Category Archives: foreign policy

Can You Feel Another War Coming?

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Prepping Americans For an Iran War As the American/Israeli war drums beat more loudly over Iran, the U.S. public is being told that this time the warnings about nuclear weapons are right, that no one should listen to Iranian denials, … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: The Expanding Serfdom

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“The European Union, just like everything else, is merely another scheme to concentrate wealth in a few hands at the expense of European citizens, who are destined, like Americans, to be the serfs of the 21st century.” Paul Craig Roberts … Continue reading →

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Ron Paul on WikiLeaks: “Killing the Messenger”

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

This speech by Ron Paul is almost a year old, but well worth watching. Why can’t other Republicans think more like Paul? In fact, when it comes to foreign policy, why can’t Democrats think and speak out  like Rep. Paul?  … Continue reading →

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“Killing People Without Knowing Who They Are”

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

SATURDAY, NOV 5, 2011 in Salon.com THE DRONE MENTALITY   In a New York Times Op-Ed yesterday, international human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith describes a meeting he had in Pakistan with residents from the Afghan-Pakistani border region that has been relentlessly bombed … Continue reading →

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Iraq: Now Can We Apologize?

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

My parents taught me that when you make a mistake that hurts other people, you should apologize for it. We owe a Big Apology when it comes to Iraq. Now that President Obama has announced all America troops will be … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Iraq Promise Kept…….Almost Three Years Late

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“I will promise you this: that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do.  I will get our troops home.  We will bring an end to … Continue reading →

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Spreading American Goodwill Across the Globe

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases: Its Full Extent Revealed for the First Time By Nick Turse, AlterNet and TomDispatch Posted on October 16, 2011, Printed on October 18, 2011  They increasingly dot the planet.  There’s a facility outside Las Vegas … Continue reading →

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“We Don’t Have to Show You No Stinkin’ Proof”

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

ABC News Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper makes White House Press Secretary Jay Carney uncomfortable by asking about the president’s right to assassinate American citizens without due process.

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Don’t Count on Cuts in the Military Budget

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Political contributions to both parties ruin chances of cutting the military budget. So expect the congressional deficit “super committee” to concentrate on cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and other social programs. from Robert Greenwald and Brave New Foundation http://www.bravenewfoundation.org/?utm_source=youtubehp

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9/11: “The Assholes, on Each Side, Won”

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Even though we are all oversaturated by 9/11 coverage, this commentary by Chris Hedges is worth reading: A Decade After 9/11: We Are What We Loathe Posted on Sep 10, 2011 AP / Richard Drew A person falls from the north tower … Continue reading →

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