Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Obama a Nobel Laureate? Satire has died — again.

Posted on 9 October, 2009 by

With the continuing debacles in Iraq, Pakistan, Palestine, Honduras and Afghanistan, you’ve got to be kidding me. Only eight months into his presidency in which he’s caved in to the Israeli regime on illegal outposts and overseen the corporate transfer … Continue reading →

Posted in imPulse, Militarism | Tagged , | 7 Comments

Hold your applause

Posted on 9 June, 2009 by

Chris Hedges is another one of the clear skeptics after Obama’s Cairo address; his sober assessment is a reminder of how grim things look from the pointy, receiving end of US foreign policy for many people. The appropriately arresting visuals … Continue reading →

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Responses to Obama's Speech: An Attitudinal National and Ethnic Divide?

Posted on 5 June, 2009 by

Links added In scanning the progressive press, I’d like to add an observation to Idrees’ survey of the online reaction to Obama’s speech about an interesting pattern that seems to have emerged. A list follows by way of illustration, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Middle East, US Foreign Policy | Tagged | 22 Comments

Obama's First 100 Days: The 'Mad Men' Did Well

Posted on 30 April, 2009 by

Beyond Brand Obama, John Pilger proffers an alternative appraisal of the Obama administration’s vaunted first 100 days. Also have a look at Jeremy’s Scahill’s Obama’s Iraq: The Picture of Dorian Gray and the laudable 100 Days Campaign. The BBC’s American … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Pakistan, US Foreign Policy, USA, War crimes | Tagged , | 2 Comments