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2012/07/082012/07/08

Mati Nissani: Strategic Lessons from the Rand Paul Fiasco

Strategic Lessons from the Rand Paul Fiasco “Without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement.”—Lenin …by Moti Nissani, Ph.D. Prof. Emeritus, Wayne State University Rand Paul Summary: For many years, the liberty movement’s aspirations and actions have been focused on the presidential candidacy of Congressman Ron Paul. In Early June, this strategy backfired, following …

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2012/07/062012/07/06

John Steiner: From Israel, Call for Politics of Heroism versus Hope

Phi Beta Iota: The full combination of pieces is strongly recommended as a total read. The contributing author whose work has been forwarded by Brother John makes a fundamental ethical and intellectual mistake, assuming that there is a significant difference between the Democratic and Republican parties. Not so. This is not an either/or choice between …

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2012/07/052012/07/05

Tom Atlee: Entering Interdependence on Independence Day

Entering Interdependence on Independence Day Dear friends, So many thoughts on US Independence Day…. 1. For years there have been Declarations of INTERdependence and suggestions and organizing for INTERdependence day. I first learned about this 8 years ago and wrote it up at http://www.co-intelligence.org/interdependenceday.html Googling it today I see the movement has flourished – and …

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2012/06/21

William Pfaff: Financial Oligarchy Buries Constitution Democracy in USA

Rise of the Managerial Class Posted on Jun 19, 2012 By William Pfaff At a time when corporate America is exploring and exploiting its new Supreme-Court-bestowed role in the management of American election results, an earlier transformation in the composition and political role of American business leadership should be recalled. This was the replacement of the Gilded …

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2012/06/142012/06/14

David Isenberg: SPIEGEL – The President of Disappointments

Worth reading. SPIEGEL 06/14/2012 05:49 PM The President of Disappointments How Obama Has Failed to Deliver By Ullrich Fichtner, Marc Hujer and Gregor Peter Schmitz Barack Obama entered the White House as a savior. But he hasn’t delivered. The ideological chasms in the US are as deep as they have ever been, with Republicans blocking the …

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2012/06/14

Marcus Aurelius: The Battle For The Military’s Future

Note the contradiction between the planned personnel cuts and the comments on the urgency of keeping the volunteer force intact and coherent. The Battle For The Military’s Future Walter Pincus The Washington Post, 13 June 2012 “The face of war, the face of how we do business, is changing.” That’s retired Marine Corps Gen. James …

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2012/06/10

Chuck Spinney: Drones — Of Idiots, By Idiots, For Idiots + Meta-RECAP

Attached is a really first rate assessment of the real benefits and costs of the American infatuation with drone warfare. The writer, Patrick Cockburn, is one of the very best reporters now covering the wars in the Middle East and Central Asia. Chuck Spinney Cap Ferat, France America is deluded by its drone-warfare propaganda World View: …

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