Left Reckoning
*TEASER* Why Is Tulsi Gabbard In Africa?
Jun 9, 2024
Guest Mike Prysner discusses Tulsi Gabbard's military career, deployments in Africa, and her book 'For Love Of Country'. They delve into her role in propaganda and psychological operations in Africa to support Western capitalist interests amidst resource extraction and climate crisis-related conflicts.
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- Tulsi Gabbard's military career involved transitioning roles and limited combat experience in Iraq.
- US military presence in Africa is driven by resource extraction, supporting autocratic regimes, and militarizing climate-related conflicts.
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Tulsi's Military Career and Deployments
Tulsi's military career saw her transitioning from a combat medic role in Iraq to a military police officer handling security in Kuwait. Despite claiming to have been deployed to three combat zones, her actual combat experience was limited. She later reclassified into psychological operations and civil affairs, leading to deployments in Africa where she commanded propaganda and psychological terror operations.
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