Last days of the American Republic?
- added October 05, 2008
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- Vierotchka
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Chalmers Johnson: "Something has happened to us comparable to what happened to the former USSR after 1989 ... And that led finally to the dissolution of the USSR."
Chalmers Johnson taught from 1962 to 1992 at the Berkeley and San Diego campuses of the University of California. From 1968 until 1972 he was a consultant to the Office of National Estimates of the Central Intelligence Agency. He has written 17 books. His most recent releases are “Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire” (Metropolitan Books, 2000) and “The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic” (Metropolitan, 2004) and his newest book, “Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic" (Metropolitan, 2007). Chalmers has been a frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times, the London Review of Books, Harper’s Magazine, and The Nation among others, he appears in the 2005 prize-winning documentary film "Why We Fight".
See Part 1 at: http://current.com/items/89370666_massive_us_military_budget_passed
See Part 3 at: http://current.com/items/89378191_the_encirclement_of_russia
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- Vierotchka
- 1 month ago
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USA must cut back on military spending and build green infrastructure or face ruin.
OOOOOOH No!!! One fear mongering event replaced by the other parties FEAR mongering event. Friggin Hypocrites. You worry about the air you breath but not the head you about to lose.
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...the United States since its inception has been a war powered vessel...if you live by the sword.....seems to fit....Golden Ruler...Will....
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- Virtual_Will_Rogers
- 1 month ago
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I love the concept of America, and I am in awe everyday that I had the fortune to be born an American, but I am not enjoying what supposed to be the finest years of my life (i'm 27) because since Sept 11, 2001 my government seems to have lost it mind and unless we have some fundamental changes it looks like I may have peaked at 18
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Please--I urge you all to look at the plan laid out by Sen.Obama
It is the true way to our future.America is a wonderful country-and with the correct leaders we will continue to be a great country.
Great people and families leading the way with our best and brightest at the helm.
The "American Dream" is still very much alive and will never die.However-I fear the dark angry future if McCain is elected--where de-regulation and continued war making is the plan--less over sight leading to even more greed--more tax cuts for the wealthy and more burdens for the middle class.
Obama is the exact opposite of all of that--- -
Since, we have been in this war, America has "changed"...it has been through a series of events that cannot be directly explained..The so-called saying of Sarah, Mccain, and Bush: "We are winning the war", has angered me, but shall we do to break the chain of hate?
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- metalcookiesxy70
- 1 month ago
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Ohhh nooo. The American Empire goes down in flames....but it takes the planet with it, its written in the prophecies.
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Native American Prophecy predicts "End of America"
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Chalk this one up to GW.
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- themanwithadog
- 1 month ago
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Yeah the idiotic statements around McCain/Palin/Bush
are so many but saying we are "winning" the war in Iraq while our economy is doing a huge nose dive. Going down in flames.
Wasn't that the main objective of the terroist attack on the world trade towers and the pentagon.
They wanted to hit us at our economic center and to drag us into a war with no end.
Draining our will to fight and our economic might.
