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US Hegemony Spawns Russian-Chinese Military Alliance Let those Americans who still don’t get it read Paul Craig Roberts’ “US Hegemony Spawns Russian-Chinese Military Alliance.” Let them hear his message loud and clear. Those of us who are condemning the neocons and the Bush administration for their policies are not doing so solely because of our … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 16, 2007”

Israel’s Jewish Problem in Tehran This article is extremely naive and one-sided. Believing that the Arab world will be peaceful if left alone is as naive as Dubya’s thinking Americans would be viewed a liberators in Iraq. It completely ignores the the history of the region and its leaders. Simply look at the Iraq-Iran war … Continue reading “Backtalk, August 7, 2007”

Caught Red-Handed: Media Backtracks on Iran’s ‘Threat’ I have been shocked to see some, including Rep. Dennis Kucinich, latch onto the myth that Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, never called for Israel to be “wiped off the map.” Iran’s own news agency reports that Ahmadinejad publicly called for the State of Israel to be “wiped off … Continue reading “Backtalk, July 9, 2007”

Goodbye and Good Luck Mr. Reese states: “Since we stupidly decided to have an all-volunteer Army, we can’t afford too much cannon fodder.” Is it Mr. Reese’s position that the United States should have a drafted army, rather than an all-volunteer military? I would like to think that, as a man of uncompromising principle on … Continue reading “Backtalk, June 25, 2007”

Lying Us Into War, Again Charlie I love this bit: "Finally, of course, there is the matter of deterrence. Deterrence worked against the Soviet Union’s 30,000 nuclear weapons and the means of delivering them." You Americans do not get it even now. Deterrence worked for the Soviets not for you. The U.S. is the only … Continue reading “Backtalk, June 21, 2007”

What’s up with Putin? What’s up with Putin? The Russians feel U.S. encroachment into the former Soviet Union is starting to represent an existential threat to the Russian Federation. It’s evident American elites are in the dark, and they ought to be aware the neocon empire has tweaked the Russian bear’s nose a little too … Continue reading “Backtalk, June 11, 2007”

Pakistan Is Going Down the Road of the Shah’s Iran Political commentators generally tend to misrepresent the position of Islamists in Pakistan. Being close to Pakistan and actively observing the current events it becomes quite obvious that despite the post-Sept. 11 events (i.e. the increased hatred for the United States), the MMA (mutahida majlis-e-amal, coalition … Continue reading “Backtalk, June 5, 2007”

The Ron Paul Effect In the dozen-plus years I have been active in matters relating to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, I have watched them go from a small Islamist organization to a worldwide insurgent movement, while bin Laden has established himself as the primary source of inspiration and leadership for tens of millions of … Continue reading “Backtalk, May 24, 2007”

Back in the EUSSR The standards used by the Empire to justify independence for Kosovo from Serbia should then be applied also to Nagorno Karabakh. The Republic of Nagorno Karabakh should be recognized by the UN as a sovereign country independent from Azerbaijan. But let’s not stop there – let Abkhazia and South Ossetia be … Continue reading “Backtalk, May 15, 2007”

Ethanol: A Threat to National Security? I normally like the articles by James Gordon Prather, but the latest one is confusing, and I have a PhD in physics. What the heck does the C-13/C-12 ratio have to do with anything? What the heck does it matter whether the deep hydrocarbons were organically produced? What matters … Continue reading “Backtalk, April 26, 2007”