rbuchanan's Bookmarks About "politics"

"The New Book Banning" by Walter Olson

More censorship in the name of public safety.

by rbuchanan 2009-02-28 23:36 politics · literature

http://www.city-journal.org/2009/eon0212wo.html - cached - mail it - history

"Spain rejects EU parliament call for Kosovo recognition"

"There are 192 nations represented in the United Nations, I think so far not even 50 nations have recognized Kosovo," [Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel] Moratinos said.

by rbuchanan 2009-02-25 13:12 politics

http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1233870421.9/ - cached - mail it - history

"A Historic Moment: The Election of the Greatest Con-Man in Recent History" by James Petras

"...Obama and each and everyone of his foreign policy appointments to the Pentagon, State and Justice Departments, Intelligence and Security agencies are calling for vast increases in military spending, troop commitments and domestic militarization to recover the lost fortunes of a declining empire."

by rbuchanan 2009-01-21 19:56 politics · imperialism · Zionism

http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2008/12/a-historic-moment-the-election-of-the-greatest-con-man-in-recent-history/ - cached - mail it - history

"Olmert's Boast of 'Shaming' Rice Provokes Diplomatic Furor" by Nathan Guttman

No Israeli PM prior to Olmert would have ever stupidly boasted of having exercised his authoritative access to the U.S. presidential figurehead. Unsurprisingly, sleazy ADL director Abe Foxman comes to his defense, justifying his actions while explaining that they shouldn't have been made public. Very revealing, for those not in the know.

by rbuchanan 2009-01-17 19:13 imperialism · politics · Zionism · Israel

http://www.forward.com/articles/14957/ - cached - mail it - history

"Spain's Immigration System Runs Amok - Spain's Decline" by Soeren Kern

Spain's recent, gigantic influx of immigrants begins to take its inevitable toll.

by rbuchanan 2008-12-16 01:24 politics

http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/3527 - cached - mail it - history

"Obama's atomic umbrella: U.S. nuclear strike if Iran nukes Israel" by Aluf Benn

Obama doesn't waste any time in proving that he's as much a puppet of his Zionist leaders as his predecessor was.

by rbuchanan 2008-12-12 17:38 politics · imperialism · Zionism

http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1045687.html - cached - mail it - history

"The truth about 'hate crimes' and the racial justice racket" by Ron Smith

H.L. Mencken's most famous quote is as relevant as ever.

by rbuchanan 2008-12-09 20:58 politics · crime

http://www.thesocialcontract.com/answering_our_critics/art2008dec03.html - cached - mail it - history

"Twelve Reasons to Reject Obama and Support Nader/McKinney" by James Petras

While Nader is too honest and McKinney too insane for either of them to be even remotely electable, this article ably explains how Obama's economic and foreign policies (especially his subservience to Israeli interests) are no different from those of his predecessor.

by rbuchanan 2008-11-12 13:19 imperialism · politics · Zionism

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article21117.htm - cached - mail it - history

"YASUKUNI BROUHAHA" by Justin Raimondo

An honest (albeit melodramatic) perspective of Junichiro Koizumi's controversial visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in 2001.

by rbuchanan 2008-07-18 17:24 politics · imperialism · Japan

http://www.antiwar.com/justin/?articleid=3076 - cached - mail it - history

"Fears of another Tiananmen as Tibet explodes in hatred" by James Miles and Michael Sheridan

Tibetans lash out at civil invaders.

by rbuchanan 2008-03-15 19:09 imperialism · politics · religion · crime

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3559355.ece - cached - mail it - history

"The Israel Lobby" by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt

Almost everything you'll ever need to know about the pervasive, parasitic, destructive and entirely legal manifestation of Zionism in the United States.

by rbuchanan 2007-10-21 20:50 politics · imperialism · Israel · Zionism

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/mear01_.html - cached - mail it - history

"Nifong Nation" by Radley Balko

"Botched prosecutions go far beyond the borders of Durham"

by rbuchanan 2007-06-06 00:40 politics · crime

http://www.reason.com/news/show/120060.html - cached - mail it - history

"Paul Had a Point" by Radley Balko

"Non-interventionists have been remarkably prescient. So why are they still shunted to the fringe?"

by rbuchanan 2007-06-06 00:39 politics · imperialism

http://www.reason.com/news/show/120360.html - cached - mail it - history

"Ray Bradbury: Fahrenheit 451 Misinterpreted" by Amy E. Boyle Johnston

In a state of extended exasperation, Bradbury explains that "Fahrenheit 451" targeted the inherent failures of the public and the atrophy of broadcast information rather than government censorship.

by rbuchanan 2007-06-04 18:22 literature · politics

http://www.laweekly.com/news/news/ray-bradbury-fahrenheit-451-misinterpreted/16524/ - cached - mail it - history

"These Men Are Peacemakers?" by Christopher Hitchens

"How can Paisley and Adams face the families of the victims and tell them that it was all for nothing and less than nothing? The answer to this poignant question is that they don't have to, because we are all so pathetically grateful for their forbearance that we are now willing to hand them control of the region that they have so desolated and profaned."

by rbuchanan 2007-04-28 10:37 politics · religion · crime

http://www.slate.com/id/2163217/ - cached - mail it - history

"Japanese Prime Minister to Attend Washington Summit" by Kurt Achin

As willing a puppet as Japan's ever had for a Prime Minister, Abe finds it difficult to decide who he should prostrate to more: China or the U.S.

by rbuchanan 2007-04-26 10:03 politics · imperialism · Japan · china

http://www.huliq.com/19885/japanese-prime-minister-to-attend-washington-summit - cached - mail it - history

"Iraqi Kurd official blasts Turk general's war talk" by Shamal Akrawi

Unsatisfied with Turkey's persistent oppression of its' huge Kurdish minority, a Turkish general contemplates the possibility of invading Iraqi Kurdistan in order to crush PKK insurgents there.

by rbuchanan 2007-04-13 22:29 politics · imperialism

http://www.kurdishaspect.com/doc041307SA.html - cached - mail it - history

"Howard: No HIV-positive immigrants" by Rohan Sullivan

Howard finally says something intelligent, and finds himself criticized by oversensitive degenerates for his pragmatic realism.

by rbuchanan 2007-04-13 22:23 politics

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/13/international/i023735D11.DTL - cached - mail it - history

"Jefferson's Quran" by Christopher Hitchens

Speculation pertaining to Thomas Jefferson's opinion on the Mohammedan faith.

by rbuchanan 2007-04-08 20:06 politics · religion · literature

http://www.slate.com/id/2157314/fr/flyout - cached - mail it - history

"Anti-Sovietchik No. 1" by Christopher Hitchens

A personal account of centenarian Robert Conquest's life and accomplishments.

by rbuchanan 2007-04-01 15:45 politics · imperialism · literature

http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110009618 - cached - mail it - history

"She's No Fundamentalist" by Christopher Hitchens

Hitchens' response to the unwarranted criticism of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's new autobiographical book.

by rbuchanan 2007-04-01 15:42 politics · literature · religion

http://www.slate.com/id/2161171/fr/flyout - cached - mail it - history

"Why We Banned Legos" by Ann Pelo and Kendra Pelojoaquin

An experiment of ideological brainwashing implemented by a pair of schoolteachers serves as an unintentional example of how extremist forms of collectivism are naturally antithetical to personal freedoms.

by rbuchanan 2007-03-28 16:35 politics · lulz

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/21_02/lego212.shtml - cached - mail it - history

"Czech-Polish OK for US missiles"

Two of the most prosperous eastern European states capitulate to the requests of the world's foremost imperialist power...to the protests of what remains of a former imperialist power.

by rbuchanan 2007-02-19 14:20 imperialism · politics

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6376137.stm - cached - mail it - history

"New York Mulls iPod Ban on City Streets" by Lindsay Martell

An idiot New York Senator aims to ban the use of hand-held electronic devices on NYC crosswalks so that more than four documented morons won't be killed when failing to look before crossing the street.

by rbuchanan 2007-02-16 11:54 hardware · politics · music · Crapple

http://www.transalt.org/newsroom/media/1051 - cached - mail it - history

"Far-Right MPs Join Forces in EU Parliament: A Small Thorn in The EU's Side" by Marion Kraske and Hans-Jürgen Schlamp

Far-right oddballs tend to be the most interesting and charismatic political figures...

by rbuchanan 2007-01-27 15:54 politics

http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,461425,00.html - cached - mail it - history

"Dutch Courage" by Christopher Hitchens

More details on Ms. Ali's social and political ostracism.

by rbuchanan 2006-06-02 19:34 politics · religion · crime

http://www.slate.com/id/2142147/ - cached - mail it - history

"The Caged Virgin" by Christopher Hitchens

An excellent overview detailing how Ms. Ali has been wronged by both the oppressive fundamentalists of her former religion and the spineless appeasers of her adopted country.

by rbuchanan 2006-05-20 20:29 religion · politics

http://www.slate.com/id/2141276/ - cached - mail it - history

"U.S., Japan Talks End Without Agreement" by Eric Talmadge

Even the U.S. lapdogs of Japan's government can only compromise so much to maintain the status quo.

by rbuchanan 2006-04-14 14:57 politics · imperialism · Japan

http://www.ewoss.com/articles/D8GVLVEO7.aspx - cached - mail it - history

The American Empire Project (Chalmers Johnson interview)

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · imperialism

http://www.americanempireproject.com/johnson/johnson_interview.htm - cached - mail it - history

"America’s Empire of Bases" by Chalmers Johnson

Study and criticism of U.S. military bases abroad.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · imperialism

http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0404e.asp - cached - mail it - history

"Blowback" by Chalmers Johnson

Detailed overview pertaining to the consequences of postwar American foreign policy.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · imperialism

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20011015/johnson - cached - mail it - history

"Celebrating Okinawans in Bolivia" by Kozy Amemiya

Overview of the development of postwar Okinawan communities in Bolivia.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · Japan

http://www.jpri.org/publications/critiques/critique_XI_4.html - cached - mail it - history

"Japanese film director Shohei Imamura speaks to the World Socialist Web Site" by Richard Phillips

Imamura discusses his career, principles, and a variety of social issues while dodging the political ramifications of ideologically-charged questions.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 film · politics · Japan

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2000/sep2000/imam-s19.shtml - cached - mail it - history

"Libertarians Face Off on Intervention" by Jon Basil Utley

Coverage of a Cato Institute/Objectivist Center debate focused on differing libertarian perspectives regarding foreign policy.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · imperialism

http://www.antiwar.com/utley/?articleid=3858 - cached - mail it - history

The McCollum Memo: The Smoking Gun of Pearl Harbor

The FDR presidential administration deliberately provoked the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · imperialism · Japan

http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/McCollum/index.html?q=McCollum/index.html - cached - mail it - history

The Political Compass

Extensive political test which measures economic and social views in comparative scales.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics

http://www.politicalcompass.org/ - cached - mail it - history

"Sailing Toward a Storm in China: U.S. Maneuvers Could Spark a War" by Chalmers Johnson

"If left alone by U.S. militarists, China will almost surely, over time, become a democracy on the same pattern as that of South Korea and Taiwan (both of which had U.S.-sponsored military dictatorships until the late 1980s). But a strong mainland makes the anti-China lobby in the United States very nervous. It won't give up its decades-old animosity toward Beijing and jumps at any opportunity to stir up trouble — "defending Taiwan" is just a convenient cover story."

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · imperialism · china

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0715-04.htm - cached - mail it - history

"Time to Bring the Troops Home" by Chalmers Johnson

"There are still today, ten years after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, some 800 Defense Department facilities outside the United States, ranging from radio relay stations to major air bases. To those unlucky enough to live near them (sometimes dependent on them for work or customers), these military outposts often appear less like "peacekeepers" than occupiers."

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · imperialism

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20010514/johnson - cached - mail it - history

"Tokyo Lets Loose Lapdogs of War" by Chalmers Johnson

Speculation regarding American influence of Japanese military participation in the war in Iraq.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · imperialism · Japan

http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0218-08.htm - cached - mail it - history

"Imperial Bird-Droppings: A First-hand Report on the U.S. Military Helicopter Accident in Okinawa" by Darrell Y. Hamamoto

Indignant coverage of yet another disasterous occurrence at the fault of the U.S. military in occupied Okinawa.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · imperialism · Japan

http://www.jpri.org/publications/critiques/critique_XI_6.html - cached - mail it - history

"Berlusconi's US relationship becomes less special" by Phil Stewart

Following in Tony Blair's footsteps, Italy's PM finds his "friendly" relationship with the U.S. government sacrificed on the altar of its belligerent foreign policy.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 imperialism · politics

http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=5749825&cKey=1115146236000 - cached - mail it - history

"Why Do They Hate Us So Much?" by Harry Browne

A brief overview of Presidential contributions to American imperialism.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 imperialism · politics

http://www.harrybrowne.org/articles/WhyTheWorldHatesUs.htm - cached - mail it - history

"The Smash of Civilizations" by Chalmers Johnson and Tom Engelhardt

Regarding ancient cultural artifacts stolen and destroyed during and after the Iraqi war.

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 imperialism · politics

http://www.antiwar.com/engelhardt/?articleid=6580 - cached - mail it - history

"China arms budget has tripled, says Pentagon" by Jane Macartney

"The Pentagon estimates that China might be spending up to $90 billion (£52 billion) a year on its military, three times the officially acknowledged budget, a figure that would make it the world’s third-biggest defence spender after the United States and Russia."

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 imperialism · politics · china

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1702139,00.html - cached - mail it - history

"The Myths of Hiroshima" by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

"Americans were also told that use of the bombs "led to the immediate surrender of Japan and made unnecessary the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands." But it's not that straightforward. As Tsuyoshi Hasegawa has shown definitively in his new book, "Racing the Enemy" — and many other historians have long argued — it was the Soviet Union's entry into the Pacific war on Aug. 8, two days after the Hiroshima bombing, that provided the final "shock" that led to Japan's capitulation."

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 imperialism · politics · Japan

http://www.wagingpeace.org/articles/2005/08/05_bird-sherwin_myths-of-hiroshima.htm - cached - mail it - history

"In Defense of Pat Robertson" by Richard Kim

"[...] the gaffer's coughed up a breath of fresh air on a wartime media disturbingly oblivious to US atrocities, and he should be commended at least for his honesty."

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · imperialism · religion

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050912/kim - cached - mail it - history

"US to shift key Okinawa base" by Bennett Richardson

"Personal security is a particularly touchy issue. "I don't mind the regular soldiers," says Asami Oshiro, a young hairdresser from Naha, in Okinawa. But, she says, one of her friends was raped by a marine, though she never reported the incident due to the social stigma involved."

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 imperialism · politics · Japan

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1027/p07s01-woap.html - cached - mail it - history

"On Not Mourning the Pope - Thoughts over the grave of John Paul II" by Christopher Hitchens

"For us, this day is only the interment of an elderly and querulous celibate, who came too late and who stayed too long, and whose primitive ideology did not permit him the true self-criticism that could have saved him, and others less innocent, from so many errors and crimes."

by rbuchanan 2005-12-21 16:12 politics · religion

http://www.slate.com/id/2116443/ - cached - mail it - history