Oliver Stone
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And that was our excuse. But essentially, it was a much more... important destabilization of, we bombed a city in Europe. Yes. Belgrade for 99 days. I mean, think about it. We came into the war and called it, it's a complicated war. There were two peace treaties. Don't have time here to go into it. But essentially, we wanted to balkanize Yugoslavia, which we did. Yes.
The same way we're going to balkanize Syria now. Yes. This is American policy. Divide, conquer, divide, conquer. Balkanize it. Cut it up into Kosovo was a violation at the deepest level of everything we're talking about. We talk about the rules-based order. Yes. They had a referendum that was a little bit shady. And we said, they're free. They're no longer part of Serbia.
The same way we're going to balkanize Syria now. Yes. This is American policy. Divide, conquer, divide, conquer. Balkanize it. Cut it up into Kosovo was a violation at the deepest level of everything we're talking about. We talk about the rules-based order. Yes. They had a referendum that was a little bit shady. And we said, they're free. They're no longer part of Serbia.
The same way we're going to balkanize Syria now. Yes. This is American policy. Divide, conquer, divide, conquer. Balkanize it. Cut it up into Kosovo was a violation at the deepest level of everything we're talking about. We talk about the rules-based order. Yes. They had a referendum that was a little bit shady. And we said, they're free. They're no longer part of Serbia.
Kosovo was a gangster state. It's a whole, I was there, I don't know. I can't tell you. It's grim what happened to them.
Kosovo was a gangster state. It's a whole, I was there, I don't know. I can't tell you. It's grim what happened to them.
Kosovo was a gangster state. It's a whole, I was there, I don't know. I can't tell you. It's grim what happened to them.
And don't forget, in Iraq, when we went in there, Germany, France, and Russia did not join. They did not agree with that. Schroeder and Chirac. It's important because what's happened now is the opposite. France and Germany are all for leading the charge. there's been a change in values. And you say, where? I don't know why.
And don't forget, in Iraq, when we went in there, Germany, France, and Russia did not join. They did not agree with that. Schroeder and Chirac. It's important because what's happened now is the opposite. France and Germany are all for leading the charge. there's been a change in values. And you say, where? I don't know why.
And don't forget, in Iraq, when we went in there, Germany, France, and Russia did not join. They did not agree with that. Schroeder and Chirac. It's important because what's happened now is the opposite. France and Germany are all for leading the charge. there's been a change in values. And you say, where? I don't know why.
I think there's some kind of, NATO is not the one, but it's sort of an elitism that has come into being in Europe, an elitism of the leaders coming from a university where they're trained to be leaders. but they all think alike. That's what surprises me. Frankly, Farage, whatever he says, he's different. At least he says something that's different. Le Pen says something different.
I think there's some kind of, NATO is not the one, but it's sort of an elitism that has come into being in Europe, an elitism of the leaders coming from a university where they're trained to be leaders. but they all think alike. That's what surprises me. Frankly, Farage, whatever he says, he's different. At least he says something that's different. Le Pen says something different.
I think there's some kind of, NATO is not the one, but it's sort of an elitism that has come into being in Europe, an elitism of the leaders coming from a university where they're trained to be leaders. but they all think alike. That's what surprises me. Frankly, Farage, whatever he says, he's different. At least he says something that's different. Le Pen says something different.
So that's why these people are appealing to people because they're saying there has to be some peace. This is madness.
So that's why these people are appealing to people because they're saying there has to be some peace. This is madness.
So that's why these people are appealing to people because they're saying there has to be some peace. This is madness.
that's part of it too the media is in on it and they're very very critical of people who who differ in this country you've noticed the censorship has gotten far where you you suffered from it yeah well certainly i suffered from it i mean it's you're you're insulated because you're epic tenure but uh how many oscars have you won uh i won three you've won three a long time ago right
that's part of it too the media is in on it and they're very very critical of people who who differ in this country you've noticed the censorship has gotten far where you you suffered from it yeah well certainly i suffered from it i mean it's you're you're insulated because you're epic tenure but uh how many oscars have you won uh i won three you've won three a long time ago right
that's part of it too the media is in on it and they're very very critical of people who who differ in this country you've noticed the censorship has gotten far where you you suffered from it yeah well certainly i suffered from it i mean it's you're you're insulated because you're epic tenure but uh how many oscars have you won uh i won three you've won three a long time ago right
um no but essentially i got cut off because i did the putin interviews didn't help me in in hollywood but you've been cut off before then i think hadn't you no my my ability to make films was choked a little you know there is a after 2000 things changed in the united states because we became the victim. We were suddenly the patriotism of the soldiers. We started Pearl Harbor, Black Hawk Down.