What is PNAC? Something non-agression? Hard to keep track of the alphabet these days.
On Oct 4, 4:19�am, "mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i think it is more about implementing the PNAC groups plans than > confronting Russia > > On Oct 4, 5:11�am, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The USA belligerence in the Middle East and Stans/India is really a > > thrust against Russia. > > > On Oct 4, 3:35 am, Frank <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Most people are against US belligerence against Iraq. Who is going to > > > stop the US, not a capitalist apologist like Chomsky? Liberals are > > > good for talking about what should be done, and then do nothing > > > > mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ] wrote: > > > > > Chomsky: "The Majority of the World Supports Iran" > > > > > In an exclusive and wide-ranging interview, Chomsky discusses the > > > > global politics of Iran's and India's attempts to become nuclear > > > > powers. > > > > On Wednesday night, in a vote of 86 to 13, the U.S. Senate passed a > > > > historic nuclear deal with that will allow the United States to trade > > > > with India in nuclear equipment and technology, and to supply India > > > > with nuclear fuel for its power reactors. The deal is considered > > > > hugely consequential by its supporters and opponents alike -- and a > > > > significant victory for the Bush administration. > > > > > Last month, Subrata Ghoshroy, a researcher in the Science, Technology > > > > and Global Security Working Group at the Massachusetts Institute of > > > > Technology, met with Noam Chomsky in his office at MIT, where he is > > > > the institute professor of linguistics. "Before we started our > > > > discussion," Ghoshroy writes, "Professor Chomsky asked me to give him > > > > a little background information. I told him that I was researching > > > > missile defense, space weapons and the U.S.-India nuclear deal." > > > > Ghoshroy is a longtime critic of the U.S. missile defense program and > > > > a former analyst at the Government Accountability Office who in 2006 > > > > blew the whistle on the failure -- and attempted cover-up -- of a key > > > > component of the program: a $26 billion weapon system that was the > > > > "centerpiece" of the Bush administration's antimissile plan. > > > > > Ghoshroy and Chomsky discussed the then-pending nuclear deal, which > > > > would sanction trade hitherto prohibited by U.S. and international > > > > laws because of India's refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation > > > > Treaty and the nuclear tests it conducted in 1998. Ghoshroy has > > > > written several articles criticizing the U.S.-India deal as a triumph > > > > of the business lobby -- an assessment Chomsky agreed with. He said > > > > that Condoleezza Rice is actually on record admitting what is truly > > > > behind this deal, which he characterized as a "non-proliferation > > > > disaster." > > > > > Ghoshroy's subsequent conversation with Chomsky touched on a number of > > > > interweaving topics, including: India and the importance of the non- > > > > aligned movement; the myths of free trade and the so-called "success" > > > > of neoliberalism; Washington's historic opposition to promote new > > > > world economic and information orders; Latin America's growing > > > > independence; the West's hypocrisy over Iran's nuclear program -- and > > > > MIT's ironic role in it during the shah's regime; and, finally, U.S. > > > > elections and the prospects for change. > > > > > The result is a two-part interview, the second of which will run on > > > > AlterNet tomorrow. Part One begins with India, the Non-Aligned > > > > Movement, and why a "majority of the world supports Iran." (The Non- > > > > Aligned Movement, which consists of some 115 or more representatives > > > > of "developing countries," originated at the Asia-Africa Conference in > > > > Bandung, Indonesia, in 1955, which was convened mainly by newly > > > > independent former colonies from Africa and Asia to develop joint > > > > policies in international relations. Jawaharlal Nehru, then India's > > > > prime minister, led the conference. There, "Third World" leaders > > > > shared their similar problems of resisting the pressures of the major > > > > powers, maintaining their independence and opposing colonialism and > > > > neo-colonialism, especially Western domination. India continued its > > > > vigorous participation and leadership role in NAM until the end of the > > > > Cold War. 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