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Chomsky: UN Address: Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect
Znet Article, August, 05 2009
Noam Chomsky
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Address to the United Nations General Assembly Thematic Dialogue on the Responsibility to Protect, the United Nations, New York, 23 July 2009
Kolko: The Contours of Recent American Foreign Policy
Znet Article, August, 01 2009
Gabriel Kolko
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War, from preparation for it through to its aftermath, has defined both the essential nature of the major capitalist nations and their relative power since at least 1914. War became the major catalyst of change for revolutionary movements in Russi...
Johnson: Liquidate Empire
Znet Article, July, 30 2009
Chalmers Johnson
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However ambitious President Barack Obama's domestic plans, one unacknowledged issue has the potential to destroy any reform efforts he might launch. Think of it as the 800-pound gorilla in the American living room: our longstanding reliance on imp...
Chomsky: Season of Travesties: Freedom and Democracy in mid-2009
Commentary, July, 10 2009
Noam Chomsky
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June 2009 was marked by a number of significant events, including two elections in the Middle East: in Lebanon, then Iran. The events are significant, and the reactions to them, highly instructive.
Kolhatkar: Why Is a Leading Feminist Organization Lending Its Name to Support Escalation in Afghanistan?
Znet Article, July, 10 2009
Sonali Kolhatkar
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Years ago, following the initial military success of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan and the temporary fall of the Taliban, the people of Afghanistan were promised that the occupying armies would rebuild the country and improve life for the Afgha...
Mcgehee: On American Foreign Policy
Blog Post, July, 09 2009
Michael Mcgehee
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The following is a response to a friends comments on American foreign policy
Prashad: The Bush-Cheney Years
Video, July, 05 2009
Vijay Prashad
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On January 3, 2009 Historians Against the War met at the Sheraton in New York City during the annual convention of the American Historical Association for a panel discussion on "The Bush-Cheney Administration."
Schechter: It's Independence Day As We Bcome More Dependent
Commentary, July, 03 2009
Danny Schechter
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Our Declaration signed on a July 4th declared us so to be. And, dutifully, generations of Americans have believed we were and always would be. The late Michel Jackson even had us singing and thinking "We Are The World."
Chomsky: Turning Point?
Zmag Article, July, 01 2009
Noam Chomsky
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Analyzing the May 2009 Obama-Netanyahu-Abbas meetings
Boyle: US Strategy for Color Revolution in Iran: A continuity of American policy under Bush and Cheney
Audio, June, 26 2009
Francis Boyle
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A continuity of American policy under Bush and Cheney
Solomon: Obama and Anti-War Democrats
Commentary, June, 23 2009
Norman Solomon
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Days ago, a warning shot from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue landed with a thud on Capitol Hill near some recent arrivals in the House. The political salvo was carefully aimed and expertly fired. But in the long run, it could boomerang.
Houtart: Proposal For A Universal Declaration On The Common Well-Being Of Humanity
Znet Article, June, 22 2009
Francois Houtart
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Confronted as we are by a financial crisis which is affecting the world economy and which combines with a food, energy and climate crisis that is leading to a social and humanitarian catastrophe, various reactions are being expressed.
Street: More Orwellian Absurdity from Obama
Blog Post, June, 20 2009
Paul Street
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More absurdity from Empire's New Clothes Barack Orwell Obama this last week: telling freshman Democratic Congresspersons that the White House would sabotage those representatives' next campaigns if they dared to vote against a $106 billion June 20...
Vltchek: World Can't Be Changed Without Fighting Western Propaganda
Znet Article, June, 17 2009
Andre Vltchek
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Sometimes I am chased by nightmares: I am in the middle of some bombed out refugee camp, maybe in Congo (DRC) or in some other desperate country at the periphery of media interests. Children are running around with swollen bellies, clearly sufferi...
Solomon: Words and War
Commentary, June, 09 2009
Norman Solomon
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It takes at least tacit faith in massive violence to believe that after three decades of horrendous violence in Afghanistan, upping the violence there will improve the situation.
Chomsky: The Grim Picture Of Obama's Middle East
Znet Article, June, 05 2009
Noam Chomsky
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A CNN headline, reporting Obama's plans for his June 4 Cairo address, reads 'Obama looks to reach the soul of the Muslim world.' Perhaps that captures his intent, but more significant is the content hidden in the rhetorical stance, or more accurat...
Chomsky: The Torture Memos
Zmag Article, June, 01 2009
Noam Chomsky
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A routine use of torture by the U.S., from its founding until today
Johnson: Cost of Empire
Znet Article, May, 26 2009
Chalmers Johnson
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There has been no public discussion by the Obama administration over starting to liquidate our overseas bases or beginning to scale back our imperialist presence in the rest of the world.
Bennis: Netanyahu At The White House: Not Yet Change We Can Believe In
Commentary, May, 21 2009
Phyllis Bennis
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Overall, yesterday's White House meeting between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has to be seen as a draw. As former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Obama adviser Daniel Kurtzer noted before the meeting, "for dif...
Kolhatkar: America's Viceroy
Znet Article, May, 20 2009
Sonali Kolhatkar
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In light of the renewed attention on Afghanistan and the recent New York Times article, Ex-U.S. Envoy May Take Key Role in Afghan Government (May 19, 2009) about Zalmay Khalilzad and his proposed future role as "Afghanistan's CEO," we present an e...
