South Korea's insane coup plot exposed: Attack North Korea to justify martial law

South Korea's US-backed President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached after launching a failed military coup attempt. He tried to provoke war with North Korea by attacking with drones, hoping to justify imposing martial law, but the DPRK showed restraint. Ben Norton analyzes the geopolitics of the crisis, addressing NATO, China, Japan, and more.

Topics
0:00 Intro
1:10 Yoon Suk Yeol, DC darling
2:11 Authoritarianism in South Korea & Japan
3:07 Washington's anti-China alliance
3:46 Yoon plotted war with North Korea
6:15 Yoon ordered military to assault lawmakers
7:51 South Korean opposition
9:00 Crazy coup plot
10:55 Coup planned in advance
11:39 Opposition warned of martial law
12:11 Yoon's corruption & unpopularity
14:01 Class war
15:02 Chaebols: corporate oligopolies
17:21 US military bases
18:49 South Korea: a US "client"
19:54 (CLIP) Yoon's speech to US Congress
22:23 Yoon blames "Chinese spies"
23:04 US cultivates anti-China assets
23:54 Lee Jae-myung opposes conflict with China
26:20 Japan
29:32 NATO
30:30 USA targets "Axis of Adversaries"
31:14 US nuclear threats
33:12 NYPD spends more than DPRK military
34:06 Korean War
34:43 USA killed 20% of North Korea's population
36:56 UK plans for world war
38:00 Outro

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[Salimzyzz]

Every accusation is a confession from the empire, keep an eye on what they accuse Iran of…

[pouwakaruwhiu]

The more I hear about America and their antics the more I dislike the American government and the British government, from Australia 🦘

[pkhqvec]

I am 82 years old ex-Korean and went through most of this account by myself. I assure you that what you have presented here is one of the most accurate one I have come up with so far.

[jonasp]

The fact that people take 'Voice of America' seriously still is embarrassing. Thanks for the work you do Ben, keep going.

[buzzlightyear]

Martial law in Taiwan since day 1 in 1949 until 1987. Another US-backed democracy.

[indrid]

Geez... The US has it's bloody hands in practically every part of this planet! Pathetic 🙄

[EduardoArtistaDelavega]

Ben deserves to be in the Journalism Hall of Fame. Independent journalists with journalistic integrity are the heroes of our time.

[geraltissuperman]

Thank you for showing real face of America

[etep]

Americans don’t look at us Koreans as human beings. America is not the land of human rights and freedom.

[GhmhhmgBgvgh]

The American Military Industry dictates when and where.

[yaseensiddiqui]

In the last year I have learned that US has a hand in almost every country. Thank for your eye opening videos.

[GarvotheGreat]

Ben, your program is so informative. I cant thank you enough for putting all of this together. Gauging politics in other countries is so difficult because finding a rational, relevant basis to evaluate political action on is nearly impossible when you know nothing. Your historical and material analysis is exactly what people need to inform them in that rational and relevant way. Really, man, thank you.

[donvongprachanh]

Hope the Korean people stand up and get this guy out of the office before it's too late.

[JimmyJ-neuj]

He tried to turn S. Korea into the next Ukraine. S. Korean people are too smart for him.

[akpanekpo]

Always an education to listen to you, Ben: thank you!

[xXherbalstXx]

Geopolitical Economy Report, aka 'What they don't teach you in School'
thank you so much 👍

[jameslawrie]

Much of North Korea's arable land was so badly contaminated by the bombing that it still unusable today, giving rise to frequent famines that persist to now. Napalm contains benzene among other chemicals.

[Perceptionista]

Little known fact with the chaebol oligarchy: Samsung, arguably South Korea's most valuable company, is also majority owned by US shareholders. (about 51% of its voting stock owned by US firms while 71% non-voting stock also owned by foreign (presumably majority American) firms). Samsung's founders do not have a majority stake since the restructuring (or neoliberal takeover) done during the 1997 economic crisis. In other words, the US also de facto owns South Korea's economy.

[macdonaldquammie]

As always, my sincere thanks to you, Ben.

[calvinblue]

And now he blames China..what a loser for America