US Foreign Policy

Israel’s assassins

January 19, 2012
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This article in The Australian claims to provide some of the facts and context surrounding Israel’s latest act of terrorism inside Iran. It reads in part like a crime novel, a murder mystery–except that there is almost no mystery. The act was carried out in broad daylight and everyone seems to know who committed the crime, or at least who is behind it. The authors of this article even seem to know to know precisely who gave the go-ahead orders. The most amazing thing about the story though is how insignificant it has been outside of Iran. The event was noted,…

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Chinese troops in Texas

January 3, 2012
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Say what one will about Ron Paul’s broader social agenda, he’s the only contender for the leadership of either of the two dominant political parties in the US that is willing to state the obvious about American foreign policy.  For this reason alone he deserves to be taken seriously. Instead, and for that reason precisely, he doesn’t stand a chance of winning the leadership.       

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Video: Seymour Hersh on propaganda for war with Iran

November 21, 2011
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This Democracy Now interview on the propaganda for a war with Iran is an absolute must-see: Interesting quote:  But there’s an element of rationality in the Israeli intelligence community that’s not being expressed by the political leadership. It’s the same madness we have here. There’s an element of rationality in our intelligence community which says, in ’07, and it has said it again last year, they don’t have the bomb. They’re not making it. It’s at NIE, 16 agencies agreed, 16 to nothing, in an internal vote, before that—they did an update in 2011 on the ’07 study and came…

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Libya: voices from within

November 1, 2011
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Some students from Tripoli University recently expressed their opinions on the killing of Gadhafi and the post-Gadhafi development inside Libya. The views expressed don’t bode well for the future peace and stability of Libya. Two Quotes: “We are very angry but not really surprised by what Sanad did. He’s a stupid guy and I am sure someone whispered in his ear that he would become famous and rich if he did NATO’s dirty job by killing Colonel Gadhafi. NATO did more than 1000 bombing attacks “to protect Libyan civilians” but killed thousands of us instead. For sure NATO and their…

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Remaining committed to obstructionism and doublespeak

November 1, 2011
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UNESCO finally voted to admit Palestine as a member state: 107 countries supported the motion, 52 abstained, and the US and Israel managed to pressure only another 12 countries to vote against it.  The US responded to this small but significant exercise in global democracy by immediately announcing that it would cut off all funding to UNESCO, an educational, scientific, and cultural organization. This announcement was yet another crystal clear example of US obstructionism on the Palestinian issue, its utter disregard for world public opinion, and its unwavering and irrational support for Israel. But listen to the announcement itself, in…

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Why do we have a legal system?

October 16, 2011
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The key question on this segment of the Kelly File on the Bill O’Reilly’s Show is whether or not it is constitutional for President Obama to take out the leaders of Iran with predatory drone missile attacks.  “Can we drop a drone right down Ahmadinejad’s nose?” The answer–no surprise–is “yes.” Obama may have political and military questions to ponder, but legally, according to Kelly, there’s no issue. And O’Reilly clearly likes that answer. The segment gives rise to many questions, including philosophical ones like “Am I dreaming?” and “How can I know that I am not living in the Matrix?”…

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Is it immoral to vote for Obama?

October 15, 2011
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Mike Whitney’s answer is “yes,” and he seems to me to be right. This is an extremely clear and concise description of the most important moral dilemma  facing every American with a conscience. It’s a must-read for all Americans.

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