Tag Archives: U.S. Foreign Policy

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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Iran, Cyber Warfare and the CIA : The World is Watching

Twitter and the new Iranian revolution. Cartoon by Ian D. Marsden / truthout.Iran: The world is watching [The media] give wall-to-wall coverage of the protesters, whose heroism is very real. But the TV cameras and front-page headlines completely ignore how … 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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Permanent War Economy : Militarism and American Society

Congress has passed continuing funding for Afghanistan and Iraq. This view is from a U.S. Marine guard tower near Golestan in Afghanistan’s Farah Province. Photo by David Guttenfelder / AP.How militarism impacts our communities Along with the death and destruction … Continue reading

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Cuba-U.S. Talks : No Preconditions Required

Graphic circa 1902.U.S. and Cuba to restart negotiations without preconditions. The fact is that Cuba does not pose any danger to the United States. A continuation of the embargo and failure to normalize relations, does nothing to protect the United … Continue reading

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Englehardt: The Expanding Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict

Bodies of some of 25-30 Afghan civilians killed in NATO air strike, October 16, 2008. Obama has escalated the Afghanistan war. Photo: Abdul Khaleq/Associated Press.Going for Broke: Six Ways the Af-Pak War Is ExpandingBy Tom Engelhardt / May 21, 2009 … 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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Howard Zinn : Obama Must Find the Courage to Fight the Old Ways

Obama the Politician must find the courage to act on a true vision — of a nation ‘that uses its resources, its wealth, and its power to help people, not to hurt them…’ Image from Cinie’s World. Finally, someone — … Continue reading

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Oil: The Equalizer in US/Cuba Relations?

Cuba’s Undersea Oil Could Help Thaw Trade With U.S.By Nick Miroff / May 16, 2009 Deep in the Gulf of Mexico, an end to the 1962 U.S. trade embargo against Cuba may be lying untapped, buried under layers of rock, … Continue reading

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Lest We Forget the Horror That Is Iraq

StatisticsBy Dr.Mohammed / May 15, 2009 Yesterday, I was chatting with my colleague about the situation in Iraq and specially regarding the social aspect…we both reached an agreement that we would witness a social crisis or a disaster…the Iraqis’ ethics … Continue reading

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America’s Strategic and National Security Interests: Not Much Good for the Rest of the World

Secretary Doomsday and the Empathy Gap: The Everyday Extremism of WashingtonBy Tom Engelhardt / May 7, 2009 A front-page New York Times headline last week put the matter politely indeed: “In Pakistan, U.S. Courts Leader of Opposition.” And nobody thought … Continue reading

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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

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