Morsi’s Fall and the «Arab Summer» Spells Doom for the Obama Doctrine President Barack Obama’s policy toward the Arab and Muslim world was born in Cairo and it died there. On June 4, 2009, Obama gave his…
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PROTECTING THE HIGH NORTH, DEMILITARISING OUTER SPACE AND REMOVING THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR ANNIHILATION The International Conference on the High North and International Security was held in the city of Kiruna, Sweden, on 28-30th…
Anak! Egypt July 2013 Prayers amidst a coup d’état Predatory States: Operation Condor and Covert War in Latin America “To fill one’s mouth with water”* is a Hebrew idiom meaning “refusing…
Is Obama trying to circumvent U.S. laws prohibiting military support for foreign security forces that commit human rights violations. As it continues to proclaim its commitment to human rights and democracy abroad, the Obama administration…
Mr. Snowden’s revelations only the tip of a much bigger and looming iceberg. For many of us who are published scholar-activists against imperialism, fascism and all other such oppressive “isms” that are often, in reality,…
All the media bluster and folly surrounding whistleblower Edward Snowden is detracting from critical thinking that Americans must engage in and act upon. At this moment, benefits from the Snowden data dump appear to be accruing to the US government…
On June 30 opposition political forces in Egypt brought people into the streets demanding early elections and the resignation of the Muslim Brotherhood dominated government headed by President Mohamed Morsi. Despite Morsi’s efforts to defend his views through…
While joint military exercises between the Pentagon and South Korea gained tremendous attention over the last week, there have been two major maritime and ground operations carried out under United States leadership with the involvement of…
The Vatican conclave has elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis I Who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio? In 1973, he had been appointed “Provincial” of Argentina for the Society of Jesus. In this capacity,…
Controversy Concerning the Korean Armistice Agreement: “A State of War Still Remains in Effect” The New York Times (3/8/13), writing about Korean tensions, reported: The North said this week that it considered the…