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Afghanistan: Needless Civilian Death Continues
It is time to start acknowledging the lies of the Obama administration. They will close Guantanamo, but the military tribunals will resume shortly (they will be more “humane and effective”). They will stop the Iraq war, but the civilian murders … Continue reading
Fidel: ‘Cuba Has Been the Victim of Terrorism for Many Years’
Reflections by Comrade Fidel – Cuba: A Terrorist Country?By Fidel Castro Ruz / May 2, 2009 “Cuba has been the victim of terrorism for many years and it has a completely clean record in this matter. Cuban territory has never … Continue reading
Steve Weissman : Obama’s Big Stick
Barack Obama: Taking up where Teddy Roosevelt left off? Political cartoon from Dakin Archives. In less than hundred days in office, President Barack Obama has already demonstrated his desire to speak softly to all comers, friend or foe, while his … Continue reading
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Tagged Imperialism, Obama Administration, Obama Foreign Policy, Pentagon, Theodore Roosevelt
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Star Trek and the ‘Prime Directive’ : We’re Still Meddling
Star Trek’s post-cold war, multi-ethnic, multi-gender and multi-specie crew: early imperialist warriors or noble seekers?Aboard the Imperial Star Ship Ameriprise…Heading for the Final Frontier By William Astore / March 27, 2009 I grew up in the 1970s on reruns of … Continue reading
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Tagged Diversity, Imperialism, Popular Culture, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Television
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El Salvador : U.S. Republicans Meddling in Historic Election
Mauricio Funes, a former television reporter, is the FMLN candidate for president of El Salvador. It is outrageous to see how a small contingent from the Party of No can contribute to a climate of electoral fear. By Al / … Continue reading
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Tagged El Salvador, Free Elections, Imperialism, Latin America
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US Military: Just an Imperial Police Force?
Not to quibble, but the US military has been an imperial police force since time immemorial, or at least since the Monroe Doctrine. Thinking otherwise has frequently led this nation to murder (not to war) for no particularly good reason. … Continue reading
Biden in Munich : America’s Eurasian Empire Takes Shape
Vice President Joe Biden addresses the participants of the International Conference on Security Policy in Munich, on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009. Photo by Frank Augstein / AP. Biden was telling the waiting world that Washington would continue to pursue its … Continue reading
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Tagged Eastern Europe, Foreign Policy, Imperialism, Joe Biden
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Robert Jensen : Beyond Grief and Rage: Palestine and the Politics of Resistance
Israeli and American Flags Lapel Pin / Judaica Heaven!. The grief is achingly real, and the rage is morally justified. Our task today is to think about how to channel the power of those emotions into effective political action. By … Continue reading
Thorne Dreyer : While Opposing Israeli Aggression, We Must Also Fight Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitic cartoon from Arab press / WMD. Anti-Semitism is for cowards. We believe Israel as it positions itself in the world to be a reactionary force, a rogue state. But that has nothing to do with the Jewish people or … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, Bigotry, Gaza War, Imperialism, International Law, Israel, Palestinian Occupation, Racism
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Blum on America’s ‘Stability Operations’ Around the World
The Anti-Empire ReportBy William Blum / January 2, 2009 America’s other glorious war The Pentagon pushes hard for a large increase in troops for Afghanistan. Barack Obama has been calling for the same since well before the November election. Listen … Continue reading
