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Harry Targ : The Evolving Techniques of Empire
Image from ccsd.org.Techniques of empire:What is new and what is the same old stuff? By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / August 31, 2010 Empires past Nations, tribes, armed members of messianic religions from time to time have engaged … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Imperialism, U.S. Military, Warfare, World History
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Roger Baker : Is Marx Still Relevant?
Image from The Great Illuminator.Confessions of a neo-Marxist:Why Marx still matters By Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / August 10, 2010 I suppose I might now call myself a neo-Marxist. This is not to argue that Marx does not … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitalism, Economics, Karl Marx, Marxism, Roger Baker, World History
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /14
Hamid Karzai with U.S. Special Forces during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001. Photo from U.S. Military / Wikimedia Commons.Part 14: 1998-2001A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog /July 10, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bin Laden, Bob Feldman, Mujahideen, South Asia, Taliban, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /13
An Afghani man sits in the rubble of Kabul, Afghanistan in 1995. Image from Countries and their Cultures.Part 13: 1992-1998A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog /July 5, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog reader … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Mujahideen, Pakistan, South Asia, Taliban, Women, World History
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /12
Soviet troops leaving Afghanistan, 1988. Photo by Mikhail Evstafiev / Wikimedia Commons.Part 12: 1987-1992A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog reader who wonders how the Pentagon … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Mikhail Gorbachev, Opium, South Asia, Soviet Union, World History
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Korea : ‘Our Forgotten War’ (And our Annual Fantasy)
The Korean War “became a war against an entire nation.” Photo from the National Archives and Records Administration.Seeds of an imperial policy:‘Our Forgotten War’ in Korea By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / June 21, 2010 “If we stand … Continue reading
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Tagged Communism, Harry Targ, Imperialism, Korean War, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /11
U.S. Rep. Charles Wilson from Texas, on the white horse, visits Afghanistan in 1987. The Hollywood film, Charlie Wilson’s War, starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, was based on his story. Photo from AP / Iconic Photos.Part 11: 1981-1987A People’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Charles Wilson, CIA, Feminism, Foreign Policy, South Asia, World History
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan /10
Deputy Premier Hafizullah Amin (on right) is shown in this series of frames swearing his allegiance to Premier Noor Mohammad Taraki in 1979, shortly before arranging to have him assassinated. Image from BBC.Part 10: 1979-1981A People’s History of Afghanistan By … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, Jimmy Carter, South Asia, Soviet Union, World History
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 9
This photo allegedly shows President Jimmy Carter’s National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski with Tim Osman (later known as Osama bin Laden), during training with the Pakistan Army, 1981. Brzenzinski and President Carter worked covertly for regime change within Afghanistan. Photo … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, CIA, Jimmy Carter, South Asia, World History, Zbigniew Brzezinski
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Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 8
Afghanistan President Mohammad Daoud was killed, along with his family, in “a burst of gunfire” while resisting arrest in 1978. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.Part 8: 1977-1978A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / June 1, … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Afghanistan / 7
Demonstration at Kabul University, late 1970. Photo by Louis Dupree / BBC.Part 7: 1968-1976A People’s History of Afghanistan By Bob Feldman / The Rag Blog / May 14, 2010 [If you’re a Rag Blog reader who wonders how the Pentagon … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Bob Feldman, South Asia, Student Activism, U.S. Foreign Policy, World History
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