EIR’s Harley Schlanger [interviewed]() veteran radio and TV political analyst Garland Nixon on Jan. 28 on developments following the annual Davos summit, including the increasingly brutal ICE operations in Minnesota, the shift away from the Trump Administration’s “no new wars” stance to neocon-backed interventions in Venezuela and Iran, and the role of British imperial strategy in shaping U.S. foreign policy—using NATO, financial power, and proxy conflicts to prevent Eurasian economic integration and weaken Russia and China.
Nixon pointed out that the expanded ICE deployments have drawn major political backlash from within the U.S., including some pro-gun Trump supporters who have highlighted that Alex Pretti was following the law with respect to carrying a concealed firearm. ICE agents have increasingly used intimidation, physical force, and violence against civilians, including U.S. citizens. Nixon, a former law enforcement official, points out that some of the federal agents have received training directly from the Israel Defense Forces, turning counterterror and foreign-war tactics against their own fellow Americans.
