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Queen of the Neocons
Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton has a neocon problem. Clinton has just been endorsed for president by neoconservative intellectual, Robert Kagan, a longtime Republican who recognizes that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the presumptive favorite, would be hostile to neoconservative … Continue reading
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Tagged American empire, Bernie Sanders, Consortium News, Counterpunch, coups, deep state, Democrats, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Honduras, Iraq, neocons, neoconservatives, Project for the New American Century, regime change, Republicans, Robert Kagan, Robert Parry, Scoop Jackson, Syria, Ukraine, US foreign policy
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Return to Sender
Crimes committed by the empire on the periphery always return to the center. Always. Bombing, murder, torture, drone assassinations, and employing terrorist proxies as cut-outs are some of the many crimes carried out by the US government in an effort to … Continue reading
Control
If Americans appear clueless about foreign policy it’s by design. The rationales offered range from fighting terrorists who threaten our homeland, to protecting helpless civilians, to spreading peace and democracy. Hopefully you, dear reader, don’t need me to point out … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Qaida, Cold War, control, Council on Foreign Relations, Deterring Democracy, dollars, empire of chaos, indigenous nationalism, ISIS, neoconservatives, oil and gas pipelines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Soviet Union, Syria, US foreign policy, Wall Street, Washington consensus
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It’s the empire, stupid!
Why does the US pursue such boneheaded foreign policies? Can you say empire? Over at Colonel Pat Lang’s shop–Sic Semper Tyrannis , they write of the dilemma the US faces as an empire that’s dependent on allies to provide bases … Continue reading
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Tagged Colonel Patrick Lang, deep state, empire of chaos, Ian Welsh, ISIS, Mike Lofgren, neoconservatives, proxies, proxy forces, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, terrorists, UAE
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My Pet Goat
That Trump fellow sure is making things interesting with his recent statements. “Say what you want, the World Trade Center came down during his time.” Trump’s attack forced Jeb Bush to defensively claim that his brother, President George Bush, “kept us safe.” … Continue reading
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Tagged AUMF, Bin Laden, Clean Break, Cold War, Donald Trump, empire, George Bush, Jeb Bush, My Pet Goat, neoconservatives, patsy, President Obama, war on terror
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Chickens Come Home to Roost
This is awkward. By bombing Islamic terrorists in Syria, Russia has exposed the US’s war on terror for what it really is–a war of terror. The dirty little secret of the Syrian conflict is that the US and their allies … Continue reading
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, CIA, Consortium News, Emptywheel, ISIS, Marcy Wheeler, neoconservatives, Robert Parry, Russia, Syria, war on terror
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Epic Fail
Here’s what our efforts in Syria have amounted to. “The West is more hated than ever. A recent poll found that 80 per cent of Syrians believe we created the Islamic State — a common belief, incidentally, throughout the Middle … Continue reading
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Tagged epic fail, Iran, ISIS, neoconservatives, Russia, Syria, US foreign policy
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Don’t do stupid shit
What the fuck is going on in the Ukraine? And why does the US seem hell bent on starting a nuclear war over an area that has no relevance to it’s national security? Talk about stupid shit. According to conventional … Continue reading
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Tagged deep state, John Mearsheimer, neoconservatives, not a bug but a feature, Robert Parry, Russia, Ukraine
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