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Iraq Poised to Become Western Oil Colony

As you read this post, I would advise that you pop in classic modern rock song “The Boys Are Back In Town” by Thin Lizzy.
Got the song on? Okay, now proceed with reading the post.
According to the New York Times, several Western oil companies that were kicked out of Iraq for 36 years during Saddam […]

Islamism, Terrorism, and the International Community

“In this sense it is important to point out how the ‘international community’ has been reconfigured, so that it is conceptualized in opposition to terrorism. This means that a charge of terrorism can be used to exclude states and peoples from membership of the ‘international community’ and thus from being protected by the provisions of […]

So Much for America the Invincible …

Every hegemonic state must convince both its own citizens and the citizens of other states of its in power and virtue in order to deter any potential challenges to their grip on power. They promote a vision that the rise of the hegemonic state was “inevitable”, “unavoidable”, and now “invincible.”
However, as is with all hegemonic […]

Occupation 101

Here’s a video that attempts to explore the origins of violence in Palestine by placing it within the context of an occupied people by a foreign power that relies upon military force and intimidation to justify this occupation as opposed to the distorted view presented by the corporate media through the lens of “terrorism”. It […]

Benazir Assassinated - Cui Bono (Who Benefits)?

Who benefits from the assassination of Benazir Bhutto?
There are four possibilities: (1) Islamic militants, (2) Musharraf, (3) the US, and (4) MQM
Immediately, the Western media has begun indicting the Islamic militants in and out of Pakistan. They would obviously benefit from such an attack since Benazir had pledged to allow American troops into the country […]

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