hadrons
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Fri Jun-27-08 09:50 PM
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Ted Koppell's commentary on American foreign policy (1975) |
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Ted's quite harsh ... Noam would be proud
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The Wielding Truth
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Fri Jun-27-08 11:53 PM
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1. After these last @ 8 years this seems wistfully quaint. |
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Our foreign policies are so much more corrupt and national interest is not even considered. We barely have a foreign policy that pertains to our nation. Corporate lobbyists and delusional republican wanks have hijacked what was left of our national public welfare.
We actually had a semblance of dignity, integrity, and respect for international relations then.
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Sat Jun-28-08 12:37 AM
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"National interest" now means nothing more than the interest of corporate welfare. What is naive now if I may be so bold is believing in the nation state at all.
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Eugenian
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Sat Jun-28-08 01:46 AM
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those were the good ole days.
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Sat Jun-28-08 02:32 AM
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4. One big missing piece to this analysis... |
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...exactly what is being protected for whom? The term "in our national interests" only works as long as citizens believe that they share in these interests. A more accurate term might be "in our corporate interests" or the policy is "in the interest of the top 100 largest corporations".
I doubt that would go over so well, though would be a lot closer to the truth when it comes to US Government Policy.
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Sat Jun-28-08 08:38 AM
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5. Two books talk about this beautifully ... |
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Both are by John Perkins:
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man The Secret History of the American Empire
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