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Erdogan’s Gambit: Turkey Rising by PATRICK COCKBURN, Counterpunch, 13 September 2011 The Turkish Prime Minister, Tayyip Erdogan, arrived in Egypt yesterday at the start of a three-nation tour as Turkey toughens its stance towards Israel and seeks to become the predominant power among Muslim states in the Middle East and North Africa. After Egypt, Erdogan …
Note: the author of this important report is one of best journalists covering the wars of Western intervention in the Islamic world. CS August 1, 2011 Follow the Oil and the Money Why the West is Committed to the Murderous Rebels in Libya By PATRICK COCKBURN, Counterpunch In keeping with the British Government’s well-established record …
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History is repeating itself in Afghanistan One hears again and again Afghans say that the Taliban may not be liked but that the US is distrusted, even hated Patrick Cockburn – The Independent 18/12/10 During the mid-1960s, America’s goal during a crucial stage in the Vietnam war was to defeat the enemy militarily. But it …
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December 14, 2010 Memo From Sun Tzu to President Obama Who is the Wise General in Afghanistan? By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY Counterpunch In the first treatise written on the art of war, sometime around 450 BC [1], Sun Tzu explained why “the wise general sees to it that his troops feed on the enemy,” EXTRACT: …
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Very good summary of Turkey’s emerging regional influence. CS Turkey, America, and Empire’s Twilight by Conn Hallinan, Antiwar.com, July 06, 2010 When U.S. forces found themselves beset by a growing insurgency in Iraq following their lightning overthrow of Saddam Hussein, the most obvious parallel that came to mind was Vietnam: an occupying army, far from …
Obama as Moral Dupe: Will Erdogan Blink? By FRANKLIN C. SPINNEY Counterpunch A recent article by Patrick Cockburn, one of the ablest reporters covering the Middle East, provides an excellent character portrait of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. It is certainly consistent with what little I have been able to learn about this fascinating …
This is a really good report by one of the most thoughtful reporters covering the Middle East and Central Asia–and below, the second story on Teamsters forcing Wall Street to back down from its predatory behavior in one instance. Chuck The Script Calls for Victory, No Matter What: The Battle for Marjah By PATRICK COCKBURN …
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