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Obama Raises the Military Stakes: Confrontation on the Borders with China and Russia
Posted on December 20, 2011
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=28144 by Prof. James Petras Global Research, December 10, 2011 Introduction After suffering major military and political defeats in bloody ground wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, failing to buttress long-standing clients in Yemen, Egypt and Tunisia and witnessing the disintegration of puppet regimes in Somalia and South Sudan, the Obama regime has learned nothing: Instead […]
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US drone attacks are no laughing matter, Mr Obama
Posted on December 31, 2010
http://www.headlinenewsbureau.com/siterun_data/news/world/doc537c4f0415b3bbdf7218ade83cf2648c.html The president’s backing of indiscriminate slaughter in Pakistan can only encourage new�waves of militancy Speaking at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in May, Barack Obama spotted teen pop band the Jonas Brothers in the audience. “Sasha and Malia are huge fans, but, boys, don’t get any ideas,” deadpanned the president, referring to his […]
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Obama says combat operations in Iraq coming to a close
Posted on August 29, 2010
ANISun, Aug 29 12:30 PM London, Aug 29 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has said combat operations in Iraq are nearing its end and the sovereign, independent nation would be free to chart its own course thereafter. The U.S. combat mission in Iraq officially comes to an end Tuesday, 2,722 days after American-led troops stormed […]
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Obama welcomes China’s move towards flexible yuan
Posted on June 20, 2010
US President Barack Obama has welcomed China’s announcement that it will allow the exchange rate of its currency, the yuan, to become more flexible. Mr Obama called it a “constructive step”, saying it would help boost the global recovery. US politicians have long argued that the yuan is undervalued, giving China an unfair trade advantage. […]
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Why Obama Should Put BP Under Temporary Receivership
Posted on June 2, 2010
Monday 31 May 2010 by: Robert Reich | Robert Reich’s Blog It’s time for the federal government to put BP under temporary receivership, which gives the government authority to take over BP’s operations in the Gulf of Mexico until the gusher is stopped. This is the only way the public know what’s going on, be confident enough […]
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Obama Must Ask Netanyahu the Right Questions
Posted on June 2, 2010
Tuesday 01 June 2010 by: Ira Chernus, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Photo: Moshe Milner GPO / IsraelMFA) Debate rages around the world about the Israeli attack on the humanitarian flotilla headed to Gaza. And it should rage. As Martin Luther King Jr., said, an injustice […]
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Obama starts massive US Air-Sea-Marine build-up opposite Iran
Posted on May 26, 2010
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report May 20, 2010, 2:20 PM (GMT+02:00) Tags: Aircraft carriers US-Iran USS Truman carrier DEBKAfile‘s military sources report a decision by the Obama administration to boost US military strength in the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf regions in the short term with an extra air and naval strike forces and 6,000 Marine and sea […]
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