Tag Archives: U.S. Foreign Policy

Military Buildup in Colombia : A Rumor of War

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Colombian army soldiers shown during training exercises. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.A rumor of war:Shadows of Vietnam in ColombiaBy Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / January 22, 2010 CARTAGENA DE INDIES, Colombia — I borrowed the title of this post … Continue reading →

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U.S. Global Intervention : ‘This Madness Must Cease’

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Cartoon by Polyp.‘This madness must cease’How our foreign policy impacts the world By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 20, 2010 At a critical juncture in the escalation of the Vietnam War, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke … Continue reading →

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James Retherford : Sweeping Away the Snow

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Art by Mark Fiore. See link to animation below.Citizens of the earth:Best wishes in bad times By James Retherford / The Rag Blog / December 29, 2009 Pardon me if I use this greeting to sweep away the usual seasonal … Continue reading →

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U.S. in Afghanistan : 1979-2009

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Afghanistan: Mujahedin in 1984. Photo from U.S. Foreign Policy in Perspective.The thirty years war:The United States in AfghanistanBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 27, 2009 When the Soviet Union sent 85,000 of its troops to Afghanistan in … Continue reading →

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Jonah Raskin on Obama Speech : Woefully Ignorant

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Barack Obama in Oslo. Photo from CBS.An open letter to President Obama:Your speech was a betrayal of American ideals By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / December 11, 2009 Dear President Obama: I read your Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance … Continue reading →

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War is Peace : WE Must Earn Obama’s Nobel

Posted on December 11, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Image by Nick Bygon / Flickr / Creative Commons.War is NOT peace: Now it’s up to us Obama devoted his once-in-a-lifetime talk to justifying American warfare, conjuring righteous images of this nation as an armed crusader, and asserting that violence … Continue reading →

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Curbing John O’Neill : The Pipeline and the Saudi-Al Qaeda Connection

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

The late John P. O’Neill, former assistant director of the FBI, saw threat of bin Laden early on. O’Neill’s attempts to investigate connections with Saudis were thwarted.John O’Neill, the Trans Afghanistan Pipeline:The Saudis, the Bushes and bin LadenBy Sherman DeBrosse … Continue reading →

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Matthew Hoh and Vietnamistan : Déjà vu all Over Again

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

A bright and shining lie:Hoh’s Afghanistan and John Paul Vann’s VietnamBy Richard Lee / The Rag Blog / November 8, 2009 I just got a copy of diplomat Matthew Hoh’s resignation letter from a friend in Canada. I don’t get … Continue reading →

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Sherman DeBrosse : Pipeline Politics and the Afghanistan War

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Worth all the blood?The Trans Afghanistan Pipeline By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / November 6, 2009 President Barack Obama recently honored eighteen fallen American soldiers at a midnight ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Let us … Continue reading →

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Barack Obama : Stop the Runaway Train

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

President Obama: Stop the runaway train of globalization.Long range strategic innovation: Globalization, the financial crisis, environmental planning, and getting out of Afghanistan By Ray Reece / The Rag Blog / November 5, 2009 Call this a lesson in how to … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ : Legitimacy Crisis and the Vietnam Syndrome

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Public suspicion of government on the rise:The return of the Vietnam Syndrome By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 3, 2009 I teach a course on United States foreign policy. I was just finishing up a discussion of … Continue reading →

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Afghan Hawks : Make Your Case (And Chill with the Hot Air)

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo by Michael Yon / Big Hollywood.A suggestion to the Afghan hawks:Give us facts, not just hot air By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / October 30, 2009 The supporters of Joe Biden seem to be on the defensive … Continue reading →

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