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McElhinney: Somalia the US & the Islamic Courts Union
Blog Post, February, 03 2011
Phil McElhinney
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Since 2007 the fragile US & UN backed government in Somalia the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has been involved in a civil war against the al-Shabab militia who want to impose an extreme form of sharia law on Somalia.
Strom: On Don't Ask, Don't Tell and Supporting Our Troops
Blog Post, January, 02 2011
Michael Strom
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A radical queer response to the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Originally published on the Organization for a Free Society (OFS) website on 12/28/2010. Link: http://www.afreesociety.org/on-dont-ask-dont-tell-and-supporting-our-troops/
Global Policy Forum: So what is going on with Af-Pak? A review of a week's coverage of the Afghan war
Blog Post, December, 22 2010
GPF Global Policy Forum
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Anyone reading the news about Afghanistan last week would be forgiven for being confused. In the course of a few days readers were submerged with a series of contradictory headlines.
Spannos: Wikileaks & Beyond
Blog Post, November, 29 2010
Chris Spannos
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My initial reaction to the latest Wikileak is mixed...
Global Policy Forum: A Goodies Basket of Diplomatic and Security Guarantees for Israel – In exchange For a Mere 90-Day Settlement Freeze
Blog Post, November, 23 2010
GPF Global Policy Forum
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel seems to have secured enough votes from his Security Cabinet to approve a US-backed settlement freeze which is suppose to break the current impasse in the peace negotiations with the Palestinians.
Global Policy Forum: The NYT and the art of selective reporting: Women suicides by fire in Afghanistan
Blog Post, November, 08 2010
GPF Global Policy Forum
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Last August, Time Magazine used as its cover a shocking picture of Aisha, a young Afghan woman who was sentenced to have her nose and ears cut off by a Taliban commander. Next to the picture was the caption “What Happens if We Leave Afghanistan” -...
Greeman: The Crisis in France: Third Report
Blog Post, November, 04 2010
Richard Greeman
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As workers all over Europe respond to banker-imposed austerity measure, the strike wave in France shows a militant mass base frustrated by the dilatory tactics of the official Left parties and unions.
Fake: WikiLeaks & the Iraq Logs
Blog Post, November, 03 2010
Steven Fake
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WikiLeaks, as seen from the Iraq logs, provides a novel challenge to the propaganda system and reveals the inadequacy and disinterest of the establishment media in serving as outlets for whistle-blowers.
Bohmer: Introduction for Noam Chomsky,November 1, 2010
Blog Post, November, 03 2010
Peter Bohmer
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This is the talk I gave, November 1, 2010 at the Thomas Merton Center introducing Noam Chomsky. Chomsky was then presented the annual award for lifelong social justice activism by the Thomas Merton Center of Pittsburgh, PA. Chomsky then gave a tal...
Albert: Venezuela: A Rock and a Hard Place
Blog Post, July, 27 2010
Michael Albert
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What is U.S. policy regarding Venezuela seeking to achieve? What Venezuelan response can win?
Black: The London call: No more police state tactics
Blog Post, July, 26 2010
Toban Black
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Responding to the policing regime at the G20 Summit in Toronto, Canada with a collective statement, and a set of demands
Global Policy Forum: Iranian Democracy and UN Sanctions
Blog Post, July, 14 2010
GPF Global Policy Forum
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Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Musavi – the man who came close to unseating Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President in last summer’s contested election – spoke out this week about Tehran’s foreign policy.
Forte: The Military’s Media Whores: On Ethics, Power, Rapport and Responsibility
Blog Post, July, 01 2010
Maximilian Forte
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Who do the media serve? What is ethical reporting? How are the media becoming a form of militainment? What is being sacrificed for the sake of good PR for the Pentagon?
Forte: U.S. Academic Imperialism against Iraq
Blog Post, June, 22 2010
Maximilian Forte
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This article outlines the violations by the U.S. government, and U.S. academics, of the Hague conventions of 1907 and 1954 for the protection of cultural property, with reference to "Iraqi Perspectives Project." The latter is part of the Minerva R...
Global Policy Forum: Afghanistan’s Minerals: Hope or Despair?
Blog Post, June, 17 2010
GPF Global Policy Forum
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Why we should view the discovery of Afghan minerals with a critical eye. Read the original news story on our website.
Forte: Senator Barbara Boxer Doesn’t Understand the Meaning of “Federal”: Turns Away Complaints about Human Terrain System
Blog Post, June, 16 2010
Maximilian Forte
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A leading U.S. Senator, with oversight of affairs relating to foreign policy, military actions overseas, and South Asia, turns away one of her constituents with a complaint about the federally-funded Human Terrain System, seemingly suggesting it's...
Global Policy Forum: The Great Game
Blog Post, June, 11 2010
GPF Global Policy Forum
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What President Köhler’s resignation reveals about the present world order, and what Germans (and the rest of us) should do about it. Read the original news story on our website.
Forte: A Major Report of a Minor Exception, or a Minor Report of a Major Problem? The American Anthropological Association’s CEAUSSIC vis-à-vis the Human Terrain System–Part 2
Blog Post, June, 07 2010
Maximilian Forte
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Commentary on the American Anthropological Association's Report on the U.S. Army's Human Terrain System and its embedding of anthropologists in counterinsurgency teams. This part focuses on HTS' role as an intelligence program, the question of eth...
Forte: A Major Report of a Minor Exception, or a Minor Report of a Major Problem? The American Anthropological Association’s CEAUSSIC vis-à-vis the Human Terrain System–Part 1
Blog Post, June, 07 2010
Maximilian Forte
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Commentary on the American Anthropological Association's Report on the U.S. Army's Human Terrain System and its embedding of anthropologists in counterinsurgency teams. This part focuses on how the report dealt with "critics" of the program, the s...
Forte: Human Terrain System Video News: John Stanton, and the AGS Bowman Expeditions in Mexico
Blog Post, June, 03 2010
Maximilian Forte
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John Stanton, interviewed on the Alyona Show, where HTS is slammed by the host with joy; also, video of a press conference in Oaxaca, Mexico, discussing the Bowman Expeditions of the American Geographical Society, and their ties to the Foreign Mil...
