Roya Hakakian, World Affairs Daily: […] today’s democratic forces in Cairo’s Tahrir Square can learn from the democratic forces in Tehran’s Azadi Square in 1978. Nations and their distinct histories are not interchangeable. But movements striving for common democratic goals have consistently exchanged the lessons of their struggles to inform and warn their comrades elsewhere against pitfalls. Here are some of the errors Iran’s democratic forces (to use the term
February 4, 2011
February 4, 2011
“Generational Theft On a Scale Never Seen”
Hyup: 100-year Treasury bonds? Sooner or later, this may turn out to be reality, as it becomes increasingly clear that the U.S. never has any intention of paying its $14 trillion national debt off. As reported by Reuters, at a recent Treasury meeting discussing financing options for U.S. debt, “The Treasury also disclosed that it had discussed with big bond dealers the possibility of an ‘ultra-long’ bond with a maturity
February 4, 2011
February fundraiser [sticky; newer posts will appear below – TUESDAY UPDATE]
Rise up! Take to the streets! For freedom! (I’ll worry about the end game once I’m flush with cash. Hope that’s okay…?) **** update: about 2/3 there. Thanks to all who have contributed. I promise to buy nothing but the finest cold and flu relief medication.
February 4, 2011
Post-racial
I don’t think that means what Obama thinks it means: In any other circumstance, if an administration 1) claimed utterly bogus privileges never before recognized by law, 2) dragged its feet for 16 months on a rather simple internal investigation, 3) put partisan officials in place to oversee or skew the investigations, and 4) stiffed Congress and the media and an independent agency on formal, legally weighty information requests, then
February 4, 2011
You know how some people believe Barack Obama is a kind of Manchurian Candidate, created by leftists to bring about the downfall of the US?
I’m beginning to think it’s just as likely that John McCain is the real puppet. Albeit an erstwhile “electable” one. [As a kind of rhetorical disclaimer that you believe will shield you from off-topic demagoguing, insert obligatory comment about his war-time heroism — and your appreciation for such — here.]
February 4, 2011
Speaking of Muslim extremism and the US posture on dealing with the Islamist threat (yes, we were too — )
Sure. But then, Zionism = racism, so you know, grain of salt and all that…
February 4, 2011
Egyptian uncertainty
So. Are we promoting a democratic uprising, and if so, where’s the proof? Are we naively helping usher in another Muslim theocracy, at the expense of long-time allies who have been amenable to helping US interests? Do “we” have any say in any of this at all…? I don’t know. But here are some links to keep you up to speed on what’s happening in Egypt (courtesy geoffb): An Overview