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Jack A. Smith : Obama, China, and the Middle East
Samantha Powers, Susan Rice (“two cats among pigeons”), and President Obama. Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP. Foreign policy pivot?Obama, China, and the Middle East Obama has transferred the brunt of U.S. foreign/military policy away from the Middle East and … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Jack A. Smith, Middle East, Obama Foreign Policy, Samantha Power, Susan Rice, Syrian Civil War, U.S. Military, Xi Jinping
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Tom Hayden : Can Obama ‘Rein In’ His Presidency?
Obama: Who’s making the call? Image from TomHayden.com. Competing forces at play:Can Obama ‘rein in’ his presidency? Obama often follows a confusing pattern of leaning toward the military’s preference while planning in his private chambers to later change course. By … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Counterterrorism, Drone Warfare, JFK, Obama Foreign Policy, Pentagon, Public Opinion, Tom Hayden, U.S. Military
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Tom Hayden : Is President Taking New Tack on Counterterrorism?
President Obama speaks about his administration’s counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University in Washington, May 23, 2013. Photo by Larry Downing / Reuters. Obama responding to critics: Tide turning on counterterrorism secrecy While defending his military policies as constitutional, … Continue reading
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Tagged Counterterrorism, Drone Warfare, Eric Holder, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Medea Benjamin, Obama Foreign Policy, Tom Hayden
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Medea Benjamin : Why I spoke Out at Obama’s Foreign Policy Speech
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the political activist group CodePink, is removed by security after speaking out against President Barack Obama during his foreign policy speech Thursday. Photo by Kevin Dietsch / UPI. Image from Common Dreams. Why I spoke out … Continue reading
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Tagged CodePink, Direct Action, Drone Warfare, Guantanamo, Human Rights, Medea Benjamin, Obama Foreign Policy, Peace Movement
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Lamar W. Hankins : Obama Continues Immoral Bush Policies
Four more years. Image from NewsOne.Obama embraces fiveimmoral Bush policies “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period… was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.” — … Continue reading
Jack A. Smith : Obama and Romney Differ Little on Foreign Policy
Obama and Romney: Birds of a feather? Caricature by DonkeyHotey.Birds of a feather? Obama and Romney havesimilar views on foreign policy The back and forth between the candidates on international issues is largely about appearance, not substance. By Jack A. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Elections, American Hegemony, China, Imperialism, Jack A. Smith, Mitt Romney, Obama Foreign Policy, U.S. Military
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Harry Targ : The War on Afghanistan is Our Biggest Fantasy
Image from Reuters.The war on Afghanistan:Our longest war and biggest fantasy Obama’s announcement sounded eerily like the policy of ‘Vietnamization’ which President Nixon put in place in 1969. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | May 9, 2012 On … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, American History, Harry Targ, Obama Foreign Policy, Vietnam
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Tom Hayden : Preventing the Coming War with Iran
Image from Antinews.Preventing the coming war with Iran Rational self-interest is not always enough to prevent what Barbara Tuchman has called ‘the march to folly.’ By Tom Hayden | The Rag Blog | January 17, 2012 Peace and justice activist … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran War, Israel Lobby, Obama Foreign Policy, Peace Movement, Tom Hayden
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Lamar W. Hankins : Killing of Anwar al-Awlaki is Assault on the Constitution
Genghis Khan (R-Mongolia). How much progress have we made? Image from the genghis kahn.An assault on the Constitution:The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki It is hard to see that we have made much progress beyond the world of Genghis Khan nine … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Qaeda, Anwar al-Awlaki, Constitutional Law, Lamar W. Hankins, Obama Foreign Policy
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Tom Hayden : Big Push for Peace in Afghanistan
According to CBS News, 64 percent of Americans think the number of troops in Afghanistan should be decreased.The fight for peace heats up:Will Obama go for substantialAfghanistan troop withdrawal? By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / June 12, 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan Withdrawal, Obama Foreign Policy, Peace Movement, Public Opinion, Tom Hayden
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Tom Hayden : Afghanistan and a Reluctant NATO
Cartoon from Florida Times-Union / Netizen News Brief.The Peace Exchange:NATO and the Afghan War By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / January 3, 2010 The White House and Pentagon are lobbying hard for an increased NATO troop commitment for … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Europe, Imperialism, NATO, Obama Foreign Policy, Tom Hayden
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Tom Hayden : Time to Strip Off the Obama Sticker
Image from Zazzle.com.Obama’s Afghanistan escalation:Latest in a string of disappointments I’ll support Obama down the road against Sarah Palin, Lou Dobbs or any of the pitchfork carriers for the pre-Obama era. But no bumper sticker until the withdrawal strategy is … Continue reading
