Former Pentagon insider and whistleblower Lt. Col. Karen Kwiatkowski joins us for a powerful conversation on who truly shapes U.S. foreign policy, how the military-industrial complex drives Washington’s decisions, and why elected leaders often have little control over national security strategy.🔴🔴🔴Support Independent media to remain bold: https://patreon.com/IndiaGlobalLeftLink for donation: https://paypal.me/sankymudiar🔴🔴🔴Kwiatkowski breaks down:• Who actually controls U.S. foreign policy — elected officials or the unelected security bureaucracy• The real relationship between the deep state, intelligence agencies, and the Pentagon• Why policies routinely go against the will of the American public• How the U.S. economy is tied to the military-industrial and surveillance complex• Whether elected representatives can realistically reform it• What she means when she says U.S. defense is “weak” — is it intelligence, strategy, or institutional decay?• The web of influence between defense contractors, Pentagon bureaucracy, and Congress• The rise of “parallel platforms” like the Office of Special Plans that manufactured consent for the Iraq War — and whether similar covert structures still exist today• How the mainstream media amplifies war narratives and filters information to serve the war apparatusIf you want to understand the real machinery driving U.S. power — from covert offices to contractor lobbies — this interview offers rare insight from someone who saw it from within.🔴🔴🔴Follow us on Substack: https://substack.com/@indiagloballeftTwitter: https://twitter.com/Indiagloballeft Instagram https://www.instagram.com/indiagloballeft/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559411353392Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69Y9iCWUv8ha3ATsPWtWk0?si=ee1f0de3de094f17Telegram: https://t.me/+WNlqoiv1Rhg5NjEx🔴🔴🔴Subscribe for more interviews on U.S. foreign policy, global politics and power.