Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
From The Nation:
Myth 1. It’s a dangerous world. We face an array of serious national security threats that require an experienced Commander in Chief.
Myth 2. The surge has worked. To withdraw from Iraq now would snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and embolden Islamic extremists.
Myth 3. We cannot allow Afghanistan to become a safe […]
Chilling… I don’t know how any American can possibly vote for John McCain after watching this:
Interesting analysis, as an Iranian born in 1978 who left Iran in 1983, this is pretty clever and accurate. In fact, America is becoming more and more of a theocracy just as Iranian demographic trends make Iran to be less and less of one. In 2019, at this rate, the countries might be closer alike […]
What’s interesting is that the Democrats and Republicans are running over very different stances about GWB’s legacy. Democrats say it was a disaster (it was); Republicans pretend to see it as America’s golden era, or do they believe it?
Who cares. Outsiders see it as a disaster:
Historians will argue over whether George W. Bush is the worst […]
Tonight, George Bush will try to calm Americans’ who are nervous about the state of the union. Meanwhile, next week he’ll ask for $70B for 2009 spending in Iraq and Afghanistan. Where does this take us?
Since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, Congress has approved $691 billion to pay for wars in […]
Who assassinated Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto?
The Mother of All Conspiracy Theories
That might very well become one of the greatest conspiracies ever. There are over 1 Billion Muslims in the world. After Indonesia, Pakistan is the world’s most populous Muslim country and the world’s fifth most populous country. Much the same way […]
America has long claimed Pakistan to be a friend, and that might be the case. But if one is judged based on the friends they have, America should not be very proud today. Benazir Bhutto’s assassination was a matter of when, not if, and America served as an accomplice to the crime.
Adding insult […]
Hmm… no. Nothing against Chavez, but power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. And while we’re at it: Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it…
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