Larry Wilkerson and Helga Zepp-LaRouche in Dialogue: "The American Empire has gone badly astray”

Join Col. Larry Wilkerson and Helga Zepp-LaRouche in their discussion of the implications of President Donald J. Trump’s return to the White House on Wednesday, January 22nd, 11 am EDT / 5pm CET. Send your questions and comments to questions@schillerinstitute.org.

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson spent 31 years in the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam, in the Pacific Command, on the faculty of the Navy War College, and at the Marine Corps University. In 1989 he became Chief of Staff to Gen. Colin Powell. He is a regular speaker at the International Peace Coalition.

Col. (ret.) Larry Wilkerson told participants of the 85th meeting of the International Peace Coalition (IPC), Friday, Jan. 17: “The American Empire – and I will refer to the United States of America as an Empire – has gone badly astray.”  He warned that the American empire is confronting a dangerous and chaotic situation of its own making. We have placed two billion people under our “very draconian sanctions.” Col. Wilkerson described how he and his fellow IPC collaborator, retired Air Force Command Chief Master Sergeant Dennis Fritz, witnessed 20 to 30 Capitol Police officers in one of the Senate office buildings threatening to arrest members of Doctors Against Genocide, who were peacefully lobbying to stop the genocide in Gaza.

During the discussion period Helga Zepp-LaRouche said that in her view now would be the moment to push the Oasis Plan, because Trump has said of himself many times that he is a builder, and he does understand something about construction. He wants to get the economy going for the United States. To which Larry Wilkerson responded: “You’re right to put your finger on water. Water is critical in that region. And one of the reasons you can understand partly what Israel has done with regard to Lebanon and elsewhere is their search for water. It’s going to become even more critical as climate change wreaks more of its havoc. So, yes, I would be absolutely for that.”

Join Col. Larry Wilkerson and Helga Zepp-LaRouche in their discussion of the implications of President Donald J. Trump’s return to the White House on Wednesday, January 22nd, 11 am EDT / 5pm CET. Send your questions and comments to questions@schillerinstitute.org.