, Iraq etc ) and peaceful voting.
Idiocy, intolerance and ignorance continue to define icj1.
is b92 really free media? i doupt it they even quote "Sputnik" or "Russia Today" both of them are fake news and are not quoted in any free media.
i think b92 has become a new russian BOSS i will stop reading this website after 4 years.
(dan, 28 June 2017 11:27)
What a weak lot the Balkan countries must be according to Steve and others. Apparently Balkan countries are incapable of sorting out their own politics peacably. They are saying that Serbs can be easily forced into warfare by the US. Apparently they are saying that Serbs lack the intelligence and will power to be able to decide for themselves how to manage their relationships with adjacent countries, so are like little children who don't know how to behave and so need to blame someone else rather than knowing what is right and what is wrong.
I don't understand why supposed Serb supporters are so willing to label their own country as being stupid and readily manipulatable, and also ascribe so much ability and intellect to the American political system.
(Bob, 29 June 2017 02:09)
Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
(steve, 28 June 2017 11:22)
The Americans voted to elect Kostunica on 24 September 2000?!!! That's big news... You should not have waited for almost 17 years to let the world know about that lol
(icj1, 28 June 2017 14:56)
What a weak lot the Balkan countries must be according to Steve and others. Apparently Balkan countries are incapable of sorting out their own politics peacably.
(Bob, 29 June 2017 02:09)
----
Bob, your convoluted and illogical association of US manipulation and weakness is inconsistent with the historical record.
One of the greatest historical debacles of US intervention and manipulation was with the Vietnamese people. 10 000 000 Vietnamese were killed in a US orchestrated orgy of death and destruction. The US sponsored genocide against the Vietnamese people is undeniable. Only an imbecile would erroneously label the global victims of US manipulation as "weak". Some, such as the Vietnamese, will be regarded as histories strongest and bravest.
Apologists and cheerleaders of American hegemony are morally bankrupt and floating in an endless ocean of shame. Do you need a life-jacket Bob?
(Amnesty Yugoslavia, 30 June 2017 16:51)
I don't understand why supposed Serb supporters are so willing to label their own country as being stupid and readily manipulatable, and also ascribe so much ability and intellect to the American political system.
(Bob, 29 June 2017 02:09)
===…==
Nobody is calling Serbs stupid because like most of the planet they are at the mercy of globalists, but if you don't understand the power US has over the world they it is you who should worry about your own intelligence. Read, listen and you will learn.
(Peggy, 30 June 2017 04:31)
The US has the cash, and so is expected to be the world's policeman.
I feel sorry for American GIs when they have to get involved with messy wars such as kicked off by stinking nationalistic divisions in the Balkans.
Milosevic used the US as the excuse for all his mess ups. There are posters on this site who still love to perpetuate that excuse for their own racist nastinesses.
(Bob, 28 June 2017 17:16)
Criticizing is always good, taking sides not always good.
Obama an 8 year president who never started a war is worse than a 17 year and still counting dictator who has started several ones?
Sorry pal, America DID commit crimes all through her history, but licking RasPutin`s ass doesn`t seem like a homest critic.
(Free, 28 June 2017 23:40)
is b92 really free media? i doupt it they even quote "Sputnik" or "Russia Today" both of them are fake news and are not quoted in any free media.
i think b92 has become a new russian BOSS i will stop reading this website after 4 years.
(dan, 28 June 2017 11:27)
The US has the cash, and so is expected to be the world's policeman.
I feel sorry for American GIs when they have to get involved with messy wars such as kicked off by stinking nationalistic divisions in the Balkans.
Milosevic used the US as the excuse for all his mess ups. There are posters on this site who still love to perpetuate that excuse for their own racist nastinesses.
(Bob, 28 June 2017 17:16)
Another Putin stooge. Whoever knows US politics knows that this guy is a joke. He's like Jesse Ventura (former professional wrestler and Minnesota Governor)and his conspiracy theories, who has began working for RT.
(Avni, 28 June 2017 20:16)
Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
(steve, 28 June 2017 11:22)
The Americans voted to elect Kostunica on 24 September 2000?!!! That's big news... You should not have waited for almost 17 years to let the world know about that lol
(icj1, 28 June 2017 14:56)
Lets not forget that once the Soviet Union dissolved, Yugoslavia’s usefulness to the U.S. ended, and the U.S and Germany worked to convert its socialist economy to a capitalist one by a process primarily of dividing and conquering. There were ethnic and religious differences between various parts of Yugoslavia which were manipulated by the U.S. to cause several wars which resulted in the dissolution of Yugoslavia.
(steve, 28 June 2017 20:29)
Dan, rather than calling something fake news, provide some evidence to prove it. I don't see how quoting Oliver Stone is considered fake. Russia Today and Sputnik are alternative news sources that normally show the other side to the narrative of mainstream media.
There is a war about fake news in the US at the moment, CNN being at the centre of it. Check -> [link]
Oliver Stone is correct though, the US is the troublemaker of the world.
(Zoran, 28 June 2017 12:03)
What a weak lot the Balkan countries must be according to Steve and others. Apparently Balkan countries are incapable of sorting out their own politics peacably. They are saying that Serbs can be easily forced into warfare by the US. Apparently they are saying that Serbs lack the intelligence and will power to be able to decide for themselves how to manage their relationships with adjacent countries, so are like little children who don't know how to behave and so need to blame someone else rather than knowing what is right and what is wrong.
I don't understand why supposed Serb supporters are so willing to label their own country as being stupid and readily manipulatable, and also ascribe so much ability and intellect to the American political system.
(Bob, 29 June 2017 02:09)
I cant see any Albanian trolls saying anything now?
A respected American citizen vocally shames his past and present government.
Big applause to this great American and film maker.
(Smart Serb, 28 June 2017 19:23)
Criticizing is always good, taking sides not always good.
Obama an 8 year president who never started a war is worse than a 17 year and still counting dictator who has started several ones?
Sorry pal, America DID commit crimes all through her history, but licking RasPutin`s ass doesn`t seem like a homest critic.
(Free, 28 June 2017 23:40)
Thank God for the first ammendment and freedom of speech. Thank you B92 for extending this courtesy. And finally, thank God that there are Oliver Stones in the world who stand up and tell it like it is. ZIVIO!!!
(Mike Sujdovic, 28 June 2017 18:14)
Bob, you should listen to Oliver Stone's speech, the video is in the article. It is very well said and he speaks the truth. Great powers have played divide and conquer for quite a long time. Those being manipulated, such as yourself, are normally too ignorant to notice.
(Zoran, 29 June 2017 11:24)
Instances of the United States overthrowing, or attempting to overthrow, a foreign government since the Second World War. (* indicates successful ouster of a government)
Yugoslavia 1999-2000 *
(steve, 28 June 2017 11:22)
The Americans voted to elect Kostunica on 24 September 2000?!!! That's big news... You should not have waited for almost 17 years to let the world know about that lol
(icj1, 28 June 2017 14:56)
---
Only icj1, the CB of B92, stupidly claimed "Americans voted to elect Kostunica". Steve, in fact, actually referred to US intervention in the domestic politics of other countries such as Yugoslavia.
icj1 did convince us that icj1 is incapable of distinguishing between intervention (i.e US bombing/mass murder in Yugoslavia, Syria, Libya, Iraq etc ) and peaceful voting.
Idiocy, intolerance and ignorance continue to define icj1.
Mr. Stone, I would like to congratulate you on your courage to speak out about the abhorrent acts of aggression of our American government over the past several years towards countries which have never threatened us or our way of life! It is indeed repulsive to me that America has never answered for its pure acts of unprovoked aggression against several countries and towards thousands of innocent people throughout the world who have paid with their lives over the years as the US is above all international law. I am certain that our founding fathers would be just as repulsed by our governments past behavior. May God grant you many more years of speaking out against what is unjust Mr. Stone!
(biljana, 2 July 2017 19:18)
What a weak lot the Balkan countries must be according to Steve and others. Apparently Balkan countries are incapable of sorting out their own politics peacably.
(Bob, 29 June 2017 02:09)
----
Bob, your convoluted and illogical association of US manipulation and weakness is inconsistent with the historical record.
One of the greatest historical debacles of US intervention and manipulation was with the Vietnamese people. 10 000 000 Vietnamese were killed in a US orchestrated orgy of death and destruction. The US sponsored genocide against the Vietnamese people is undeniable. Only an imbecile would erroneously label the global victims of US manipulation as "weak". Some, such as the Vietnamese, will be regarded as histories strongest and bravest.
Apologists and cheerleaders of American hegemony are morally bankrupt and floating in an endless ocean of shame. Do you need a life-jacket Bob?
(Amnesty Yugoslavia, 30 June 2017 16:51)
I don't understand why supposed Serb supporters are so willing to label their own country as being stupid and readily manipulatable, and also ascribe so much ability and intellect to the American political system.
(Bob, 29 June 2017 02:09)
===…==
Nobody is calling Serbs stupid because like most of the planet they are at the mercy of globalists, but if you don't understand the power US has over the world they it is you who should worry about your own intelligence. Read, listen and you will learn.
(Peggy, 30 June 2017 04:31)