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Showing posts with label Cold War politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cold War politics. Show all posts
Sunday, September 11, 2011

September 1, 1939 (WWII), September 11, 1973 (Chile), September 11, 2001 (USA)

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Referring to the outbreak of World War II the Anglo-American poet W.H. Auden wrote a poem titled September 1, 1939 . Here are some of the li...
Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year: 1980's Soviet Commercials

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It is now 2011. I thought it would be great to reflect on how much has changed in the world during the past several decades. This post of 19...
Saturday, November 27, 2010

Bruce Cumings on North Korea Provocations 5-29-09

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The BBC wrote in regards the North and South Korean conflict: Tensions between North Korea and the rest of the world increased steadily aga...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

BBC: The Trap (We Will Force You To Be Free)

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The economy in the US is a disaster. I spent almost a month in my home with the power shut off because I could not afford to pay the bill. F...
Saturday, July 24, 2010

US-South Korean Relations, A Dynamic Affair

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I’ve only just arrived in Korea about five weeks ago. I don’t want to live obliviously as so many Americans seem to do here. With this in mi...
Saturday, May 8, 2010

Did US Intervention in Latin America Bring the War Home?

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This youtube piece is a documentary on the gang MS 13 (also known as Mara Salvatrucha). This video is of poor quality and simply takes the a...
Saturday, April 10, 2010

North Korea: a Documentary

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One of the most interesting documentary films I have watched is "Welcome to North Korea." The only problem I have with it is that ...
Saturday, March 27, 2010

When Afghanistan Was On the Side of God and Freedom

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People educated about Cold War politics know that the US supported Afghanistan (or certain groups opposed to communism in Afghanistan) in it...