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Harry Tarq : Does U.S. Foreign Policy Respect Human Life?
Libyan men and children queue up to view the corpse of Muammar Qaddafi. Photo from Getty Images.U.S. foreign policy and the respect for human life By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / October 26, 2011 “The Oriental doesn’t put … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial Drones, Harry Targ, Human Rights, Muammar Gaddafi, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Tom Hayden : An Expanding War in Pakistan
Creeping deeper into war: image of U.S. aerial drone from AP.Droning on…An expanding war in Pakistan By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / September 28, 2011 Slowly but surely, the United States is creeping deeper and deeper into a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial Drones, Endless War, Pakistan, Tom Hayden, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Robert Jensen : 9/11 and Imperial Delusions
Graphic from SodaHead.Imperial delusions:Ignoring the lessons of 9/11 Being right means nothing if we failed to create a more just foreign policy conducted by a more humble nation. By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / September 13, 2011 Ten … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, American Society, Imperialism, Robert Jensen, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Lamar W. Hankins : What 9/11 Has Taught Us About Our Country
Image from Truth and Shadows.What we have (and haven’t)learned about America since 9/11 By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / September 13, 2011 The horrific attack on the United States on 9/11/01 brought out America’s essential character traits … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, American Society, Lamar W. Hankins, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Tom Hayden : 9/11 Blind
Illustration by Don Button / Newsreview.com9/11 blind We’re 10 years past the twin towers attack and still fighting wars in its name. When will we open our eyes? By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2011 The … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, Endless War, Peace Movement, Tom Hayden, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Harry Tarq : 9/11’s in U.S. and Chile 28 Years Apart
After 9/11: The War-on-Terror Machine. Political cartoon by David Baldinger / dbaldinger.com.U.S. and Chile:Two 9/11’s have similar impact In both countries the 9/11 event was followed by violence, threats to democracy, and economic shifts from the vast majority of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Chile, Harry Targ, Militarism, Patriot Act, Salvador Allende, U.S. Foreign Policy, War on Terror
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Richard Raznikov : Libya Falls (Or Was it Pushed?)
Which side are you on, boys…? Anti-Khadafy protesters pray in front of an American flag at Court Square in Benghazi, Libya. Photo by Hassan Ammar / AP. (Or was it pushed?) Libya falls… The worst sin Moammar Khadafy committed was … Continue reading
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Tagged Finance, Imperialism, Khadafy, Libyan Intervention, Richard Raznikov, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Lamar W. Hankins : Debating the Wrong Bin Laden Photos
Art from vectorportal.com.Head of the snake?Debating the wrong issuesand the wrong bin Laden photos By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / May 9, 2011 Without question, Osama bin Laden’s death was well-deserved, but there is more that we … Continue reading
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Tagged Bin Laden, International Law, Lamar W. Hankins, Terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy
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BOOKS / Karen Lee Wald : Cuba From the Other Side
Voices From the Other Side:Keith Bolender’s oral historyof terrorism against Cuba By Karen Lee Wald / The Rag Blog / April 10, 2011 [Voices From the Other Side: An Oral History Of Terrorism Against Cuba by Keith Bolender (Pluto Press, … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Cuba, Karen Lee Wald, Oral History, Terrorism, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Lamar W. Hankins : Libya and the ‘Humanitarian Intervention’
In 2009, Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to meet face-to-face with Libyan president Moammar Gadhafi. Photo from AP.Libya and the dilemma ofhumanitarian military interventions By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / April 7, 2011 The debate … Continue reading
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Tagged Libyan Intervention, Muammar Gaddafi, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Jonah Raskin : Michael T. Klare on War and Terrorism
Michael T. Klare. Still image from Klare’s Blood and Oil.A Rag Blog interview:Author Michael T. Klare on terrorism,paper tigers, Vietnam, and the Pentagon: By Jonah Raskin / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2011 He grew up singing the lyrics … Continue reading
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Tagged Interview, Jonah Raskin, Michael T. Klare, Pentagon, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Tom Hayden : Samantha Power Goes to War
Samantha Power. Image from The 46.Obama’s ‘humanitarian hawk’:Samantha Power goes to war By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / March 30, 2011 Barack Obama’s war in Libya bears the intellectual imprint of Samantha Power, the Dublin-born human rights author … Continue reading
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Tagged Libyan Intervention, Obama Administration, Samantha Power, Tom Hayden, U.S. Foreign Policy, Women
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