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Brian Berletic explains that the protests in Nepal, including the parliament being set on fire, are a US-engineered color revolution. He cites evidence from the organizing group, Hami Nepal, which lists US corporations and anti-China organizations funded by the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) as partners. Berletic states that the US exploits genuine grievances, uses optimistic-sounding slogans, and ultimately seeks to burn down and destabilize targeted countries, replacing disobedient governments with compliant ones. He also mentions the biased reporting of organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, funded by Western governments and foundations, which often ignore protester violence while condemning state responses.
Berletic defines a 'color revolution' as a process where the US funds and builds up opposition groups, media platforms, and human rights organizations within a targeted country. These groups form a 'parallel system' designed to either destabilize or overthrow the existing government. He uses Ukraine as an example, where a 2014 US-engineered color revolution removed the government, controlled the information space, purged opposition, and transformed the population into anti-Russian extremists, even incorporating literal Nazis into the armed forces. He emphasizes that color revolutions not only install new regimes but also erase the country's culture and politics, making reversal extremely difficult. The primary goal is to find or manufacture socioeconomic, ethnic, or religious fault lines to divide and conquer the population.
The US's interest in Nepal, despite its landlocked and mountainous nature, is explained through a broader geopolitical lens. Berletic states that the US seeks global primacy by creating instability everywhere. Nepal's strategic location between India and China makes it a target for destabilization, which benefits the US by creating headaches for Beijing and punishing India for its disobedience regarding Russian oil and growing ties with China. He highlights China's plans to connect Nepal by rail, which would transform the country, and the US's efforts to stop such Belt and Road Initiative projects through color revolutions. He criticizes the US for focusing on destabilizing other countries rather than improving its own infrastructure and economy, while China prioritizes cooperation and development.
Berletic points out the significance of Victoria Nuland's visit to Nepal in 2023, noting that her presence often signals instability. He clarifies that while 'US Aid' might seem dismantled, its programs are integrated into the State Department, and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) remains active and funds sedition worldwide, including in Nepal. He explains that people can find evidence of these funding efforts on the NED website, showing support for youth movements. He outlines a simple method to identify US-sponsored color revolutions: investigate the funding sources of the involved organizations. He also reveals that the NED changed its policy to no longer disclose the names of organizations it funds, claiming it's to protect them, when in reality, it's to hide their role as foreign agents committing sedition.
Berletic explains that the ideal outcome for the US in a color revolution is installing a compliant client regime, turning the country into a 'battering ram' against neighbors like China or India. However, the US is also content with creating a failed state, as a dysfunctional country cannot defend itself. He cites Libya, Syria, and Iraq as examples where the US either failed to install a functioning government or destabilized the region, leading to prolonged conflict and chaos. He notes India's precarious position, attempting to balance alliances with BRICS nations (like Russia) and maintaining ties with the West (like supporting Israel). He attributes India's internal divisions and struggles to British colonial policies and the dysfunction caused by Western-style democracy, contrasting it with China's unity and vision that allowed it to reach its full potential.
Berletic discusses how the US exploits religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic differences to sow dysfunction. He gives examples from Thailand and Myanmar, where the US attempted to create Buddhist-Muslim divides, succeeding in Myanmar but being thwarted in Thailand. He asserts that the US uses religious and ethnic fault lines, as well as the caste system in India, to maintain control and prevent countries from becoming strong, independent nations. He also addresses whether recent protests, such as those in Indonesia, are US-engineered, highlighting the use of similar symbols (like a specific anime pirate flag) across different color revolutions. He points out that media organizations driving these protests are often funded by the NED, and their messaging often critiques projects with China, like high-speed rail, to stir up anger against the government by portraying infrastructure spending as wasteful.
Berletic concludes by reiterating the importance of identifying warning signs of color revolutions, especially when the US is engaged in multiple destabilization efforts simultaneously, like in Nepal, Indonesia, and Venezuela. He advises looking for sympathetic coverage from Western media, which signals support for the protests, or savage criticism if the protests oppose US interests. He also suggests checking for mentions of organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, and most importantly, researching the funding sources of any mentioned organizations using keywords like 'NED.org,' 'National Endowment for Democracy,' 'Open Society,' 'European Commission,' 'Australia Aids,' or 'UK aid.' If these sources are consistently found, it indicates a color revolution.