added 2007 Thu Jun 14 18:50:43 by populist
In Iraq and beyond, America's empire of permanent bases grows at an alarming pace.
In Iraq and beyond, America's empire of permanent bases grows at an alarming pace.
added 2007 Thu Jun 14 3:27:54 by populist
A review of Noam Chomsky's new book, "Interventions," which is a collection of essays on American policy since 9-11. Chomsky's first essay is titled "9/11: Lessons Unlearned" in which he addresses the question: "Why do they hate us?"
A review of Noam Chomsky's new book, "Interventions," which is a collection of essays on American policy since 9-11. Chomsky's first essay is titled "9/11: Lessons Unlearned" in which he addresses the question: "Why do they hate us?"
added 2007 Mon Jun 11 22:43:09 by populist
The next foreign policy crisis won't be the Islamic Republic. Instead, look at the country the U.S. once threatened to bomb back into the Stone Age.
The next foreign policy crisis won't be the Islamic Republic. Instead, look at the country the U.S. once threatened to bomb back into the Stone Age.
added 2007 Mon Jun 11 22:16:28 by populist
For countries - small, middling, or great - acquiring nuclear weapons is all about the most basic requirement: the survival of the regime or nation. Joining the "nuclear club" has proved an effective strategy for survival.
For countries - small, middling, or great - acquiring nuclear weapons is all about the most basic requirement: the survival of the regime or nation. Joining the "nuclear club" has proved an effective strategy for survival.
added 2007 Mon Jun 11 9:40:01 by newstrackern
There's a huge discussion over Google Street Views right now, and although many say there's no expectation of privacy on a public street, it's still under much debate.
There's a huge discussion over Google Street Views right now, and although many say there's no expectation of privacy on a public street, it's still under much debate.
added 2007 Sun Jun 10 20:07:00 by Wil
The damage the president has done to our country's reputation can be rebuilt -- by those who uphold our Founding Fathers' ideals.
The damage the president has done to our country's reputation can be rebuilt -- by those who uphold our Founding Fathers' ideals.
added 2007 Sat Jun 9 19:08:58 by berkeley
The only way to stop the flood of illegal immigrants from completely overwhelming the U.S., Canada, and Europe is for these nations to help their less fortunate brethren become prosperous. This means abandoning the Washington Consensus and giving up the claims of the Western financiers to near-total domination of worldwide resources.
The only way to stop the flood of illegal immigrants from completely overwhelming the U.S., Canada, and Europe is for these nations to help their less fortunate brethren become prosperous. This means abandoning the Washington Consensus and giving up the claims of the Western financiers to near-total domination of worldwide resources.
added 2007 Fri Jun 8 20:37:45 by populist
The hardliners inside and outside the Bush Administration are continuing to pursue an open confrontation with Iran. Outside the administration, impatience is on the rise.
The hardliners inside and outside the Bush Administration are continuing to pursue an open confrontation with Iran. Outside the administration, impatience is on the rise.
added 2007 Fri Jun 8 18:05:49 by ameliog
The Antarctic base occupied by British explorer Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole on foot early last century has been included on a list of the world's 100 most endangered sites.
The Antarctic base occupied by British explorer Robert Falcon Scott on his ill-fated expedition to the South Pole on foot early last century has been included on a list of the world's 100 most endangered sites.
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added 2007 Fri Jun 8 3:25:42 by populist
Evidence of racial inequality abounds in the 21st century, but nowhere is this modern de facto segregation is most apparent than in the inner city ghetto.
Evidence of racial inequality abounds in the 21st century, but nowhere is this modern de facto segregation is most apparent than in the inner city ghetto.
added 2007 Thu Jun 7 7:16:31 by populist
If you take notes, you will find that American government officials are almost incessantly talking about foreign countries. They criticize the countries. They give them advice. They threaten them, most often with sanctions. The point is that the rest of the world is none of our business.
If you take notes, you will find that American government officials are almost incessantly talking about foreign countries. They criticize the countries. They give them advice. They threaten them, most often with sanctions. The point is that the rest of the world is none of our business.
added 2007 Thu Jun 7 7:16:31 by populist
If you take notes, you will find that American government officials are almost incessantly talking about foreign countries. They criticize the countries. They give them advice. They threaten them, most often with sanctions. The point is that the rest of the world is none of our business.
If you take notes, you will find that American government officials are almost incessantly talking about foreign countries. They criticize the countries. They give them advice. They threaten them, most often with sanctions. The point is that the rest of the world is none of our business.
added 2007 Thu Jun 7 7:08:45 by populist
While the Bush administration keeps its focus on turning a disaster in Iraq into victory, it seems that Russia is not buying into the rhetoric that the United States is the only superpower.
While the Bush administration keeps its focus on turning a disaster in Iraq into victory, it seems that Russia is not buying into the rhetoric that the United States is the only superpower.
added 2007 Thu Jun 7 7:08:45 by populist
While the Bush administration keeps its focus on turning a disaster in Iraq into victory, it seems that Russia is not buying into the rhetoric that the United States is the only superpower.
While the Bush administration keeps its focus on turning a disaster in Iraq into victory, it seems that Russia is not buying into the rhetoric that the United States is the only superpower.
added 2007 Tue Jun 5 0:27:07 by populist
Recommended reading to understand the results of America's foreign policy..
Recommended reading to understand the results of America's foreign policy..
added 2007 Tue Jun 5 0:19:35 by populist
As Ron Paul has pointed out to Mr. Giuliani, our wealth and our freedom (or, now, the remnants of it) had nothing to do with the terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda Ã;¢ââ;;¬" it was "blowback" from the Middle East that was a direct consequence of our interventionis
As Ron Paul has pointed out to Mr. Giuliani, our wealth and our freedom (or, now, the remnants of it) had nothing to do with the terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda Ã;¢ââ;;¬" it was "blowback" from the Middle East that was a direct consequence of our interventionis
added 2007 Mon Jun 4 5:43:27 by sedomakers
Former actor and senator rejects Bush immigration policy: "Folks, we're a bit down, politically, right now," he said. "But I think we're on the comeback trail, and it's going to start right here."
Former actor and senator rejects Bush immigration policy: "Folks, we're a bit down, politically, right now," he said. "But I think we're on the comeback trail, and it's going to start right here."
added 2007 Sun Jun 3 20:42:18 by Wil
"She represented the United States and many people are thinking negative things about the country right now." Mr. Corte and others said the complaints included arrogance by the Bush administration and frustration over American immigration policy, the war in Iraq and the historical grievances Mexico harbors against its neighbor.
"She represented the United States and many people are thinking negative things about the country right now." Mr. Corte and others said the complaints included arrogance by the Bush administration and frustration over American immigration policy, the war in Iraq and the historical grievances Mexico harbors against its neighbor.
added 2007 Sun Jun 3 18:33:56 by populist
This has been quite the week to learn about the foreign policy vision--or lack of vision--for leading presidential contenders on both sides of the aisle.
This has been quite the week to learn about the foreign policy vision--or lack of vision--for leading presidential contenders on both sides of the aisle.
added 2007 Sun Jun 3 6:11:09 by Aidenag
The same top Bush administration neoconservatives who leap-frogged Washington's foreign policy establishment to topple Saddam Hussein nearly pulled off a similar coup in U.S.-China relationsââ;¬"creating the potential of a nuclear war over Taiwan, a top aide to former Secretary of State Colin Powell says.
The same top Bush administration neoconservatives who leap-frogged Washington's foreign policy establishment to topple Saddam Hussein nearly pulled off a similar coup in U.S.-China relationsââ;¬"creating the potential of a nuclear war over Taiwan, a top aide to former Secretary of State Colin Powell says.
added 2007 Sat Jun 2 17:40:17 by Beau7890
President Bush is more convinced than ever of his righteousness. Friends of his from Texas were shocked recently to find him nearly wild-eyed, thumping himself on the chest three times while he repeated "I am the president!" He also made it clear he was setting Iraq up so his successor could not get out of "our country's destiny.&
President Bush is more convinced than ever of his righteousness. Friends of his from Texas were shocked recently to find him nearly wild-eyed, thumping himself on the chest three times while he repeated "I am the president!" He also made it clear he was setting Iraq up so his successor could not get out of "our country's destiny.&
added 2007 Sat Jun 2 2:25:39 by populist
It's gotten so bad that an increasingly Stalinistic Vladimir Putin has started accusing us of provoking an "arms race" and conducting "imperialism" in global affairs.
It's gotten so bad that an increasingly Stalinistic Vladimir Putin has started accusing us of provoking an "arms race" and conducting "imperialism" in global affairs.
added 2007 Fri Jun 1 7:39:36 by populist
It is just as easy to believe a systematic lie as a systematic truth. In time, with suitable repetition, one can seem as the other. Rare admissions can conceal more than they reveal. Hypocrisy is the norm. We don't target innocents. They do. We don't torture. They do. Our terrorism is not terrorism. Theirs is. They will not renounce violence.
It is just as easy to believe a systematic lie as a systematic truth. In time, with suitable repetition, one can seem as the other. Rare admissions can conceal more than they reveal. Hypocrisy is the norm. We don't target innocents. They do. We don't torture. They do. Our terrorism is not terrorism. Theirs is. They will not renounce violence.
added 2007 Fri Jun 1 6:34:16 by TechnologyExpert
The Republican National Committee, hit by a grass-roots donors' rebellion over President Bush's immigration policy, has fired all 65 of its telephone solicitors, Ralph Z. Hallow will report Friday in The Washington Times.
The Republican National Committee, hit by a grass-roots donors' rebellion over President Bush's immigration policy, has fired all 65 of its telephone solicitors, Ralph Z. Hallow will report Friday in The Washington Times.
added 2007 Fri Jun 1 3:50:54 by populist
American officials have reported "instances of appalling living conditions, abuse, and coerced labor" among the foreign construction workers
American officials have reported "instances of appalling living conditions, abuse, and coerced labor" among the foreign construction workers
added 2007 Tue May 29 23:27:44 by populist
Has Congress given George Bush a green light to attack Iran? For he is surely behaving as though it is his call alone. And evidence is mounting that we are on a collision course for war.
Has Congress given George Bush a green light to attack Iran? For he is surely behaving as though it is his call alone. And evidence is mounting that we are on a collision course for war.
added 2007 Sat May 26 10:37:24 by populist
After committing troops to a war that has left hundreds of thousands dead and millions without homes, George W. Bush says he prays for safety and peace. Way to go, Georgie, shift the responsibility for your mess to God.
After committing troops to a war that has left hundreds of thousands dead and millions without homes, George W. Bush says he prays for safety and peace. Way to go, Georgie, shift the responsibility for your mess to God.
added 2007 Mon May 21 21:22:23 by populist
The "blowback" theory isn't some fringe idea common only to crazy Sept. 11 conspiracy theorists. It doesn't suggest that we "deserved" the Sept. 11 attacks, nor does it suggest we shouldn't have retaliated against the people who waged them.
The "blowback" theory isn't some fringe idea common only to crazy Sept. 11 conspiracy theorists. It doesn't suggest that we "deserved" the Sept. 11 attacks, nor does it suggest we shouldn't have retaliated against the people who waged them.
added 2007 Mon May 21 19:12:08 by populist
Musings on the book Nemesis by Chalmers Johnson. Are we human? Are we awake? Or are we happy robots, enjoying the things we are offered as bribes for our complicity in our monstrous empire's service.
Musings on the book Nemesis by Chalmers Johnson. Are we human? Are we awake? Or are we happy robots, enjoying the things we are offered as bribes for our complicity in our monstrous empire's service.
added 2007 Mon May 21 17:36:49 by populist
Something is wrong with the United States. I think most of us have noticed it. There is a mortal rot in the country, made manifest by many little rots that are hard to integrate mentally yet are, I think, somehow related. The change is grave, accelerating, probably irreversible, and fascinating. Things are not as they were.
Something is wrong with the United States. I think most of us have noticed it. There is a mortal rot in the country, made manifest by many little rots that are hard to integrate mentally yet are, I think, somehow related. The change is grave, accelerating, probably irreversible, and fascinating. Things are not as they were.
