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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 24, 2011

  Gaddafi and a legacy of chaos

By John Rapley:   Despite the wild celebrations of his foes, there is as much to lament in the death of Muammar al-Gaddafi, as there was in his life. Gaddafi seized power in Libya in 1969 in an officers' coup against a declining king. The charismatic young...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  May 9, 2011

  Obama joins the gung ho brigade

By David Roberts   Leaders around the world, including some in Latin America, have been singing the praises of Barack Obama, hailing him for finally bringing Osama bin Laden to justice. But is that really justice, killing an unarmed man by shooting him in...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Mar 3, 2011

  Libya: Washington's third front?

By Grigory Melamedov for RIA Novosti:   The United States has begun moving warships and aircraft closer to Libya and called on its NATO allies to provide more effective assistance to the Libyan opposition. Is the U.S. preparing to open a third front, in addition to the ones...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 25, 2010

  The Afghan peace talks and the “war on terror”

US and NATO officials revealed earlier this month that they are facilitating talks between senior Taliban leaders and the Afghan government of Hamid Karzai—a regime that Washington and its allies have sustained in power through a nine-year-long counter-insurgency war. Based on information...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Aug 22, 2010

  The World Government (Part 2)

Reflections of Fidel (Taken from CubaDebate) "ABC of drug-trafficking" "Opium is cultivated in diverse regions of the world: South America; the Golden Triangle of Laos, Burma and Thailand; Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia, in a region known as the Golden Crescent. The...... [view]

Posted By:  qudratulla
Posted On:  Dec 8, 2009

  Pakistani Taliban- the India factor

Although terrorism is best thought of as a modern day phenomenon which has affected the whole world but its use as a strong policy option by states is as old as the human acceptance to use violence to affect others is. Ancient records show that Sicarii was the first century Jewish terror group...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Oct 10, 2009

  Michael Moore: Congratulations President Obama on the Nobel Peace Prize -- Now Please Earn it!

By Michael Moore: Dear President Obama, How outstanding that you've been recognized today as a man of peace. Your swift, early pronouncements -- you will close Guantanamo, you will bring the troops home from Iraq, you want a nuclear weapon-free world, you admitted to the Iranians that we...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Sep 12, 2009

  Obama's Quagmire Looks a Lot like Vietnam

By Robert Scheer , Truthdig : True, he doesn't seem a bit like Lyndon Johnson, but the way he's headed on Afghanistan, Barack Obama is threatened with a quagmire that could bog down his presidency. LBJ also had a progressive agenda in mind,...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jan 30, 2009

  Chavez tells Obama to give Guantanamo back to Cuba

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters): Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday urged US President Barack Obama to return the military base of Guantanamo to Cuba after applauding his decision to close the prison for terrorism suspects there. The anti-US Cuba ally has tense relations with the United...... [view]

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