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History repeats itself once again
When the West imposed the dictatorship of the Shah on Iran ( Read more... ) -
Remembrance Day
Thousands of old men marching along Whitehall remembering those who did not return, perhaps also the words of Rudyard Kipling.
IF ANY QUESTION WHY WE DIED
TELL THEM, BECAUSE OUR FATHERS LIED -
Trade Blocs: Wave of the Future?
(cross-posted on politicsforum)
I've recently become very interested in the topic of trade blocs, due to the continuing debate over NAFTA, news over the growth of the EU, and the process, currently underway, to merge Mercosur and the Andean Community (which is of interest to me as I recently moved to Argentina).
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"It's not a War *On* Terrorism. . ."
"It's not a War On Terrorism
It's a War Of Terrorism
The ol' imperialism
You know that money is the reason
They drop bombs to kill people
Not to free them."
- War of Terrorism, Dope Poet SocietyI think that a song like this would shock most Americans. I think that many would react with disbelief and denial of the idea the US would use ( Read more... ) -
The korean war
On the topic of imperialism ( Read more... ) -
story from gulf news
I found the following story to be excellent, is anyone familiar with the journalists book?
Six bullets in the belly
By Francis Matthew, Editor at large
Published: October 25, 2007, 23:35
An extremist attack left him wheelchair-bound but failed to dampen a BBC reporter's love of Islam and the Middle East. Leave a comment 1Mosiac episode 22 oct
the program from link t.v. has an interesting episode that can be watched on you tube ( Read more... )Ken Burns and “The War”: ‘Prostitution Rape’ is War’s Big Dirty Secret
A subject not talked about much. Just wondering what people's thoughts were on the subject.
http://www.bestcyrano.org/THOMASPAINE/?p=371If US-Iranian people agree, why don't their representatives?
A recent (Jan 2007) poll of both US and Iranian opinions on several key issues found that the majority of people in both countries agree on the issues that supposedly are so critical that the US leadership is gearing up for war with Iran.
The study, "Public Opinion in Iran and America on Key International Issues - January 24, 2007 - A ( Read more... )Killers immune to justice
The Mamook family, like so many other Armenian families, now straddles the boundaries between the West and the family’s Middle Eastern roots ( Read more... )