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Carnage in Norway-Refreshing the Narrative
Posted on19. Aug, 2011 by Jeff.
So let us fight together with Israel, with our Zionist brothers against all anti-Zionists….” — Manifesto of Anders Behring Breivik By Jeff Gates War-making storylines tend to lose their steam. Sustained warfare requires more than just a plausible Evil Doer. A credible narrative is also essential. To remind us who to hate, who better than a [...]
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Imbedded crises
Posted on08. Jul, 2011 by Jeff.
By Jeff Gates:
While the world’s strongest economy was induced with false intelligence to wage serial wars and incur massive debt, the nation with the world’s cheapest labor emerged to attract America’s purchasing power and reinvest in its own ascendancy.
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US: Crisis by consensus
Posted on07. Jul, 2011 by Jeff.
By Jeff Gates:
Debt is a well-traveled route to wealth. With borrowed funds, you can buy a house. Securitize that debt and more credit becomes available for more homebuyers. Securitization can also fuel a debt-induced housing boom. The resulting wealth accrues to those positioned to capture that inflated value. And to those who pocket fees for repackaging debt as tradable securities.
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The US-Israeli Train Wreck
Posted on02. Jun, 2011 by Jeff.
By Jeff Gates:
On the night that the Six-Day Land Grab began, Mathilde was enjoying a sleepover in the Johnson White House. But for that Zionist aggression, would Israel have been able to live peacefully with its neighbors? Israel and its supporters staged an elaborate charade to recast this provocation as defensive. That ruse included the cover-up of an Israeli assault on the U.S.S. Liberty that killed 34 Americans and left 175 wounded.
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Is Pakistan Being Cast as the Next Plausible Evil Doer?
Posted on11. May, 2011 by Jeff.
By Jeff Gates:
The killing or capture of Osama bin Laden was a strategic imperative of the Obama presidency. His death on Pakistani soil now presents a challenge to the strategic depth required for security and stability in the region. How, under these circumstances, does the U.S. collaborate with a nation given $20 billion since 911?
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PAKISTAN: ‘STOP THE WAR’
Posted on15. Jul, 2010 by Jeff.
THE COALITION OF CONSCIENCE CHARTER OF DEMANDS A meeting of different organizations was held under the Chairmanship of Admiral Fasih Bukhari, President Ex Servicemen Association and former Chief of Naval Staff, Pakistan Navy. It was represented by the intelligentsia, opinion makers and other influentials. We, the people of Pakistan, progeny of the Great Nara (Sarasvati), [...]
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Kashmir: Observance Of Martyrs’ Day
Posted on12. Jul, 2010 by Jeff.
Country May Be destroyed; The will of the People Can Not Be Broken Indian Brutalities Are No Less Than Israel’s By Sajjad Shaukat Youme Shuhada-e-Kashmir (Martyrs’ Day) is observed on July 13 every year on both sides of the Line of Control and all over the world by the Kashmiris to pay homage to 22 [...]
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Af-Pak: India Blind To New Realities
Posted on12. Jul, 2010 by Jeff.
New Dynamics Are In Place India cannot fathom the new ground realities By Moin Ansari As Tomas Kunh said a long time ago “The paradigm has shifted, and when the paradigm shifts, everything goes back to zero”. The world watched (pun intended) aghast as the Swiss watch making industry was decimated by an electronic watch [...]
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Whither Afghan Reconciliation
Posted on11. Jul, 2010 by Jeff.
By Dr. Raja Muhammad Khan Sequel to the pronouncement of US forces’ exit plan from Afghanistan by President Obama on December 2, 2009, ‘London Conference on Afghanistan’ was held on January 28, 2010. British Government hosted the conference along with UN and Afghanistan. The basic objective set for the conference was to transfer the security [...]
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Talk with Joshua Frank
Posted on11. Jul, 2010 by Jeff.
Focus on the U.S., Israel and Middle East By Kourosh Ziabari Joshua Frank is an American progressive journalist and noted anti-war columnist. His articles and commentaries have appeared on CounterPunch, Z Magazine, AntiWar.com, Truthout and Alternet. He is author of “Left Out! How Liberals Helped Reelect George W. Bush” and co-editor with Jeffrey St. Clair [...]