JULIUS MALEMA: THE U.S. NO VICTIM OF DISINFORMATION

In his 6 March address to the South African National Assembly, revolutionary Julius Malema (@julius_s_malema on X, @julius.malema.sello on IG), president of the Pan-African political party, Economic Freedom Fighters (@effsouthafrica), called the US the biggest perpetrators of disinformation.

Malema gave a historical account of how the US and its foreign-intelligence arm, the CIA, have destabilised countries under false pretences, such as claiming Iraq held weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) to justify the 2003 invasion. He also noted the US assassinated political figures, such as Pan-Africanist revolutionary Malcolm X (1925-65) and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011), both of whom posed a threat to US hegemony.

The revolutionary pointed out that the US cutting HIV/AIDS funding to South Africa was not due to South African white-supremacist groups’ disinformation about the country's newly enacted land-reform laws. Instead, he said the US was attempting to punish South Africa for standing with the people of Palestine and against Israeli occupation and gen*cide.

Moreover, Malema stressed that South Africa would not fall for US bullying tactics and would proceed to implement policies intended to redress the legacy of apartheid, which continues to impact Black people to date.

Video credit: Parliament of the Republic of South Africa (@parliamentofRSA on X)

Sources

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/06/aid-trump-south-africa

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/oct/07/usa.iraq1ay

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna7634313

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/9-11-and-iraq-the-making-of-a-tragedy/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3rxzndzl7yo