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Jensen: The US Military Won't Be Defending Our Freedom
Commentary, January, 18 2003
Robert Jensen
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"Dear member of the U.S. military: Thank you for defending our freedom,"
Jensen: Bob Woodward And The Bush At War Hagiography
Znet Article, December, 08 2002
Robert Jensen
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Bob Woodward's latest travelogue through the minds of the powerful, "Bush at War," has been widely praised as a compelling account of the Bush administration post-9/11. The book is, in one sense, quite an accomplishment: Woodward manages to make ...
Jensen: President Bush plans an unprecedented shift of almost half of government
Znet Article, November, 24 2002
Robert Jensen
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President Bush's announcement last week of his intention to privatize up to half the federal workforce came with the usual confident talk about reducing government costs and improving services.Market ideologues may believe that, but there is no re...
Jensen: World's Policeman or Bully?
Znet Article, November, 18 2002
Robert Jensen
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In the debate about a U.S. war against Iraq, the question often pops up: Should the United States be the world's policeman? This is a case where the answer doesn't matter, because it is the wrong question. The United States isn't offering to be t...
Jensen: Bush's Lies And Simple Truths
Znet Article, October, 28 2002
Robert Jensen
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A few weeks ago Jim McDermott, a courageous congressman from Washington state, traveled to Baghdad in pursuit of peace and was sharply criticized, particularly for his comment that George Bush "might mislead" the American public to build support f...
Jensen: Citizens As Soldiers, Citizens As Prey
Znet Article, October, 20 2002
Robert Jensen
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In what could be one of the final steps toward the permanent militarization of U.S. society, we all are being recruited as soldiers in the Bush administration's unlimited war against endless enemies (also known as the "war on terrorism"). Last De...
Jensen: Citizens As Soldiers, Citizens As Prey
Znet Article, October, 20 2002
Robert Jensen
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In what could be one of the final steps toward the permanent militarization of U.S. society, we all are being recruited as soldiers in the Bush administration's unlimited war against endless enemies (also known as the "war on terrorism"). Last De...
Jensen: Rape Is Normal?
Commentary, October, 20 2002
Robert Jensen
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It is not surprising that we want to separate ourselves from those who commit hideous crimes, to believe that the abominable things some people do are the result of something evil inside of them.
Jensen: ZNet Interviews Robert Jensen About
Znet Article, October, 14 2002
Robert Jensen
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ZNet Interviews Robert Jensen About
Jensen: The American Political Paradox
Znet Article, October, 14 2002
Robert Jensen
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Since September 11, I have been speaking freely in the United States, a nation whose institutions have many democratic features. My free speech, which has been harshly critical of the leaders of the United States and their policies, has been disse...
Jensen: Bush's Illogic
Znet Article, October, 08 2002
Robert Jensen
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Bush's Illogic
Jensen: Iraq Debate In Mainstream Is Ultra-hawks V. Moderate-hawks
Commentary, September, 29 2002
Robert Jensen
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The question dominating the news: When will we go to war against Iraq? The answer: We are already at war with Iraq.
Jensen: Bush At The U.n.:
Znet Article, September, 13 2002
Robert Jensen
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In the age of American empire, this is what diplomacy looks like: After months of open expressions of contempt for international law and disregard for the opinions of other nations (allies and enemies alike), the U.S. president deigned to appear ...
Jensen: Review Of Defying Corporations,Defining Democracy
Znet Article, August, 06 2002
Robert Jensen
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There is no alternative. Capitalism is the only future. Free markets are the essence of democracy. How do we know? Because we are told repeatedly by smart guys from corporations and government, and by the journalists and academics paid to explai...
Jensen: What are we celebrating on the Fourth of July?
Commentary, July, 06 2002
Robert Jensen
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In 1776 American colonists fought for freedom against a mighty empire, an act of self-determination we still celebrate on the Fourth of July. But we also use the Fourth to maintain a mythology about our role in the world that, while mostly true in...
Jensen: Lynne Cheney's Primer
Znet Article, July, 03 2002
Robert Jensen
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This Fourth of July, many American parents will no doubt be reading Lynne Cheney's alphabet book, America: A Patriotic Primer, to their children.If kids pay close attention they will learn a lot, but unfortunately it will be a lesson in obfuscat...
Jensen: Talk Of
Znet Article, July, 03 2002
Robert Jensen
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I was wearing a pro-Palestinian t-shirt; he was wearing a yarmulke. As we sat at the airport waiting for the same flight, he glanced at my shirt and asked me to turn so he could read the message: "Palestine -- 50 years of dispossession, 1948-19...
Jensen: Talking to the Toastmasters
Commentary, June, 23 2002
Robert Jensen
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Recently I was asked to reflect on the antiwar work of the past eight months, with an eye toward signs of hope. For those of us in that movement, it is easy to feel defeated these days. So, here's one small story to counter that.
Jensen: Rhetoric Distorts Realities
Znet Article, June, 21 2002
Robert Jensen
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Rhetoric Distorts Realities
Jensen: "I know I'm a racist but ...."
Commentary, May, 25 2002
Robert Jensen
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White folks are often parodied -- and rightly so -- for beginning sentences about race with the disclaimer, ÒIÕm not a racist, but ÉÓ What follows is more often than not an overtly racist statement.
