Contents Pages by Subject

Imperialism (open)

Subject Photo
Article Image

Written By: • Letter

If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest. - Thomas Jefferson   I don’t know in what context Jefferson stated this, but the facts gleaned by modern day au

Article Image

Daily Telegraph

Every schoolboy used to know that at the height of the empire, almost a quarter of the atlas was colored pink, showing the extent of British rule. But that oft recited fact dramatically understates the remarkable global reach achieved by this country

Article Image

Wired

“You walk into a whole squad of ANA [Afghan National Army] smoking hashish. They don’t understand that the use of drugs, it effects the way that they accomplish their mission”...“Soldiers come out without helmets...missing a lot of gear.”

Article Image

arclein

What defines the situation today is a growing realization across all Eurasia from Beijing to Moscow, from Alma Ata to Ankara that the pillar of the postwar order, the United States has become an increasingly incalculable partner and force in world economic and political affairs. Some even within the US speak of a terminal decline in American influence over the coming decades, with terms such as ‘imperial overstretch.' It's essential to understand the extent and nature of the current economic and financial crisis of the Dollar System if we are to make any serious calculation of the future.

Article Image Straight Light

Edwin Sumcad

In the Summit, the United States was attacked. It muted Obama into a deep disquieting silence. U.S. was not defended. Instead, Obama “acknowledged” U.S. debauchery in Central America that caused so much misery as “errors”.

occupytheland.org