Tag Archives: Imperialism

Columbia Military Pact : The Yanks are Coming

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe defends military pact with U.S. Photo from AFP.U.S. and Columbia:Military pact signed in ‘private’ meeting Over There, Over ThereSend the word, send the word,Over ThereThat the Yanks are coming,The Yanks are coming,The drums rum tumming everywhere… … Continue reading

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Steve Weissman : How Washington Learned to Love Nonviolence

The use of nonviolence for covert intervention Sharp was talking ‘about seizing political power or denying it to others,’ and doing it without having to break things or kill people. By Steve Weissman / The Rag Blog / September 29, … Continue reading

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Surrealist Group : No War on the Moon!

‘Dark Side of the Moon’ by Al Magnus / photo.net. In Defense of the Dark Side of the MoonBy The Surrealist Group / The Rag Blog / August 20, 2009 “But, for myself, the Earth’s records had taught me to … Continue reading

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Tom Hayden Comic : The Long War

The Long WarText by Tom Hayden.Illustrated by Sam Marlow and Ellis Rosen. Edited by Paul Buhle.Published by The Rag Blog. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE See additional frames, Below. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE … Continue reading

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Steve Weissman : The U.S. Role in Iran’s ‘Green Revolution’

Photo from BrooWaha.com.Iran: Seen to Be Meddling Our multimedia meddlers sought… to help mobilize the millions of Iranians who had already turned against the regime of Ahmadinejad and were questioning the theocratic rule of the ayatollahs. By Steve Weissman / … Continue reading

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Robert McNamara : Expanding the Imperial Mission

LBJ and Robert McNamara. Photo from Dr. X’s Vintage Photos.The hallmark of the McNamara era: Modernization, scientific management, mutually assured destruction The most critical contribution to U.S. imperialism… for which McNamara was a leading advocate, was to foster the belief … Continue reading

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Haiti and Honduras : Considering Two ‘Coups d’État’

Two victims of coups d’etat, then and now: Manuel Zeyala of Honduras and Haiti’s Jean-Bertrand Aristide.Coups Past and Present The same United Nations that now condemns the coup in Honduras and demands Zelaya’s return occupied Haiti militarily during the coup … Continue reading

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Honduras and Western Hemisphere : Summer Rerun?

A new day dawns in the Western Hemisphere:The old day not yet buriedBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / July 1, 2009 Sunday the Honduran military carried out a coup ousting President Manuel Zelaya from power. Almost immediately leaders … Continue reading

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Steve Weissman : U.S. and Iran: Nonviolence 101

Was there meddling in the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine in 2004-2005?Iran: Nonviolence 101 Washington’s promotion of nonviolent resistance in other countries is already casting suspicion on a number of activists and thinkers who, wittingly or not, have allowed themselves … Continue reading

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Iran and the USA : Who’s Diddling Democracy?

The Persian Service of Voice of America (VOA) is said to have sided with the anti-Ahmadinejad candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. Photo by AP from BBC News.Who’s Diddling Democracy in Iran? Does my reading of the tea leaves prove conclusively that … Continue reading

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Obama, the Anti-War Movement and the Neo-Cons: Turning the Ship Around

“Warship 53.” Photo from sailsarana.com Obama’s agenda of ‘turning the battleship’ is not our agenda of disarming it altogether: ending U.S. interventionism and bullying of all sorts, initiating an era of peaceful global cooperation to tackle poverty, disease, global warming … Continue reading

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Barack Obama : So Soon the Assassin

Obama’s choice: Gen. Stanley MacChrystal, America’s new army chief in Afghanistan. His expertise is in assassination and “decapitation.” Photo by Getty Images.How Long Does It Take? As far back as President Woodrow Wilson in the early twentieth century, American liberalism … Continue reading

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