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“Just as none of us is outside or beyond geography, none of us is completely free from the struggle over geography. That struggle is complex and interesting because it is not only about soldiers and cannons but also about ideas, about forms, about images and imaginings.”
Edward Said (1994)
Category Archives: Strategy
Out-last, out-legitimize: Eqbal Ahmad on Strategy for Palestine
An interesting snippet from artist and author Ricardo Levins Morales on a propositional strategy for Palestine as posited by Eqbal Ahmad. Ahmad might well have anticipated the Free Gaza campaign. Incidentally, Ahmad taught at Hampshire College, where we’ve recently seen … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Colonialism, Israel, Palestine, Strategy
Tagged Edward Said, Eqbal Ahmad, Ricardo Levins Morales
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There are alternatives, Norman
ADDED: Thoughtful comments from friends and response from Norman, with thanks I have a bone to pick with Norman Finkelstein, whose scholarship and stances in the past I have expressly supported. He comes out swinging in an interview on Lebanese … Continue reading
Posted in Hezbollah, History, Israel, Lebanon, Strategy, US Foreign Policy, USA, Video, Violence, War
Tagged MEMRI, Norman Finkelstein
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The Ghost of Dick Cheney Past: Occupying Iraq would be a quagmire
Dick Cheney rendering a judgment, publicly, on the strategic ill-advisability of invading and occupying Iraq in 1994, before the full-throttle war-mongering of the Israel Lobby and the profiteering prospects of his own companies would change things. (R/T: 1:22) UPDATED with … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Boycotts, Empire, War and Terror, Geopolitics, Hegemon-watch, International Relations, Iraq, Lobby watch, Media, Militarism general, Military-Industrial Complex, Neocons, Peace and Justice, Politics, Propaganda and psy-ops, Public Transport, Race, Strategy, Syria, UN, US Foreign Policy, USA, Video, War, War crimes, War profiteering
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News ‘n Views: Some Current Pickings
Some time-pressed recent links I found of interest rather than write-up(s) as I take some time out. Like many people, I have experimented with social bookmarking sites (Reddit, Newsvine, Clipmarks, Delicious, Digg etc) that are very useful in collecting and … Continue reading
Posted in Australia, Blogosphere, Boycotts, Empire, War and Terror, Europe, Gaza, Gender, Hegemon-watch, Indigenous peoples, International cooperation, International Relations, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Justice, Middle East, Militarism general, Military-Industrial Complex, Neocons, Neoliberalism, Opinion, Palestine, Palestine Peace, ParEcon, Peace and Justice, Political Economy, Propaganda and psy-ops, Race, Racism, Strategy, Syria, US Foreign Policy, USA, Venezuela, Web Resources
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