U.S. Senator John McCain died Saturday after a long battle with brain cancer. McCain was 81 years old. In his final hours, the self-proclaimed “maverick” Republican from Arizona turned down further medical treatment.
As the Sunday news programs made their final edits on what would be a weekend of nonstop tributes, we couldn’t help but reflect on this man’s tireless record of warmaking – which resulted in the death and destruction visited upon millions of innocent people all over the world, all because of his dedicated public service to the industry of war. Here’s but a sampling of what we and others had to say about his legacy.
Regarding the myth constructed around his ‘bipartisan’ prowess, upon closer inspection, that facade also begins to crumble rapidly. Read the following Counterpunch feature to understand the depths to which the U.S. media and establishment have gone to conceal a rather unsavory transnational corporate agenda: The Horrors of John McCain: War Hero or War Criminal?
You will not find a word of this spoken on the corporate media circuit. These outlets are too busy filling their coffers with advertising dollars, and their board seats with individuals, from the same war industrial complex…
Today #JohnMcCain announced he won’t be resuming brain cancer treatment. He’s been blessed w/ finest medical treatment money can buy – wish I could say same for Syrians who lost treatment because of “Rebels” McCain armed and backed last 6 years… https://t.co/prM3fM1kwo
— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) August 24, 2018
John McCain heavily promoted the lies that led to the Iraq war.
He championed the NATO bombing of Libya.
He supported & armed the jihadists destroying Syria.
He played a role in bringing neo-Nazis to power in Ukraine & backed Saudi Arabia’s genocide in Yemen.
He was no hero. https://t.co/oMMXeShXQg
— Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo) August 26, 2018
The Guardian describes the late John McCain as a “war hero”. As a pilot in Vietnam, McCain cravenly bombed a mostly undefended country of civilians. When he was skilfully brought down, his life was saved by the very people he was trying to harm. A true American plastic hero.
— John Pilger (@johnpilger) August 26, 2018
McCain promoted war in #Iraq, #Afghanistan, #Syria, #Libya & sought war w/ #Iran & N. #Korea.
Subverted & meddled in scores of nations via US NED, IRI, including #Ukraine on behalf of Nazis.
He aided/abetted leaders of US designated terrorist orgs #MEK #LIFG. pic.twitter.com/BrtOS01Pu5
— Tony Cartalucci (@TonyCartalucci) August 26, 2018
Was #JohnMcCain a hero because he bombed the defenceless people of Vietnam? Or because he ceaselessly prosecuted war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, the Ukraine? Or was it because he wanted to “Bomb Bomb Iran” to the tune of Barbara Ann? Asking for some dead friends…
— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) August 26, 2018
Everyone saying we ought to wait before criticizing McCain is actually saying we need to wait until the war propagandists have securely sealed their worshipful narrative about him and his legacy into public consciousness forever.
— Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz) August 26, 2018
John McCain supported the destruction of Libya. He supported the war on Syria. He not only supported terrorists in Libya and Syria but gave them arms and cash. McCain also supported neo-Nazis in Ukraine. Your archetypal US war criminal through and through.
— Crimes of USA (@CrimesofUS) August 26, 2018
Unless you were unlucky enough born in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Vietnam, Afghanistan etc. Oh well, God Bless America…!
— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) August 26, 2018
John McCain grovelling to H Kissinger and using these words toward anti war protesters: “Get out of here you low life scum.” (C-SPAN) https://t.co/MCsg2xzUBH via @YouTube
— Renegade Inc. (@Renegade_Inc) August 26, 2018
Today’s eye-opener: the amount of supposedly centrist, liberal European politicians retweeting eulogies to John McCain. Because if he had been European, he’d have been seen as a hardcore, conservative, nationalist militarist. I guess this shows the sheer power of US propaganda.
— Bryan MacDonald (@27khv) August 26, 2018
A charming man… https://t.co/IiCerJuj0I
— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) August 26, 2018
It’s a shame @SenJohnMcCain didn’t live long enough to see this “democratic and free” Ukraine that he jumped on Maidan to promote, although the fire and brimstone where he just departed to is most likely very similar. https://t.co/lbNzrrsr9T
— Ollie Richardson (@O_Rich_) August 26, 2018
But beyond all this, he was the man who kept stocks rolling, in the arsenals of the Pentagon as well as on Wall Street, for the military industrial complex, as evidenced by this unprecedented eulogy of a U.S. politician – from top ‘defense’ contractor Lockheed Martin:
— Lockheed Martin (@LockheedMartin) August 26, 2018
And so we say farewell to John Sydney McCain III. We wished him well wherever he may be, but we cannot forget what he did while he was here.
Senator McCain had the best treatment money could buy until the very end, while thousands of innocents died needlessly for his military industrial agenda – the cancer of conflict.
Listen to this all-time podcast from one year ago, as we discuss this man’s legacy:
READ MORE MCCAIN NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire John McCain Files
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