Category Archives: US Foreign Policy

Petraeus: Israel is putting American lives at risk (updated)

Update I: All this is interesting given that General Petraeus has been named as the 2010 recipient of the American Enterprise Institute (AEI)’s Kristol Award — is this a neocon attempt to politically co-opt a key military figure involved in … Continue reading

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A Closer Look at Israel's Role in Terrorism

A documentary based on Jeff Gates’ Criminal State (h/t ICH), in three parts.  It is an interesting look particularly at how israeli war planners have deployed game theory in inveigling US military involvement. While we’re on the topic, also check … Continue reading

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Debate: That the US Should Step Back From Its Special Relationship With Israel

Or as Jeff Gates recently put it more starkly, an American Intifada (“shaking off”) is what is needed. The video has now been posted for the recent Intelligence Squared US debate arguing the motion that the US should step back … Continue reading

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Outdoing the Kafkaesque: Egypt’s new US-designed underground Gaza wall (updated)

UPDATE 1:  Paul Woodward applies a healthy dose of skepticism to these early reports. I’ve added his observations with his kind permission (see below). UPDATE 2: Sherine Tadros reports from Rafah for Al Jazeera on the barrier — video clip … Continue reading

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