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Bob Feldman : Texas Under Mexican Rule
Texas colonizer Stephen F. Austin (with his father, Moses Austin, inset on right). Painting from the Fort Bend Museum / Wikimedia Commons. The hidden history of Texas Part 2: The 1821-1826 years under Mexican rule By Bob Feldman / The … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : The Hidden History of Texas
Map of the State of Coahuila and Texas, 1836. Image from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The hidden history of Texas Part 1: The pre-1821 years By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / August 10, 2011 [This … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : Brent Snowcroft and the Roots of the Iraq War
Bush I’s national security advisor Brent Scowcroft. Photo from The Washington Times.‘Liberating Kuwait’ and targeting Saddam:Twenty years of war against Iraq By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / August 9, 2010 This August marks the twentieth anniversary of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Feldman, Brent Snowcroft, George H. W. Bush, Iraq War, Kuwait, Saddam Hussein
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Bob Feldman : A People’s Folk Music History
Folksinger/activist Phil Ochs. Image from Child of the Sixties.A people’s folk musicHistory of the United States By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / July 27, 2010 If you’re a Rag Blog reader who’s into either urban protest folk music … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /Conclusion
Iran-Turkmenistan gas pipeline. The Turkmenistan government is apparently still interested in moving forward with a pipeline through Afghanistan. Photo from Tehran Times.Conclusion: 2001-2010A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / July 18, 2010 [If you’re … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /14
Hamid Karzai with U.S. Special Forces during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001. Photo from U.S. Military / Wikimedia Commons.Part 14: 1998-2001A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog /July 10, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bin Laden, Bob Feldman, Mujahideen, South Asia, Taliban, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /13
An Afghani man sits in the rubble of Kabul, Afghanistan in 1995. Image from Countries and their Cultures.Part 13: 1992-1998A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog /July 5, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog reader … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Mujahideen, Pakistan, South Asia, Taliban, Women, World History
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Salon et al : Romancing the Stone
On a roll: Image from Luminous Landscape.Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone:The Salon/Adobe/Oracle/Dell connection By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / July 3, 2010 As the recent replacement of General McChrystal by General Petraeus as military leader of the Pentagon’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Feldman, Business, Internet, Journalism, Media, Rolling Stone
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /12
Soviet troops leaving Afghanistan, 1988. Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev / Wikimedia Commons.Part 12: 1987-1992A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog reader who wonders how the Pentagon … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Mikhail Gorbachev, Opium, South Asia, Soviet Union, World History
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Michael Dell : Did He Violate Texas Antitrust Laws?
The artist as a young nerd: Michael Dell at Dell Computers production facility in Austin, 1989. At age 24 he was already a multi-millionaire. Photo by Rebecca McEntee / AP / Academy of Achievement. Monopolies in Texas A new era … Continue reading
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /11
U.S. Rep. Charles Wilson from Texas, on the white horse, visits Afghanistan in 1987. The Hollywood film, Charlie Wilson’s War, starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, was based on his story. Photo from AP / Iconic Photos.Part 11: 1981-1987A People’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Charles Wilson, CIA, Feminism, Foreign Policy, South Asia, World History
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /10
Deputy Premier Hafizullah Amin (on right) is shown in this series of frames swearing his allegiance to Premier Noor Mohammad Taraki in 1979, shortly before arranging to have him assassinated. Image from BBC.Part 10: 1979-1981A People’s History of Afghanistan By … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Jimmy Carter, South Asia, Soviet Union, World History
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