added 2007 Thu Jun 14 18:50:43 by populist
In Iraq and beyond, America's empire of permanent bases grows at an alarming pace.
In Iraq and beyond, America's empire of permanent bases grows at an alarming pace.
added 2007 Wed May 30 16:13:01 by populist
The U.S. is building an embassy in the heart of Baghdad's embattled Green Zone that will be the largest embassy on the planet -- big enough to embody the Bush administration's vision of an American-reordered Middle East.
The U.S. is building an embassy in the heart of Baghdad's embattled Green Zone that will be the largest embassy on the planet -- big enough to embody the Bush administration's vision of an American-reordered Middle East.
added 2007 Mon May 21 19:12:08 by populist
Musings on the book Nemesis by Chalmers Johnson. Are we human? Are we awake? Or are we happy robots, enjoying the things we are offered as bribes for our complicity in our monstrous empire's service.
Musings on the book Nemesis by Chalmers Johnson. Are we human? Are we awake? Or are we happy robots, enjoying the things we are offered as bribes for our complicity in our monstrous empire's service.
added 2007 Fri May 18 8:18:04 by populist
I intend to remind you about how the plans for an American empire were made long before the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon took place and instead of just citing where you can find the information I'm including it in my article.
I intend to remind you about how the plans for an American empire were made long before the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon took place and instead of just citing where you can find the information I'm including it in my article.
added 2007 Thu May 17 22:35:29 by populist
This nation has gotten along just fine for more than two centuries, and through several wars, without a "War Czar". Why do we need one now?
This nation has gotten along just fine for more than two centuries, and through several wars, without a "War Czar". Why do we need one now?
added 2007 Thu May 17 1:02:02 by populist
When Reagan coined the phrase "evil empire," he was referring to the USSR, & I basically agreed with him that the USSR needed to be contained & checkmated. But today it is the US that is widely perceived as an evil empire, & world forces are gathering to stop us.
When Reagan coined the phrase "evil empire," he was referring to the USSR, & I basically agreed with him that the USSR needed to be contained & checkmated. But today it is the US that is widely perceived as an evil empire, & world forces are gathering to stop us.
added 2007 Tue May 15 22:24:09 by populist
We now live in a country in which the president wields the power to send the entire nation into war on his own initiative, without the congressional declaration of war required by the Constitution.
We now live in a country in which the president wields the power to send the entire nation into war on his own initiative, without the congressional declaration of war required by the Constitution.
added 2007 Sat May 12 1:37:11 by populist
Our invasion and occupation are illegal, being in violation of both international law and our own traditions. We were lied into war. We are still being lied to. We need to get out of Iraq right now. This folly has already cost us 3,300 American lives, $500 billion in tax money, 30,000 wounded...
Our invasion and occupation are illegal, being in violation of both international law and our own traditions. We were lied into war. We are still being lied to. We need to get out of Iraq right now. This folly has already cost us 3,300 American lives, $500 billion in tax money, 30,000 wounded...
added 2007 Fri May 11 21:35:18 by populist
Terrorism, our government constantly reminds us, is the scourge of our times. So why is a man described by our government as "an unrepentant criminal and admitted mastermind of terrorist plots and attacks on tourist sites" looking forward to a hero's welcome in Miami from his old Bay of Pigs comrades?
Terrorism, our government constantly reminds us, is the scourge of our times. So why is a man described by our government as "an unrepentant criminal and admitted mastermind of terrorist plots and attacks on tourist sites" looking forward to a hero's welcome in Miami from his old Bay of Pigs comrades?
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added 2007 Mon May 7 18:22:05 by Stephen Johnson
By Matthew Parris - This is a battle Islamism cannot win. Fundamentalist Islam is a medieval force. It has little to contribute to modern business, science or government, and subsists uneasily in today's world. Profoundly and essentially reactionary, it hardly creates, innovates or invents, and appears chronically disorganised and prone to internal
By Matthew Parris - This is a battle Islamism cannot win. Fundamentalist Islam is a medieval force. It has little to contribute to modern business, science or government, and subsists uneasily in today's world. Profoundly and essentially reactionary, it hardly creates, innovates or invents, and appears chronically disorganised and prone to internal
added 2007 Mon Apr 30 4:01:16 by populist
Gore Vidal's take on the upcoming presidential campaign, religion and the future of the American empire
Gore Vidal's take on the upcoming presidential campaign, religion and the future of the American empire
added 2007 Fri Apr 13 22:41:34 by TomBiro
An unidentified person - supposedly male - has jumped from the Empire State Building's 69th floor, landing on the 30th floor and on the ground outside the structure.
An unidentified person - supposedly male - has jumped from the Empire State Building's 69th floor, landing on the 30th floor and on the ground outside the structure.
added 2007 Thu Apr 12 0:57:24 by populist
You walk up toward the big brick penitentiary, through the guard towers and the shotguns and rifles. And you know that none of it has to do with right and wrong. It has to do with we are bigger than you and we don't care about thou shall not kill and we will kill you if you get out of line and run toward home and your son and your wife.
You walk up toward the big brick penitentiary, through the guard towers and the shotguns and rifles. And you know that none of it has to do with right and wrong. It has to do with we are bigger than you and we don't care about thou shall not kill and we will kill you if you get out of line and run toward home and your son and your wife.
added 2007 Tue Mar 27 1:01:54 by _kam0_
The confrontation with Iran has very little to do with nukes - and a lot with the agenda of empire.
The confrontation with Iran has very little to do with nukes - and a lot with the agenda of empire.
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 22:10:02 by populist
It is interesting to note that the United States is never officially referred to as an empire, although our country has assumed many imperial characteristics.
It is interesting to note that the United States is never officially referred to as an empire, although our country has assumed many imperial characteristics.
added 2007 Fri Mar 16 21:21:07 by populist
People in US cities would be outraged if another country garrisoned its troops close by with all the resulting fallout: unacceptable noise, pollution, environmental destruction, appropriation of valued public real estate along with drunken soldiers on the loose violating laws, causing damage and raping local women. Not the kinds of neighbors we cho
People in US cities would be outraged if another country garrisoned its troops close by with all the resulting fallout: unacceptable noise, pollution, environmental destruction, appropriation of valued public real estate along with drunken soldiers on the loose violating laws, causing damage and raping local women. Not the kinds of neighbors we cho
added 2007 Tue Mar 13 20:06:03 by populist
The US Republic has yet to collapse, but an imperial presidency now places great strain on it with a dominant Pentagon and culture of militarism undermining Congress, the courts and our civil liberties.
The US Republic has yet to collapse, but an imperial presidency now places great strain on it with a dominant Pentagon and culture of militarism undermining Congress, the courts and our civil liberties.
added 2007 Fri Mar 9 19:12:09 by populist
U.S. President George W. Bush's troop buildup in Baghdad apparently will be bigger and more costly - and perhaps will last longer - than it seemed when he unveiled the plan in January as the centerpiece of a new Iraq strategy.
U.S. President George W. Bush's troop buildup in Baghdad apparently will be bigger and more costly - and perhaps will last longer - than it seemed when he unveiled the plan in January as the centerpiece of a new Iraq strategy.
added 2007 Wed Mar 7 22:37:58 by populist
Please your superiors, stand erect when the national anthem is played & salute when that flag goes by. Genuflect to leaders who mouth words like liberty, justice, & democracy. Following the cues will lead one in the desired direction of conformity where ideas are framed in ways that assure American motivations are cast in the most favorable
Please your superiors, stand erect when the national anthem is played & salute when that flag goes by. Genuflect to leaders who mouth words like liberty, justice, & democracy. Following the cues will lead one in the desired direction of conformity where ideas are framed in ways that assure American motivations are cast in the most favorable
added 2007 Tue Mar 6 19:34:06 by populist
The Founders invented a system of constitutionally mandated republican government with a federal authority sharing power with the states and three separate branches in Washington - able to check and balance each other with the single most important power put in the hands of Congress so presidents would never have it - the ability to declare war.
The Founders invented a system of constitutionally mandated republican government with a federal authority sharing power with the states and three separate branches in Washington - able to check and balance each other with the single most important power put in the hands of Congress so presidents would never have it - the ability to declare war.
added 2007 Sun Feb 25 15:24:50 by _kam0_
Being hated is no fun. Few of us are like those pantomime villains who glory in the hisses and boos of an audience. And few people hate being hated more than Americans. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've been asked the plaintive question: "Why do they hate us?"
Being hated is no fun. Few of us are like those pantomime villains who glory in the hisses and boos of an audience. And few people hate being hated more than Americans. I wish I had a dollar for every time I've been asked the plaintive question: "Why do they hate us?"
added 2007 Fri Feb 16 2:30:11 by populist
Our "peaceful" presidents have taken, perhaps, over a million Iraqi lives & limbs, & thousands of the same for Americans. No amount of yellow ribbons will bring back a single one of them, or make a single loss worthwhile. This, we must recognize, is part of the American way. In particular, we must first recognize it if we are eve
Our "peaceful" presidents have taken, perhaps, over a million Iraqi lives & limbs, & thousands of the same for Americans. No amount of yellow ribbons will bring back a single one of them, or make a single loss worthwhile. This, we must recognize, is part of the American way. In particular, we must first recognize it if we are eve
added 2007 Sun Feb 11 5:46:02 by corey.spring
George Lucas asserts that The Empire Strikes Back was the worst Star Wars movie during a luncheon for the Publicist's Guild. [via Cinematical]
George Lucas asserts that The Empire Strikes Back was the worst Star Wars movie during a luncheon for the Publicist's Guild. [via Cinematical]
added 2007 Tue Feb 6 22:03:38 by populist
From Afghanistan to Iraq to Somalia and Darfur. War, war, and more war.
From Afghanistan to Iraq to Somalia and Darfur. War, war, and more war.
added 2007 Mon Feb 5 6:08:34 by populist
No nation can maintain an empire abroad and a democracy at home. We are now about to pay for our empire, and the price is American freedom. This is the message of a new book by Chalmers Johnson.
No nation can maintain an empire abroad and a democracy at home. We are now about to pay for our empire, and the price is American freedom. This is the message of a new book by Chalmers Johnson.
added 2007 Thu Feb 1 18:59:47 by Neophile
Online retailer DVD Empire has quit selling games, blaming slim margins, selfish publishers, slow distribution and "the fact that 80% of games are crap".
Online retailer DVD Empire has quit selling games, blaming slim margins, selfish publishers, slow distribution and "the fact that 80% of games are crap".
added 2007 Fri Jan 19 17:38:21 by jeremytoday
A prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire early last century was shot to death Friday, according to CNN Turk.
A prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist who spoke out against the killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire early last century was shot to death Friday, according to CNN Turk.
added 2006 Wed Aug 23 16:29:13 by Neophile
An illegal war, a long list of eroded rights, and a country run by and for the benefit of corporate campaign donors -- all courtesy of the imperial presidency.
An illegal war, a long list of eroded rights, and a country run by and for the benefit of corporate campaign donors -- all courtesy of the imperial presidency.
added 2006 Thu Aug 10 0:34:48 by Ousama
Anyone who wants to write about the constitutional crisis unfolding in the United States today faces a peculiar problem at the outset. There is a large body of observations that at one and the same time have been made too often and yet not often enough - too often because they have been repeated to the point of tedium for a minority ready to listen
Anyone who wants to write about the constitutional crisis unfolding in the United States today faces a peculiar problem at the outset. There is a large body of observations that at one and the same time have been made too often and yet not often enough - too often because they have been repeated to the point of tedium for a minority ready to listen
