EXPOSED: Israel and the American Empire | Matt Kennard, Lowkey, Huda Ammori & Ahmed Alnaouq

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Jun 18, 2024

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Ahmed Alnaouq

Investigative journalist Matt Kennard, musician Lowkey, activist Huda Ammori, and writer Ahmed Alnaouq discuss US support for Israel, imperialism, media censorship, apartheid in Palestine, unequal US-UK relations, direct action against Israeli weapons companies, and the influence of the Israel lobby on Western politics.

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ANECDOTE

Matt's Personal Connection

Matt Kennard formed a close friendship with Ahmed Alnaouq after the October 2000 family bombing tragedy.
Unlike many journalists, Matt's care and support transcended just reporting, illustrating deep human connection.

INSIGHT

Media's Censorship by Omission

Matt Kennard exposed how mainstream media omits key truths by censorship through omission.
His book leverages inside information and WikiLeaks cables to reveal the US empire's hidden mechanics.

INSIGHT

Unmatched Scope of US Empire

The US Empire is unprecedented in global military reach with 800 bases worldwide and massive spending.
It projects American corporate power globally through defense and intelligence agencies engaging in covert influence.

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Recording from our live streamed at book launch event at the Frontline Club, London: A Rogue Reporter Vs The U.S. Empire with Matt Kennard, Lowkey, Huda Ammori, Ahmed Alnaouq. Eight months into Israel’s ongoing genocide on Gaza - one funded, armed and enabled by the United States - it has never been more urgent to shine a spotlight on the American Empire and the mechanics of its operation.

Matt Kennard’s 'The Racket' does just that.

Purchase The Racket: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/racket-9781350422711/

Drawing on a decade of investigative reporting from all corners of the world, including many while working for the Financial Times, Matt Kennard exposes the intricate web of exploitation shifting wealth and power away from the masses and into the hands of an unaccountable corporate elite.

Now more relevant than ever, this 2nd edition contains a new preface by the author and a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges. T

his book will transform everything you thought you knew about how the world works-and in whose interests.

Matt Kennard is co-founder and chief investigator at Declassified UK, a news outlet investigating British foreign policy. He was a fellow at the CIJ in 2014-2016. He has worked as a staff writer for the Financial Times in Washington, DC, New York, and London.

He has also author two other books: Irregular Army (2012) and Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy (2023). Join us as Matt Kennard guides us on his journey of reporting across United Kingdom, the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East before taking a DeepDive into Palestine today.

Joining Matt for the discussion is the critically acclaimed hip-hop artist, political campaigner and journalist Lowkey, British-Palestinian and Iraqi researcher, campaigner and co-founder of Palestine Action Huda Ammori and Palestinian journalist from Gaza and co-founder of We Are Not Numbers, Ahmed Alnaouq.