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The War President : Barack Obama at West Point

President Barack Obama announces his escalation of the War in Afghanistan at the US Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., on Tuesday night. Photo by Charles Dharapak / AP.The War President at West Point:Great speech, bad message By Ted McLaughlin … Continue reading

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Obama and Afghanistan : The Permanent War Economy

Imperialism (War Economy), by Jolan Gross Bettelheim, lithograph, c.1940.Obama on Afghanistan:He cannot believe what he is saying By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 1, 2009 After a 1966 presentation by Dean Rusk before the Senate Foreign Relations … Continue reading

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Afghanistan : Escalation or Social Justice?

Image from AfterDowningStreet.Obama’s escalation in AfghanistanFaces immediate opposition By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / December 1, 2009 Tonight at 8 p.m. EST President Barack Obama is set to announce his commitment to the worst blunder in U.S. policy … Continue reading

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Tom Hayden : Obama is ‘Kicking the Can’ on Afghanistan

Kicking the can. Image from Oskar Rough.Obama’s Afghanistan policy:Playing to the imaginary center Like President Johnson before him, President Obama is squandering any hope for his progressive domestic agenda by this tragic escalation of the war. By Tom Hayden / … Continue reading

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Afghani Olympics : Will Obama Lose This One Too?

Will Obama learn from his Chicago defeatAnd abandon the no-win Afghanistan marathon? Team Obama needs — as the International Olympics Committee has just done — to be continually reminded that the rest of the world is not an American kick … Continue reading

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Obama’s Nuclear Gambit : Savvy or Softy?

Above, John Bolton: a neocon looks backward. Below, Barack Obama with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. Photo by Dmitry Astakhov / AFP / Getty Images.Obama’s nuclear gambit:Cold warrior Bolton says he gave too much These views never made much sense during … Continue reading

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Tom Hayden : Crisis in Honduras Forces Latin America Focus

Manuel Zelaya in Nicaragua. Zelaya is expected to attend meetins at the UN’s General Assembly. Photo from AFP.Honduras Crisis Forces Obama to Focus on Latin America The Obama position is complicated by the history of US training of the Honduras … Continue reading

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Iran and the USA : Who’s Diddling Democracy?

The Persian Service of Voice of America (VOA) is said to have sided with the anti-Ahmadinejad candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi. Photo by AP from BBC News.Who’s Diddling Democracy in Iran? Does my reading of the tea leaves prove conclusively that … Continue reading

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Stopping Israeli Settlements : Can Obama Deliver?

Can Barack Obama succeed in pressuring Israeli’s Netanyahu to stop the expansion of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land?Can Obama Stop Israeli Settlements? As Obama and his advisors see the issue, American interests in reigning in nuclear proliferation, reducing terrorism, and … Continue reading

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Steve Russell : Ranting on Obama and Ike

Put on the spot by Obama: Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu, at weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Sunday, June 7, 2009. Photo by Jim Hollander / AP.A rant in recognition of June 6 Yes, it will be difficult. No, he may … Continue reading

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Steve Weissman : Obama Speaks. Will Palestine or Pakistan Decide?

Barack Obama’s speech drew huge audiences in the Muslim world. Photo by EPA / Telegraph, U.K. A bigger problem for Obama’s relations with the world’s Muslims will be his military escalation in Afghanistan and his ever-deepening involvement in Pakistan. By … Continue reading

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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : The President’s Speech Set the Right Tone

President Barack Obama walks in front of the Sphinx in Giza yesterday. He toured the pyramics after delivering his groundbreaking speech in Cairo. Photo from Gulf Times. The Cairo speech needs to be given again in Los Angeles, Detroit, the … Continue reading

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