Did you ever stop to think why the Iranians hated us so much they'd hold our people hostage for 444 days?
According to Zinn's _A People's History of the United States_, the hostage-keepers wanted the Shah returned to Iran to face a trial (for torturing citizens and whatnot). The U.S. was sheltering the Shah, which is why the hostages were Americans.
I have to ask, though: if the NYT received a report concerning our (rather well-known) complicity in torture in Central America which gave names, precise details, etc., is that also something which should be covered up in the so-called "national interest"? How vile, how vulgar must the operation be before it should be exposed?
As for DVDs: the last DVD I ordered from Bigstar.com before I left the US seven months ago is still in lala land. They sent me the VHS version, which I returned, not leaving enough time for them to send a replacement. After battling with them, I arranged delivery to a friend who I was planning to visit in February. Of course, the credit card that I had on record had expired and been replaced by then. Now I can't get them to ship or refund as I'm now an international customer without a domestic CC (as I said above, it is domestic, but with a Canadian billing address). I wish those guys had a telephone number I could call.
<Jiminy Cricket>When you wish upon a star...</Jiminy Cricket>
BigStar customer service is 1-888-865-9991. There's a canonical list of online DVD retailers' customer service phone numbers here.
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"The real reason for U.S. opposition to Iraqi ccupation of Kuwait is not to keep oil prices low, but to keep Washington, Wall Street, and their allies in charge of setting oil prices. We are fighting to maintain and even enlarge one of our few continuing claims to international economic clout: control of oil prices. The Bush administration and the New York Times alike view the Mideast as an extension of Texas. It is 'our oil,' not theirs. The U.S. oil posture is not a sober defense of countries dependent on oil. It is a greedy offensive that pursues U.S. oil advantage. Most countries, particularly Third World countries, suffer horribly for these policies.
But fulfilling our imperial need to control the 'oil card' requires only that Hussein be pushed out of Kuwait. A second question therefore arises. Why not let diplomacy and sanctions push Hussein out? Why escalate the war?"
Chomsky's great. Some of the materials from the extreme left-wing press (such as Z Magazine, where he's mostly published) are a bit "out there," but Chomsky's foreign policy analysis is generally spot-on. The failure of the bombings in Kosovo were reported last month in Newsweek; they were reported days after the bombing -- maybe in Z, maybe someplace else, I don't remember.
Anyhow, something to look at.
(I made an account just so my first post wouldn't be from an AC. Hope you're all proud.)
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According to Zinn's _A People's History of the United States_, the hostage-keepers wanted the Shah returned to Iran to face a trial (for torturing citizens and whatnot). The U.S. was sheltering the Shah, which is why the hostages were Americans.
I have to ask, though: if the NYT received a report concerning our (rather well-known) complicity in torture in Central America which gave names, precise details, etc., is that also something which should be covered up in the so-called "national interest"? How vile, how vulgar must the operation be before it should be exposed?
Just curious.
<Jiminy Cricket>When you wish upon a star...</Jiminy Cricket>
BigStar customer service is 1-888-865-9991. There's a canonical list of online DVD retailers' customer service phone numbers here.
"The real reason for U.S. opposition to Iraqi ccupation of Kuwait is not to keep oil prices low, but to keep Washington, Wall Street, and their allies in charge of setting oil prices. We are fighting to maintain and even enlarge one of our few continuing claims to international economic clout: control of oil prices. The Bush administration and the New York Times alike view the Mideast as an extension of Texas. It is 'our oil,' not theirs. The U.S. oil posture is not a sober defense of countries dependent on oil. It is a greedy offensive that pursues U.S. oil advantage. Most countries, particularly Third World countries, suffer horribly for these policies.
But fulfilling our imperial need to control the 'oil card' requires only that Hussein be pushed out of Kuwait. A second question therefore arises. Why not let diplomacy and sanctions push Hussein out? Why escalate the war?"
Chomsky's great. Some of the materials from the extreme left-wing press (such as Z Magazine, where he's mostly published) are a bit "out there," but Chomsky's foreign policy analysis is generally spot-on. The failure of the bombings in Kosovo were reported last month in Newsweek; they were reported days after the bombing -- maybe in Z, maybe someplace else, I don't remember.
Anyhow, something to look at.
(I made an account just so my first post wouldn't be from an AC. Hope you're all proud.)