(2024-11-09). British imperialism renew Indian Ocean bombing base. iacenter.org By Andrew Johnson November 8, 2024 An agreement made in October between British imperialism and the island nation of Mauritius over a U.S. military base in the Indian Ocean exposes how the U.S. capitalist class depends on military aggression to maintain a decaying U.S. hegemony worldwide. Diego Garcia, a small island in the Indian Ocean, plays a big role as a base for U.S. bombers from West to Southeast Asia. U.S. imperialist hegemony is reliant on an intricate global network of military bases, which are jumping-off points for imperialist wars and occupations, and as logistics hubs for the entire U.S. military su…
(2024-11-09). British imperialism renew Indian Ocean bombing base. workers.org 
An agreement made in October between British imperialism and the island nation of Mauritius over a U.S. military base in the Indian Ocean exposes how the U.S. capitalist class depends on military aggression to maintain a decaying U.S. hegemony worldwide. Diego Garcia, a small island in the Indian Ocean, plays . . . |
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