Susan Rice for National Security AdvisorStephen Lendman South African journalist Getahune Bekele said shes a consummate ally of grubby despots. Ray McGovern says she believes hawkishness is safer for career advancement than thoughtful diplomacy. Reuters called her sharp-tongued. Others condemn her bloody hands. Banality of evil describes her. Death and destruction dont bother her. She was quoted once saying, The only thing we have to do is look the other way. More on Rice below. Reports suggest humanitarian warmonger Samantha Power will replace her as UN ambassador. Senate confirmation is needed. She and Rice played leading roles in urging humanitarian war on Libya. Genocidal slaughter followed. Africas most developed nation was ravaged. So-called responsibility to protect is code language for show no mercy. When America intervenes, with or without NATO partners, death, destruction, resource theft, exploitation and human misery follow. Current National Security Advisor Tom Donilon announced hes stepping down. He has his own cross to bear. In May,Foreign Policy contributor James Mann called him Obamas gray man. His vast influence on foreign policy stokes controversy. One unnamed source called the National Security staff under his stewardship a snake pit. Donilon was Deputy National Security Advisor under General James Jones. He called him a backroom technocrat. Donilon came along as his chief of staff. He also served as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs. From 1999 2005, he held senior executive Fannie Mae positions. He also served as chief lobbyist. He earned millions of dollars doing so. He pressured Congress for deregulatory-freedom. Bush administration officials willingly complied. He was involved during housing bubble inflating years. He shares responsibility with others for what happened. From 1986 1993 and from 2003 2005, he was an OMelveny Myers law firm partner. In 1988, he was CBS Evening News chief political analyst. Before entering Obamas presidential campaign, he was a Goldman Sachs and Citigroup legal advisor. Hes been a hustler/con artist/bully throughout his political and private careers. Hes part of a Washington/Wall Street bipartisan cesspool of corruption and imperial lawlessness. As National Security Advisor, it includes geopolitical priorities. He once said Obamas not a president whos at all shy about the use of force. Obamas record, of course, speaks for itself. Donilons other affiliations include the Council on Foreign Relations, Aspen Institute, US Chamber of Commerce, Brookings Institution, and Bilderberg Group. Since 1999, hes been a registered lobbyist. Donilon urged Rices appointment as World Bank president. She wanted upgrading to Secretary of State. John Kerry was chosen. Rice stayed on as UN ambassador. As National Security Advisor, shell be chief presidential aide on national security issues. Unlike other presidential appointments, Senate confirmation isnt needed. Obama calls her extraordinary. Her style matches Hillary Clinton. She deplores peace, nonviolence, diplomacy and social justice. Her outbursts reflect bullying, bluster and arrogance. Her support for US lawlessness makes her complicit. She relishes imperial spoils. Shes indifferent to human suffering. Shes a monument to wrong over right. Shes a disgrace and embarrassment to her country, position and humanity. Her abrasive style makes more enemies than friends. Shes one of Americas worst ever envoys. A previous article said said she has major unexplainedconflicts of interest. She and her husband own at least $1.25 million worth of stock in four of Canadas eight leading oil producers. She has up to $600,000 equity in TransCanada Corp. Its building the environmentally destructive Keystone XL pipeline. Her holdings also include $11 million of more in Royal Bank of Canada, as well as lesser equity in other Canadian financial institutions funding XL. She and her husband have a net worth estimated at between $23.5 and $43.5 million. Theyll have to explain how they accumulated it. Perhaps it was the old-fashioned way. From October 1997 to January 2001, she was Bill Clintons Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. She supported Washingtons imperial Afghan and Iraq wars. She urged long-term occupation. She endorsed imperial war on Libya. She falsified claims about Gaddafi forces committing mass rapes. She ignored Western-enlisted death squad atrocities. Shes been silent about them throughout Obamas war on Syria. She blames Assad for Western imperial crimes. She asked for UN authorization to wage war. She favors partnering with Israel against Iran. She wants one regional country after another ravaged and destroyed. She wants no daylight between US and Israeli policy. She endorses permanent imperial direct and proxy wars. She has longstanding blood on her hands. As UN envoy, she supports Washingtons war on humanity. As National Security Advisor shell have Obamas ear to escalate it. She represents everything people of conscience condemn. Shes criminally unqualified for any public or private position. She called Russian and Chinese Security Council resolution vetoes disgusting and shameful. Both countries oppose war. Theyve blocked it full-scale so far. How much longer remains to be seen. Expect Rice to push hard for direct intervention. Shes done it already. She did so against Libya. She urges regime change. She favors doing so belligerently. She proliferates lies for support. The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity said she belongs in the big house, not in the White House. Her rap sheet includes complicity in major crimes. In 1993, she served on Clintons National Security Council. From 1997 January 2001, she was Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. She was involved in proxy genocidal wars on Congo. Washington unleashed Ugandan and Rwandan forces. Eastern Congo was ravaged. Its happening again. At stake are vast mineral resources. Theyre largely untapped. They include oil, gold, diamonds, copper, uranium, cobalt, and tantalum. Its a rare earth essential for manufacturing high-tech electronics. Nuclear power producers need it. Rice has close ties to Rwandas Paul Kagame. Hes a US stooge. Washington trained him at Fort Leavenworth, KS. Shes connected to Ugandas Yoweri Museveni. He and Kagame are two of many African grubby despot US allies. They serve at the behest of Washington. They stay in power as long as they remember whos boss. They serve American interests. They exploit their own people in the process. Countries like Congo, Somalia, Rwanda, Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria and others have been plundered for decades. Millions have died. Poverty, unemployment, disease, death, deprivation, and human suffering define large parts of the continent. Exploiting its resources matter most. Africas the worlds most impoverished, long-suffering, war-ravaged continent. Western imperialism bears most responsibility. Post-WW II, Americas been the lead belligerent. Its the only region where US military and civilian diplomatic functions are combined. AFRICOM runs things. As Obamas envoy, Rice plays a leading role. She did earlier under Clinton. As National Security Advisor, shell add to her rap sheet. Its already bloodstained. Shes morally unqualified for any public or private office. The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity is right saying she belongs in the big house, not in the White House. Many other imperial co-conspirators belong there with her. Perhaps its the only way to end Washingtons war on humanity. Its more than ever threatened under Obama. With Rice as new National Security Advisor, it may not survive on their watch. Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.His new book is titled How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War.Also visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com and listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network Thursdays at 10AM US Central time and Saturdays and Sundays at noon. All programs are archived for easy listening.http://www.progressiveradionetwork.com/the-progressive-news-hour/ linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 