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Post Views: 11 Our Wars Abroad are All About Us Recently attended a guest lecture/seminar at UT, put out by Jeremy Suri, the rising star of UT’s History department. Topic was “The US—Empire or Umpire?”, and it was yet another
Read MoreSilent Repression in America 0
Post Views: 4 From Barbed Wire to Invisible Fences Following a long telephone conversation last night (6 Nov.) with CP contributor Mark Epstein about the nature of fascism and societal repression—his point that fascism / totalitarianism does not require the
Read MoreThe CIA’s Revenge Drone Strike in Pakistan 0
Post Views: 4 The Blowback From Killing Mehsud After a drone strike had reportedly killed Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud Nov. 1, the spokesperson for the U.S. National Security Council declared that, if true, it would be “a serious loss”
Read MoreWhat’s behind Israel’s biggest economic boom? The occupation 0
Post Views: 3 Settlement construction in the settlement of Gilo, January 21, 2010. (Photo: Activestills.org) The period of Israel’s history that by far saw the largest economic growth, more than any other, was the six years following the Six Day
Read MoreLa policía invadió ayer los estudios centrales de la ERT 0
Post Views: 5 Syriza, principal partido opositor en el Parlamento griego, presentará hoy una moción de censura contra el gobierno de coalición en rechazo a la ocupación policial de la antigua cadena de Radio y Televisión de Grecia (ERT). Alexis
Read MoreTailandia: continúan masivas protestas y Senado adelanta debate 0
Post Views: 0 PIA.- El Senado de Tailandia tratará este viernes el proyecto de ley de amnistía propuesto por el gobierno del Pheu Tai. El debate en la Cámara Alta previsto par el próximo lunes, debió adelantarse por las masivas
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