The British Establishment Behind the Push for Permanent War
In a vain attempt to discredit American statesman Lyndon LaRouche, his adversaries accused him at the time of being obsessed with the British Empire and British geopolitics, for stating that the British establishment was responsible for the wars of the 20th century and for the Cold War. He was further mocked for asserting that, in the aftermath of the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, the U.S. establishment took on the role of co-partner with the British, and then anointed itself as the “Sole Superpower” after the fall of the Soviet Union.
A quick review of recent events which threaten the outbreak of a new world war shows that not only was LaRouche prescient, but his detractor’s defense of the manipulation of U.S. policy by the City of London oligarchs and corporate/financial cartels is preventing governments from seeking negotiated settlements for a pathway to peace. For example:
* The magazine of the Council on Foreign Affairs (CFR) acknowledged that Boris Johnson did sabotage a negotiated settlement of the Ukraine war (Foreign Affairs, April 16, 2024), by intervening in May 2022 to convince Zelenskyy not to accept a deal with Moscow. In return, he was given a blank check by NATO members to continue fighting.
* On Jan. 12, 2024, as the U.S. Congress was stalemated on the latest aid package for Ukraine due to opposition from Republicans, British Prime Minister Sunak signed a ten-year security pact with Zelenskyy, beginning with $3 billion for this year. On May 3, this was increased to $3.75 billion, as Foreign Minister David Cameron announced, from Kyiv, that the money was needed to “push back” Russian President Vladimir Putin, and was “the best possible investment” that Britain could make.
* Before his trip to the Ukrainian capital, Cameron had announced the lifting of the agreement prohibiting the use of UK missiles to target Russia, saying “Ukraine has that right.” He was backed by Defense Minister Shapps, who told BBC that “Putin, in many ways, is bluffing this war by putting his entire economy onto a war footing”. On May 19, he reiterated to Sky News, that “It is very, very important that the U.S. follows the U.K. lead”, in allowing the use of U.S. weapons against Russia.
James Nixey, the Director of Chatham House’s Russia and Eurasia Program, wrote on May 1 that the $300 billion in Russian assets frozen by western banks should be turned over to Ukraine, even if it violates international law.
These officials are backed up by non-stop conferences sponsored by pro-empire think tanks such as Chatham House, the Atlantic Council, the CFR and Carnegie Endowment. In addition to support for Ukraine, they call for promoting the color revolution in Georgia, and for intervening to break up the burgeoning partnership between Russia and China (cf. below).
Those not convinced of LaRouche’s assessment that the U.S. has become a “dumb giant on a British leash”, should read the speech delivered by Henry Kissinger at Chatham House on May 10, 1982. After acknowledging a fundamental disagreement between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill over the direction of post-war policy — with FDR pushing an anti-colonial view in contrast to Churchill’s intent to retain the empire — Kissinger added, “Fortunately, Britain had a decisive influence over America’s awakening to maturity in the years following.”
It is this “decisive influence”, reinforced by ties between Anglo-American corporate cartels, defense sector contractors, media, universities, intelligence sectors and think tanks, that represents the greatest threat today.
