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  Iraq: from ‘cakewalk, mission accomplished’ to “central front” posted by finch, 2008-04-08 19:58:13
From ‘cakewalk’ dreams to the reality of “the central front of Al Qaeda's global war of terror!" McCain and General Petraeus perform in tandem during Congressional Hearings this week. (full story and 1 comments)
social/political / international
 U.S.-Russia row over Kosovo escalates with Moscow aid shipments posted by Andrew Wander via reed, 2008-04-06 21:28:23
Russia is sending humanitarian supplies worth $1.7 million directly to Kosovo Serbs, challenging the authority of the US-backed government in Pristina. (full story)
social/political / international
 Give ‘em a flag to wave and tell ‘em they’re free! posted by peptide, 2008-04-05 21:15:05
One conspicuous feature of the recent NATO summit was the rhetoric or rather diatribes and double-speak from the world’s ‘most powerful leaders.’ Bush and some NATO leaders favoured the words 'liberty' and 'freedom' in their media statements and public addresses. However, western interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq tell another tragic story -- the verifiable TRUE story! (full story)
imperialism / international
US lawmakers have as much as $196 million invested in defense companies posted by AP via rialator, 2008-04-03 15:55:59
WASHINGTON: Members of the U.S.Congress have as much as $196 million (€126.2 million) collectively invested in companies doing business with the Defense Department, earning millions since the start of the Iraq war, according to a new study by a nonpartisan research group. (full story)
imperialism / international
A Tactical Manoeuvre posted by budgie, 2008-04-03 06:54:35
The following AP report announcing NATO’s endorsement of Bush’s missile defence shield in Eastern Europe is sure to create consternation in Moscow and Beijing – and I hope it does! If the Chinese and Russians are incapable of determining when they are under attack perhaps they too should join NATO -- though it is an invitation only military club. At least the offer to join would put the West on the spot and reveal its true intentions. (full story)
peace/war / international
 NATO: a historical inversion posted by nano, 2008-04-01 20:52:13
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was originally utilised by WWII US president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, to dismantle the British Empire – Churchill was forced to sign the empire away in exchange for American assistance in the war. So began, with considerable help from Lend-Lease, the ascendancy of the USA in world affairs. Debate among historians over whether or not Roosevelt intentionally sought to subvert Britain’s power/wealth base continues today; however, most agree that FDR detested imperialism and quite intentionally sought to dismantle (and displace) the British Empire. (full story and 2 comments)
imperialism / international
 The ‘Claytons’ Prime Minister posted by Kingfisher, 2008-03-31 21:04:28
Kevin Rudd, the leader you have when you do not have a real leader, has left the country to prance and posture on the world stage. Rudd is a man of impressions NOT actions, a media performer, a petty bureaucrat, expert in the ‘art’ of looking busy! All bureaucrats learn early in their careers how to ‘fake it’ and delegate the job to another. However, Rudd is less than expert in the art of political deception, his electoral PROMISE of Australian troop withdrawal from Iraq is a good test of his integrity and performance! (full story)
social/political / international
The Imperative Revolution posted by nano, 2008-03-30 22:12:54
The ‘us and them’ approach of social leadership is tired, very tired! It’s an old, divisionist rhetoric; one that is proving less appealing with each new unnecessary war people are forced to confront! There must be a better way and there is! Need I spell out the obvious? (full story and 1 comments)
social/political / international
Bush facing resistance in NATO expansion goals posted by Associated Press via rialator, 2008-03-30 07:11:37
"I think this NATO summit is basically the 'Goodbye George' summit," said Daniel Hamilton, Director of the Center for Transatlantic Relations at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. "A lot of the energy is looking beyond the administration." (full story)
social/political / international
 The Failure of Nations posted by peptide, 2008-03-29 20:36:48
Democracy is majority rule via elected REPRESENTATION. Democracy only exists in societies where people are able to make INFORMED decisions. What then of societies where governments intentionally obfuscate, withhold information or brazenly LIE to their populations? Clearly whatever these social systems claim to be, they are NOT democracies! (full story)
social/political / international
10 days That Changed Capitalism posted by Rob Johnson and Robert Borosage via reed, 2008-03-29 08:35:20
The world has changed. The market fundamentalism that has dominated our economics over last three decades has been unmasked as a sham, deemed useless by the guardian of the integrity of finance itself, the Federal Reserve. (full story)
miscellaneous / international
 Tibetan monks (hypocrites) redefine Buddhist pacifism posted by nano, 2008-03-28 19:52:08
In a purely Buddhist sense there are no others, pluralisms, life-death or binaries of any kind; hence there is no need to fight as there is no one to fight and nothing to fight against! What the world is currently witnessing in Tibet is pure unadulterated religious hypocrisy – Buddhist robes and shaven heads do not a Buddhist make! That should now be obvious to even the most dim-witted Hollywood film stars and western space cadets! (full story)
social/political / international
U.S. visit to Pakistan shows 'panic' posted by Saeed Shah via rialator, 2008-03-28 08:36:25
ISLAMABAD — The visit to Pakistan of top U.S. officials this week was supposed to cement ties with the country's incoming government. Instead, it ended up roiling local sensitivities and inadvertently showing up key policy differences. (full story)
social/political / international
Ramos-Horta, take 2! posted by budgie, 2008-03-27 20:45:52
Right on cue gentlemen! Either in response to the previous article [see link] or as a result of very bad media management, the Australian authorities have urged President Ramos-Horta to conduct another (managed) interview and lay the blame of his attempted assassination clearly on rebel leader, Afredo Reindo and his “hateful” female lawyer! But it’s a damn shame the accusation is pure conjecture or worse the result of coercion. (full story)
imperialism / international
Written in the 'sky' posted by cleaves, 2008-03-26 21:44:31
Hashim Thaci, ‘PM’ of the illegitimate ‘nation/pretend state/pipeline corridor,’ Kosovo, is known to Interpol and most police agencies in Europe as an organised crime figure – a reputation he earned from his long standing interests in drug smuggling, sex slavery, arms dealing and other sordid criminal activities. Thaci is also a cold-blooded murderer and is therefore the perfect choice for America to install as ‘leader’ of the stolen Serbian province of Kosovo – some things you just can’t hide, Uncle! (full story)
peace/war / international
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