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Opinion Commentary
Bill Richardson - Kissinger-American
by Greg Palast - 01/06/09
by William Blum - 01/03/09
Obama's "Way-to-Go, Brownie!" Moment?
by Greg Palast - 12/11/08
by Mickey Z. - 12/11/08
by Mickey Z. - 12/09/08
by William Blum - 12/02/08
by Mickey Z. - 12/01/08
Obama preserves our way of life
by Mickey Z. - 11/23/08
News Flash: Obama hypnotizes Zinn
by Mickey Z. - 11/19/08
Some things are bigger than any of us
by Mickey Z. - 11/17/08
by Mickey Z. - 11/13/08
by Mickey Z. - 11/12/08
by Mickey Z. - 11/11/08
Will President Obama feel the pressure? (LOL)
by Mickey Z. - 11/08/08
The Racism of McCain...and Obama...and the Media
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 11/02/08
by William Blum - 11/01/08
by Mickey Z. - 10/28/08
by Mickey Z. - 10/24/08
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 10/20/08
by William Blum - 10/02/08
Israel/Palestine
What if Israel Was the Victim?
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 01/06/09
Top 5 Lies About Israel’s Assault on Gaza
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 01/03/09
Americans Should Act to End Violence Against Gaza
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 12/30/08
Israel, America & Iran: A Wiser Path
by Asher Berman - 11/11/08
The Racism of McCain...and Obama...and the Media
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 11/02/08
An Israeli Shift Towards Withdrawal?
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 10/15/08
Olmert Says Israel Must Withdraw from Palestinian Territories
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 09/30/08
Iraq
U.S. Would Control Profits from Iraqi Oil Exports Under Agreement
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 11/23/08
by William Blum - 10/02/08
Violence in Iraq Down Dramatically from Last Year: Pentagon
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 09/30/08
Iran
Israel, America & Iran: A Wiser Path
by Asher Berman - 11/11/08
Afghanistan
New York Times Misleads on Taliban Role in Opium Trade
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 11/29/08
Pakistan
by Shahid R. Siddiqi - 12/12/08
The Mumbai Attacks: More Than Meets the Eye
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 12/04/08
Pakistan Appoints New Spy Chief
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 09/30/08
India
The CIA-ISI axis - India should have no illusions of US support
by C Uday Bhaskar
Elements of an Inside Job in Mumbai Attacks
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 12/21/08
Role of Alleged CIA Asset in Mumbai Attacks Being Downplayed
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 12/10/08
The Mumbai Attacks: More Than Meets the Eye
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 12/04/08
Burma
by Antonio Graceffo - 12/21/08
Teaching and Learning with the Shan in Loi Tailang
by David Calleja - 12/09/08
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 11/14/08
by Antonio Graceffo - 10/26/08
Cambodia
by Antonio Graceffo - 01/02/09
by David Calleja - 12/28/08
"Rediscovering The Khmers" by Antonio Graceffo: A Review
by David Calleja - 12/17/08
Learning How to Be a Partner In Compassion
by David Calleja - 12/01/08
Inside Stung Meanchey Rubbish Dump
by David Calleja - 11/26/08
Vietnam
Former Vietnamese Soldier Shares His War Stories for Friendship
Philippines
The Badjao People of Palawan Island
by Antonio Graceffo - 12/08/08
by Antonio Graceffo - 11/19/08
Foreign Policy
Is the ‘New World Order’ Changing Yet Again?
by Shahid R. Siddiqi - 12/26/08
Towards a New and Improved Cold War
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 10/13/08
9/11
Senior Corporate Executives Warned to Leave N.Y. on 9/11: Source
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 11/03/08
Able Danger: An Interview with Writer and Director Paul Krik
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 11/02/08
War on Terrorism
Whoever Wins U.S. Election, Policy in ‘War on Terror’ Unlikely to Change
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 10/28/08
Economy / Finance
Lies About Real Estate Investing
by Antonio Graceffo -12/24/08
by Antonio Graceffo - 12/24/08
by Antonio Graceffo - 12/11/08
by Antonio Graceffo - 10/07/08
Effects of U.S. Financial System Felt around the Globe
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 10/06/08
Political and Financial Elite at Odds with Public on Economy
by Jeremy R. Hammond - 10/01/08
Global Warming
Save the Sea Ice in the Arctic Circle
by Mitsuaki Kojima - 11/01/08
Activism
by Mickey Z. - 12/22/08
Culture and Language
by Antonio Graceffo - 01/02/08
Translation vs. Natural Language Acquisition
by Antonio Graceffo - 12/24/08
Insane
Polyglots
by Antonio Graceffo - 12/09/08
Woody Guthrie: A little recession music, please
by Mickey Z. - 12/04/08
About Chinese translation: Is Anyone really Qualified?
by Antonio Graceffo - 11/29/08
A Cast of a Thousand Characters
by Antonio Graceffo - 11/11/08
Kids Don't Learn Calculus Faster than Adults
by Antonio Graceffo - 10/24/08
Learning Languages in Your Pajamas, Eating Captain Crunch
by Antonio Graceffo - 10/19/08
Immersion Sandwich and a Side of Rice
by Antonio Graceffo - 10/13/08
Opinion Commentary
What if Israel Was the Victim?
January 6, 2009
What if the roles of Israel, Gaza, and members of the international community in the ongoing conflict were reversed? How would Americans and their government respond? Try this thought experiment and draw your own conclusions.
Opinion
Commentary
Bill Richardson - Kissinger-American
January 6, 2009
In New Mexico the issue of uncounted votes is more than skin deep. Lots of Mexican-American votes don’t tally, but Citibank-American votes never get lost. Kissinger American votes always count.
News
Analysis: India / Pakistan: Mumbai Attacks
The CIA-ISI axis - India should have no illusions of US support
January 6, 2009
While India seeks to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage to book, there should be no illusions about the degree to which other nations will whole-heartedly support the Indian expectation from Islamabad. The US dependence on the Pakistani military goes well beyond the presence of its troops in Afghanistan and the proposed 'surge' strategy in the Obama watch. The CIA-ISI linkages are embedded in a murky past and Indian expectations from the US will have to be tempered accordingly.
Israel
/ Palestine
Top 5 Lies About Israel’s Assault on Gaza
January 3, 2009
There are numerous lies being propagated by the Western corporate media about the nature of the present violence being perpetrated against the people of the Gaza Strip by the state of Israel.
Opinion
Commentary
The Anti-Empire Report
January 3, 2009
"The Anti-Empire Report" by William Blum, on Afghanistan, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Barack Obama, Cuba, and the Cold War.
Cambodia
National Treasure
Eh Phou Thoung and Oed Phuo Thoung are Cambodia’s champion fighters but they live in squalor and obscurity.
Cambodia suffers from such a lack of marketing that even Angkor Wat failed to be recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Ask strangers on a street in Europe or America, and most likely the only famous Cambodian they can name is Pol Pot. The only other names which come up frequently in search engines and chat rooms are the two Khmer boxing champions, brothers Eh Phou Thoung and Oed Phou Thoung.
Culture
/ Language
Pushing the Conversation
There is no set recipe. Language is About Talking and Listening.
January 2, 2009
While high school geology, biology, calculus and drivers and sex education may have been courses you were forced to take and then forgot, language learning is all about communicating.
Opinion
Commentary: Israel / Palestine
Americans Should Act to End Violence Against Gaza
December 30, 2008
Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip was predictable, if not preventable. Israel's crimes against the Palestinians simply could not take place on such a massive scale were it not for US support. The American people, therefore, have a responsibility to act and pressure their government to end its financial, military, and diplomatic support for Israeli violations of international law -- a necessary first step towards any viable and sustainable peace.
Culture: Cambodia
Bovine Intervention
December 29, 2008
In Cambodia, ownership of a cow is associated with good fortune and increased social status. A closer examination also reveals the important connection between the farmers, the land, and their treasured animal that is sometimes courtesy of a lucky number.
Opinion
Commentary: U.S. Foreign Policy
Is the ‘New World Order’ Changing Yet Again?
A view from Pakistan
A “New Multi-polar World Order” is now emerging that is likely to create a balance of power with a hope for stability. Some even prefer to call it the Real World Order in which the US will no more be able to control the international agenda. Smaller countries of Asia that bore the brunt of America's aggressive policies are taking a sigh of relief at the demise of American imperialism, remaining skeptical of the shape of things to come. But despite all of its troubles, America cannot be written off, not completely, not yet.
Finance
Lies About Real Estate Investing
Your home is not an investment.
December 24, 2008
The current world financial tsunami started with the collapse of American mortgages. Many people who over-strapped themselves, and bankrupted their families with homes they couldn’t afford believed they were doing the right thing. Their whole lives they were told that a home is a great investment, money in the bank. Now they are learning, a bit too late, that it’s not.
Finance
Leveraging Main Street
December 24, 2008
Antonio Graceffo discusses the practice of spending money you don't have on things you don't need or on risky investments.
Language
Translation vs. Natural Language Acquisition
One focuses on nuts and bolts, but they both focus
on communication.
December 24, 2008
Natural Language Acquisition methods shy away from the teaching of grammar, and the idea is that the student must think in the target language and then he will simply understand the same way a native speaker does. Generally, for translators, these methods are not recommended because translators do need to use dictionaries and focus on the language when it comes to very specific technical vocabulary.
Issues:
Activism
Waves of hope and change
December 22, 2008
The homeless vet sees a Wall Street type—still proudly wearing his Obama button—approaching him. “Hey buddy,” the vet tries, “how about a bailout?” The Wall Street type doesn’t laugh. The Wall Street type doesn’t even see the homeless vet.
India:
Mumbai Terrorist Attacks
Elements of an Inside Job in Mumbai Attacks
December 19, 2008
What’s clear now, as further developments have come to light, is that there are also elements within India, both in the criminal underworld and the government, that are perfectly willing to see the role in the Mumbai attacks of an even larger shadowy international criminal network whitewashed; a network with links to numerous moneyed interests, including trafficking in drugs and arms, and to numerous intelligence agencies, including the ISI, the CIA, and India’s own RAW.
Burma
Letter
From an Exile
Former Burmese Freedom Fighter Cries for his
Stricken Land
December 21, 2008
A letter to Antonio Graceffo from an exiled Burmese resistance fighter on the ongoing struggle of the people against the brutal military junta that controls Burma.
Vietnam
Former Vietnamese Soldier Shares His War Stories for Friendship
December 21, 2008
In Vietnam, people who endured the horrors of war are trying to build a better future for their country by using the legacy of conflict itself to communicate their message of peace, love, and friendship.
Book Review
"Rediscovering
The Khmers" by Antonio Graceffo: A Review
December 17, 2008
For anybody going to Cambodia seeking real
adventure with real people, you do not need a guidebook; you need
Rediscovering the Khmers
Financial
News
Bernie Madoff the New King of Ponzi
People all over the world read the headlines, and knew Bernie Madoff must have done something bad, but a lot of people don’t know exactly what a hedge fund is, or what Madoff did wrong.
Analysis: Pakistan
Pakistan’s Balkanization
December 12, 2008
Re-mapping of the Muslim world is under the spotlight in the US and Pakistan's balkanization forms a part of this agenda. American strategists are propagating the need to redraw its borders along ethnic lines by creating new political entities in the name of justice long denied to "oppressed Muslim minorities". "Internal factors" are to be created and used, which they believe could lead to desired fragmentation. That this also reflects the mindset of the US administration can be seen by its efforts and actions to engineer grounds for military intervention, regime-change, or fragmentation in target countries.
Commentary:
U.S. Politics
Obama's "Way-to-Go, Brownie!" Moment?
Has Barack Obama forgotten, "Way-to-go,
Brownie"? Michael Brown was that guy from the Arabian Horse
Association appointed by George Bush to run the Federal Emergency
Management Agency. Brownie, not knowing the south shore of Lake
Pontchartrain from the south end of a horse, let New Orleans drown.
Bush's response was to give his buddy Brownie a "way to go!"
thumbs up.
Commentary:
Economy
Tomorrow’s Spending Today
More on the Global Financial Crisis
December 11, 2008
Many economists predicted that the system couldn’t go on forever, and that the whole economy would eventually blow up. I guess they got it right. And now, we will be paying for yesterday’s spending tomorrow.
Opinion Commentary: U.S. Politics
If Obama coached the Knicks
December 10, 2008
While there may be some winning, some losing, some new plays, some old plays, some trades, some free agent signings, and yes, some new coaches hired—to expect dramatic change under such fixed conditions is both illogical and delusional.
News
Analysis: India: Mumbai Attacks
Role of Alleged CIA Asset in Mumbai Attacks Being Downplayed
December 10, 2008
Recent press reports on developments with regard to last month’s attacks in Mumbai, India indicate the role of Dawood Ibrahim, a wanted crime boss, terrorist, and drug trafficker, is being downplayed, possibly the result of a deal taking place behind the scenes between the governments of the US, Pakistan, and India, to have others involved in the Mumbai attacks turned over while quietly diverting attention from a man who some say could reveal embarrassing secrets about the CIA’s involvement in criminal enterprises.
Burma
Teaching and Learning with the Shan in Loi Tailang
December 9, 2008
In Thailand's north-western town of Mae
Hong Son, I am waiting in a safehouse to be transported to a camp for
teaching English to ethnic minority Shan people in Burma, on the
Thai-Burma border. Soon, I will be crossing illegally into an Internally
Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Loi Tailang.
Culture
/ Language
Insane
Polyglots:
Their brains are just different
December 9, 2008
When the aliens mother ship finally arrives, Pramjeet Singh will be the only one who can talk to them. He’ll make lots of money and they will put him in charge. The rest of us will be sent out to labor in the fields, and if we complain, Pamjeet Singh and his UFO buddies will say, “Shut up and eat your pudding.” But we won’t understand, because our brains just don’t work that way. Learning a new language rewires your brain. Could learning a new language make you crazy?
Opinion
Obama Conspiracy
December 09, 2008
The power elite, especially in the United States, share remarkably common interests and background. Corporate America is concerned solely with profits…period. Therefore, America’s foreign and domestic policy is logically geared towards that financial end—without any real accountability. That includes President elect Barack Obama.
Culture: Philippines
The Badjao People of Palawan Island
Along the way, I looked in the happy faces of Jaji and his family. They were extremely poor and their lives were so simple, but maybe because of that simplicity they had a freedom and peace that most of us will never know. We spend thousands of dollars for a fishing vacation in a tropical paradise. Jaji and his family live like that every day.
News Analysis: India
The Mumbai Attacks: More Than Meets the Eye
December 4, 2008
As details emerge about who was responsible for the terrorist attacks in Mumbai last week, the evidence points to a militant group and network of associates that can be linked to a number of intelligence agencies, including the ISI, the CIA, and MI6.
Culture
Woody Guthrie: A little recession music, please
December 4, 2008
If you were to open your mouth and belt out the words “this land is your land,” you could rest assured that someone nearby would add: “this land is my land.” The chorus to Woody Guthrie’s 1940 classic is common knowledge…as are the first couple of verses. But it ain’t until you get to the later verses—those often omitted from official versions—that you start comprehendin’ what good ol’ Woody had in mind.
Commentary
The Anti-Empire Report
December 2, 2008
Some things you need to know before the world ends.
Opinion
Obama Exploits Liberal Denial
December 1, 2008
Why is anyone still trusting the entrenched Left on anything? Thanks to their archaic tactics and dogma, we now face four years of genuflecting before the Pope of Hope as he blatantly spits on every effort toward peace, justice, and solidarity.
Cambodia
Learning How to Be a Partner In Compassion
December 1
It is June 20, 2008 and I am seated next to a former military officer and combat veteran on board a bus from Saigon, Vietnam heading for Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I am fielding a question regarding how many times I had visited Cambodia before. “This is my first visit,” I reply in a tone awaiting a lecture on life. “Son,” he said, “You are an infant, yet to find your place in this part of the world.” Fast forward four months.
Analysis: Afghanistan
A Foreign Policy Journal Exclusive Report!
New York Times Misleads on Taliban Role in Opium Trade
November 29, 2008
The New York Times and other major U.S. media sources commonly report on the production of opium in Afghanistan as though it were under the control of the Taliban. The facts on the ground, however, tell a different story. Who dominates the Afghan opium trade? Foreign Policy Journal investigates.
Culture and Language
About Chinese translation: Is Anyone really Qualified?
November 29, 2008
I really want to get through this, and reinvent myself as a Chinese translator, but I am really afraid. I am afraid of the hard work. I am afraid of having to create my own path, but mostly, I am afraid of repeating my mistakes of the past.
Cambodia
Inside Stung Meanchey Rubbish Dump
November 26, 2008
Residents of Phnom Penh's Stung Meanchey Waste Dump in Cambodia deserve practical aid that makes a difference, so one man and his group of volunteers head straight to the source.
Analysis: Iraq
U.S. Would Control Profits from Iraqi Oil Exports Under Agreement
November 23, 2008
The terms of the status of forces agreement would effectively allow the U.S. to continue to control billions of dollars of proceeds from the sale of exported Iraqi oil held in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. It also contains numerous loopholes that could allow the continuing long-term presence of U.S. military forces and would effectively maintain U.S. jurisdiction over crimes committed by American soldiers.
Opinion
Obama preserves our way of life
November 23, 2008
Awakened by the muffled, distant howls of slaughtered Indians, Uncle Sam rises from his bed and hits the light switch…blissfully, purposefully unaware of how valley fills enable him to gain access to that electricity day after day...
Culture: Philippines
The Vanishing Batak Tribe
November 19, 2008
As the tribe disappeared in the rearview mirror, I realized that soon they would disappear forever. Did that mean little Jonus would die, never having attended school? Lorenzo would surely be one of the first to go. Then who would be the leader of the tiny enclave that would be left? Would people like Elicio come and exploit them further?
Opinion
News Flash: Obama hypnotizes Zinn
November 19, 2008
The tens of thousands of readers who look to Zinn as a trusted voice of wisdom and reason are being dangerously misled by an article that omits the reality that every indication points to Barack Obama doing the exact opposite of what Zinn writes.
Opinion
Some things are bigger than any of us
Some things in life are bigger than any of us. The anti-slavery movement recognized this. Today, the entire planet is enslaved…to profit-seeking corporations and the corrupt politicians they own. Are this generation’s abolitionists ready to step up and create change?
Burma
A Wanted Man in Burma
November 14, 2008
Writer Antonio Graceffo has become the target of a disinformation campaign by the ruling junta in Burma for opposing the oppressive regime.
Opinion
A Song for Obama
November 14, 2008
In my younger days, I considered the Village Voice to be required reading. But—like The Nation, Mother Jones, The Progressive, and so many other once useful publications—I no longer find the Voice to be relevant or remotely radical. However, it’s free in NYC and I ride the subways. Thus, I’ll sometimes grab a copy to peruse as I navigate the subterranean tunnels of transportation. I end up regretting this move…every single time.
Opinion
Driving Mister Barack
November 12, 2008
As you know, the Empire has selected a new emperor. The Mafia has chosen a new don. The corporation has hired a new CEO. Are you brimming with hope yet? Read on…
Analysis
Israel, America & Iran: A Wiser Path
November 11, 2008
The best thing that could happen to Israel would be a rapprochement between the U.S. and Iran.
Opinion
What Would Swayze Do?
November 11, 2008
Note to those striving for enduring social
change: It's time to not be nice.
Culture/Language
A Cast of a Thousand Characters
Learning to Read Chinese
November 11, 2008
Learning to read Chinese means memorizing one or more characters for every single piece of vocabulary in your head. The characters are based on over a hundred base characters. So, after a while, you can see a new character and guess that it has something to do with talking or driving or is esoterically related to the heart or an open door, but for the most part, it is pure memorization. The Chinese language is like an epic movie, starring a cast of thousands of characters.
Opinion
Will President Obama feel the pressure? (LOL)
November 8, 2008
Do you ever get the feeling that the voting booth is a lot like those buttons you find on some big city street corners? You know, the ones you push so you can obey the law while pretending to make the light turn green more quickly?
9/11
Senior Corporate Executives Warned to Leave N.Y. on 9/11: Source
November 3, 2008
Foreign Policy Journal has learned that senior executives of a major U.S. international corporation may have been warned to leave New York on September 11, 2001.
9/11
Able Danger: An Interview with Writer and Director Paul Krik
November 2, 2008
Writer and Director Paul Krik answered a few questions about his film Able Danger in an e-mail interview with Foreign Policy Journal.
Perspectives: Israel/Palestine
The Racism of McCain...and Obama...and the Media
November 2, 2008
The underlying assumption in the argument that association with Rashid Khalidi or his views on the Israel-Palestinian conflict is worthy of criticism is itself, by its own standard, inherently racist.
Perspectives
The Anti-Empire Report
Read this or George W. Bush will be president the rest of your life
November 2, 2008
The latest Anti-Empire Report from William Blum, author of "Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since WWII" and several other books on U.S. foreign policy.
Global Warming
Save the Sea Ice in the Arctic Circle
November 1, 2008
The five coastal countries of the Arctic Ocean -- Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the United States -- agreed on May 28, 2008, in Danish Greenland to find a solution on the use of the Arctic Ocean and the sea bed underneath based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea adopted in 1982.
War on Terrorism
Whoever Wins U.S. Election, Policy in ‘War on Terror’
Unlikely to Change
October 28, 2008
Whichever leading candidate wins the 2008 election, the there is little indication that U.S. policy will shift away significantly from using military force in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which is increasingly being recognized by international experts not as a solution, but part of the problem.
Opinion
American Priorities
October 28, 2008
I was walking down the street when I noticed a man sitting behind the wheel of a car, cursing and angry. His face was a mask of rage. I stopped and contemplated the source of his fury and assumed it was the election. Clearly, this man was fed up with the two-party farce, the barring of non-corporate candidates from public debates, the lies, the corruption, and the fact that a vote for either McCain or Obama is a vote for the same gluttonous, murderous culture.
Burma
A Day in Loi Tailang
The Shan People Live a Beautiful Culture which is being Driven to Extinction
October 26, 2008
All over the village boys are fashioning bows from natural materials, preparing to compete in the big archery contest. Small children kick a Tagrow ball, a small hollow ball made of rattan. I pull out my camera, but the mothers quickly tell the children to hide their faces. Photographing people who are planning to live permanently at Loi Tailang is okay. But photographing civilians who plan to return to Burma is a no-no. If the photos get into the wrong hands, they, the SPDC, could find out that they have ties with the Shan State Army, and kill them.
Opinion
Chomsky, Zinn, and
Obama
October 24, 2008
This strategy of choosing an alleged “lesser evil” because he/she might be influenced by some mythical “popular movement” would be naïve if put forth by a high school student. Professors Chomsky and Zinn know better. If it’s incremental change they want, why not encourage their many readers to vote for Ralph Nader or Cynthia McKinney?
Culture and Language
Kids Don't Learn Calculus Faster than Adults
Why do most people believe children learn languages Faster?
October 24, 2008
Antonio Graceffo explains why you can never be too old to start learning a foreign language.
Opinion
How Should You Vote?
Defining a new framework for electoral strategy in America.
October 20, 2008
American voters should shift their electoral strategy from seeking to put the lesser of evils into power to seeking to elect the force for the greatest good.
Culture and Language
Learning Languages in Your Pajamas, Eating Captain Crunch
The Core Novel Method
October 19, 2008
Antonio Graceffo describes some of his experiences learning foreign languages in a perhaps slightly less orthodox method.
Analysis: Arab-Israeli Conflict
An Israeli Shift Towards Withdrawal?
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Last month, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in an interview that Israel must withdraw from the occupied territories. A closer look, however, reveals that his remarks are not anything dramatically different from what other Israeli leaders have said. Nor is it any consideration for international law or concern about the rights of the Palestinian people that is driving any potential shift in Israeli policy.
Analysis
Towards a New and Improved Cold War
Monday, October 13, 2008
An analysis that dissects an argument proposed by prominent neoconservative Robert Kagan in the journal Foreign Affairs in which he essentially suggests that a return to a Cold War-like paradigm would benefit U.S. foreign policy.
Culture and Language
Immersion Sandwich and a Side of Rice
Monday, October 13, 2008
Antonio Graceffo writes about his experience learning foreign languages and offers his advise to others seeking to do the same.
Review
A Review of Jason Bermas's "Fabled Enemies"
October 10, 2008
A review of Jason Bermas's new 9/11 Documentary "Fabled Enemies", produced by Alex Jones of Infowars.com.
News Analysis
U.S. Allies, Defense Secretary Suggest Political Solution to Afghan War
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
While the U.S. presidential candidates both suggest an increase in military forces as the solution for the conflict in Afghanistan, allies and even the U.S. Defense Secretary have agreed that a political solution involving engaging in diplomacy with the Taliban is necessary.
Analysis: Economy
Bank Debacle Explained
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Former Wall Street investment banker Antonio Graceffo explains the U.S. financial crisis and bailout bill in terms you don't need to be a banker to understand.
Perspective: Economy
Effects of U.S. Financial System Felt around the Globe
Monday, October 6, 2008
The global economy is shuttering as the Federal Reserve System approaches theoretical collapse.
Perspective: Economy, U.S. Election, Iraq
The Anti-Empire Report
Read this or George W. Bush will be president the rest of your life
October 2, 2008
The latest Anti-Empire Report from William Blum, author of "Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since WWII" and several other books on U.S. foreign policy.
News Analysis
Political and Financial Elite at Odds with Public on Economy
October 1, 2008
The media is reporting the House's rejection of a financial bailout plan as a failure of leadership even though most Americans are opposed to it.
News Analysis
Pakistan Appoints New Spy Chief
The ISI gets a new leader as Pakistanis flee instability resulting from the U.S. "war on terror"
September 30, 2008
The head of the Pakistan army has appointed Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shujaa Pasha as head of its Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency as the U.S. is pressuring the country to step up operations against militants. Meanwhile, Pakistanis are fleeing the increasing chaos and instability resulting from the U.S.'s "war on terrorism".
News Analysis
Olmert Says Israel Must Withdraw from Palestinian Territories
Prime Minister's New Position to Have Little Affect as He is Set to Leave Office Over Corruption Charges
September 30, 2008
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has said that Israel needs to "reach an agreement with the Palestinians" and that that would mean withdrawing from the occupied territories, but his words are expected to have little affect as he is set to leave office to face corruption charges.
News Analysis
Violence in Iraq Down Dramatically from Last Year: Pentagon
September 30, 2008
The Pentagon is putting forth its best propaganda effort to capitalize on the reduction in violence in Iraq.