How the West Fell for its OWN PROPAGANDA | Amb. Chas Freeman

Today I would like to share another brilliant talk of Ambassador Chas Freeman with you. This one was recorded as part of a Zoom event on February 20th, 2025 by Mr. Eddie O'Brien of the Thinking Center, an Irish civil society organization. The video is a Q&A type of roundtable with Ambassador Freeman and all of his insights are, as always, very much worth listening to. Among other positions, Ambassador Freeman served as US Assistant Secretary of Defense, as US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and he was Richard Nixon's principal interpreter during his 1972 visit to China, which led to the normalization of US-China relations.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:02 Was the Russian invasion unprovoked?
07:18 Was America and Western Europe part of the provocation?
13:38 Was the lack of diplomacy astonishing to someone like you?
15:38 Does the west not see the value of diplomacy?
20:00 What is the role of "Empathy" vs. "Sympathy" in diplomacy?
28:12 How does Israel have so much lobbying power over the US government?
34:52 Is there a genocide taking place in Palestine?
37:13 So, where are we headed?