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Opinion Commentary

What if Israel Was the Victim?

January 6, 2009

by Jeremy R. Hammond

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

by Greg Palast

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

by  C  Uday  Bhaskar

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.

 

Israel / Palestine

Top 5 Lies About Israel’s Assault on Gaza

January 3, 2009

by Jeremy R. Hammond

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

by William Blum

"The Anti-Empire Report" by William Blum, on Afghanistan, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Barack Obama, Cuba, and the Cold War.

Research Archive

 

The Research Archive is a place where you can find key references  valuable to any student or observer of U.S. foreign policy, as well as other archived material ranging from important news stories to declassified government documents. It is a collection of sources used for FPJ content, but is also intended as a further resource to researchers, writers, or anyone looking for information on topics or issues related to foreign policy.

 

At the moment, the archive is still under initial development so there's not much here yet. But there will be more soon, and it will always be expanding, so if you're looking for something in particular, browse through or contact FPJ to make an inquiry. Even if it's not up here, FPJ maybe able to guide you in the right direction to find what you're looking for.

 

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Archived Materials

Economy

Modern Money Mechanics: A workbook on Bank Reserves and Deposit Expansion

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, February 1994

 

Foreign Policy

The September 12 Paradigm: America, the World, and George W. Bush

Foreign Affairs, September/October 2008

 

Iraq

Status of Forces Agreement

Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq On the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities during Their Temporary Presence in Iraq , November 2008

Draft Status of Forces Agreement

Draft SOFA agreement between the U.S. and Iraqi governments, October 13, 2008

How to Leave a Stable Iraq: Building on Progress

Foreign Affairs, September/October 2008

 

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Opium Survey 2008 Executive Summary

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, August 2008

Report on Progress toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan

Department of Defense, June 2008

Responding to Afghanistan's Opium Economy Challenge: Lessons and Policy Implications from a Development Perspective

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, by William A. Byrd, March 2008

Can Production and Trafficking of Illicit Drugs be Reduced or Merely Shifted?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, by Peter Reuter, March 2008

From Great Game to Grand Bargain

Foreign Affairs, November/December 2008

Stumbling into Chaos: Afghanistan on the Brink

The Senlis Council, Security and Development Policy Group, November 2007

An Assessment of Transnational Organized Crime in Central Asia

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report, 2007

Taliban and the Drug Trade

Congressional Research Service Report to Congress, by Raphael F. Perl, October 5, 2001

 

Pakistan

From Great Game to Grand Bargain

Foreign Affairs, November/December 2008

 

Israel/Palestine

A War to Start All Wars: Will Israel Ever Seal the Victory of 1948?

Foreign Affairs, September/October 2008

 

9/11

Document Collection: The 5 "Dancing Israelis" in the White Van