http://www.netvouz.com/populist/tag/empire?feed=rss populist's bookmarks tagged "empire" on Netvouz http://www.populistamerica.com/afghanistan_the_other_lost_war The US war on Afghanistan was planned well in advance (at least a year or more) of 9/11 - which provided the claimed justification for it. It was part of the US strategic plan to control the vast oil and gas resources of Central Asia that Zbigniew Brzezinski under President Carter explained the importance of in his 1997 book The Grand Chessboard. populist Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:15:48 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/early_populism_1898_american_anti_imperialism Doesn't it seem like the more things 'change' the more they seem to merely 're-invent' themselves? Like Ho Chi Min City [nee: Saigon] and Baghdad, Americans were originally hailed as liberators! United States troops then over stayed their welcome and were later fired upon and then bombed with make shift materials by local patriots. populist Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:38:52 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/hell_awaits_america While the corporate media entities manipulate consumers, exercise a virtual monopoly on the flow of information, rewrite history to suit political agendas, unduly influence the outcome of elections, & perform a myriad of other tasks to advance the interests of those in power, the image of the US as a benevolent beacon of democracy is fading... populist Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:19:30 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/the_crisis_of_the_american_republic_part_iii The US Republic has yet to collapse, but an imperial presidency now places great strain on it with a dominant Pentagon and culture of militarism undermining Congress, the courts and our civil liberties. populist Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:06:08 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/it_seems_to_me War is supposed to be hell and we are going to make sure that this reputation is not tarnished by our troops in Iraq. Our troops are taught that dying for one's country is not an objective; making the enemy die for his is. populist Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:05:00 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/its_always_darkest_right_before_it_goes_completely_black Regardless of which political party controls congress, the empire will continue to unravel. Corporate "leaders," like feudal lords, will continue to ruthlessly wield power and have dominion over our lives no matter the outcome of the midterm elections of 2006. populist Sun, 05 Nov 2006 11:13:05 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/let_justice_prevail Enough is enough! Watching the Senate recently reiterated what I already knew in my heart to be true: we have a "One Party with Two Wings" system here in America. Factoring out Senators Feingold and Sanders, along with a handful of Representatives (most notably, Ron Paul), the US Congress is a joke! populist Thu, 08 Mar 2007 21:35:23 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/the_crisis_of_the_american_republic_part_ii The Founders invented a system of constitutionally mandated republican government with a federal authority sharing power with the states and three separate branches in Washington - able to check and balance each other with the single most important power put in the hands of Congress so presidents would never have it - the ability to declare war. populist Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:34:18 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/democrat_agenda_omissions_part_iii From Afghanistan to Iraq to Somalia and Darfur. War, war, and more war. populist Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:03:45 GMT http://www.populistamerica.com/pax_romana The military, which was once used to protect the nation against attack by a foreign power is now an arm of the Empire, fighting pre-emptive wars to increase the wealth of the elite and to expand the Empire's hegemony. Gradually, the people being held down by the Empire are fighting back and the losses are horrible and tragic. populist Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:35:47 GMT