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U.S. Lacks Capacity to Win Over Afghans and so Bombs Them »
Posted by: hyperbola 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
President Barack Obama and other top officials in his administration have made it clear that there can be no military solution in Afghanistan, and that ...
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Mounting Afghan follies give U.S. a way out »
Posted by: hyperbola 2 months, 2 weeks ago in Political Opinion
At the moment, there is dismay in the Western capitals that have sent troops to fight in Afghanistan. How can they ask their soldiers to ...
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The Obama Spectacle: History, Hypocrisy, and Empire »
Posted by: hyperbola 10 months, 2 weeks ago in Political News
For the majority of Black, Brown, White, Red, and Yellow peoples, the “dream” to which the late Langston Hughes referred [in the poem A Dream ...
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Bush's Third Term? Your are living it. »
Posted by: hyperbola 3 months, 1 week ago in Political Opinion
It sounds like the plot for the latest summer horror movie. Imagine, for a moment, that George W. Bush had been allowed a third term ...
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Obama Chooses a Reliable Dictatorship »
Posted by: hyperbola 6 months, 4 weeks ago in Political News
By choosing Cairo, Egypt as the platform for his long awaited address to the global Muslim community, President Barack Obama predictably leans on a reliable ...
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Does the threat from al Qaeda justify a major escalation in Central Asia? »
Posted by: hyperbola 8 months ago in Political News
Does the threat of international terrorism -- specifically al Qaeda -- justify a costly, long-term engagement in Afghanistan and Pakistan? President Obama and his advisors think so ...
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Financing the US Military Empire: Does US Face G20 Mutiny? »
Posted by: hyperbola 8 months, 1 week ago in Business & Finance
I am travelling in Europe for three weeks to discuss the global financial crisis with government officials, politicians and labor leaders. What is most remarkable ...
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America's
Praetorian Guard Is SlowlyCrumbling »Posted by: hyperbola 5 months, 1 week ago in Political Opinion
Professional armies have traditionally been far more disciplined, especially under the stress of longer-run warfare.
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Obama: A Lexicon of Disappointment »
Posted by: hyperbola 7 months, 3 weeks ago in Political News
All is not well in Obamafanland. It's not clear exactly what accounts for the change of mood. Maybe it was the rancid smell emanating ...
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The Washington Post and the Big Wh o r ehouse on the Potomac »
Posted by: hyperbola 5 months, 1 week ago in Political Opinion
As Americans celebrate July 4th, they can contemplate that the union of “free and independent states,” like the former British colonial power, has evolved into ...
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Who is Randy Scheunemann? »
Posted by: jovial 1 year, 3 months ago in News
McCain's neocon foreign policy adviser has been a lobbyist for arms companies & Saakashvili's Georgia.
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Why the U.S. Has Gone Broke »
Posted by: populist 1 year, 2 months ago in Political News
It was believed that the U.S. could afford both a massive military establishment and a high standard of living, and that it needed both ...
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Holding The Dems Accountable »
Posted by: tehranchik 1 year, 1 month ago in Political News
If those who spent the last eight years vigorously opposing the radicalism, militarism, and anti-constitutional abuses of the Bush administration fail to oppose the Democratic ...
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Readings on War, Happiness, and Cultural Amnesia »
Posted by: bowsnumba1 10 months, 1 week ago in News
Need a good book? Check out some of these titles
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Moving in the Direction of China »
Posted by: populist 1 year, 4 months ago in News
Did you ever think you’d see the day when U.S. officials would be moving in the direction of communist China, not only with ...
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