Archive for the ‘imperialism’ Category

Afghanistan- Another Lost Occupation

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

The new National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan is, apparently, too grim to release. The Bush administration are falling back upon their usual penchant for secrecy, saying that it isn’t policy to release NIE’s - but others have been released, or at least their summaries, since that decision was taken so no-one is buying it. (more…)

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Posted in Foreign Policy, imperialism, war on terror | 4 Comments »

McCain- The Ugliest American

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The phrase “Ugly American” had its beginning in the book by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer, in which the character of a Burmese journalist is given the line: (more…)

Posted in Election '08, Foreign Policy, McCain, Republicans, abuse of power, imperialism | 10 Comments »

From the Newspeak Dictionary

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Here’s a concrete example of what Tom Friedman and the rest of the commentariat on the idiot box mean by “free markets” (via David Derauf, private email): (more…)

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Posted in corporate state, free markets, imperialism, the war in iraq | 3 Comments »

And Remember, Buchanan is a Paleocon Who Opposed the Iraq War

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Via Crooks and Liars: The McLaughlin Group: Pat Buchanan Says There’s A 50/50 Chance Of Air Strikes Against Iran By Fall.

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Michael Ledeen: Grunts in Iraq are Fakers — And Living the Life of Riley

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

ABC News recently reported a lot of support for Obama (and some for Hilary) coming from our troops in Iraq. Neocon warmongers undergo neurological synapse disconnects with such news, so they must rhetorically destroy such “wrong” military opinions.

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(Update)Do I “Support the Troops?” That Depends…

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

A very provocative piece appears in a recent issue the Berkeley Daily Planet titled Commentary: Why I Don’t Support the Troops, and which as memorandum shows has the right-o-sphere raging; Kenneth Thiesen therein argues that one cannot support the troops without also supporting American imperialism and the wars the troops fight to facilitate it. Sayeth Thiesen: (more…)

Posted in imperialism, the war in iraq, war on terror | 7 Comments »