Comments on: Why they hate us: World politics in a nutshell http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/ A web log about web development and internet culture with frequent detours into other stuff. Tue, 15 May 2012 22:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: AG http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/comment-page-1/#comment-87107 AG Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:31:13 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/#comment-87107 I can appreciate your sentiments. Recalling my days in the USN, I can attest to being very conflicted with US politics. Iran Contra rebels, dealings with Iraq and Pakistan. Very convoluted and clandestine efforts. I can appreciate your sentiments. Recalling my days in the USN, I can attest to being very conflicted with US politics. Iran Contra rebels, dealings with Iraq and Pakistan. Very convoluted and clandestine efforts.

]]> By: AG http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/comment-page-1/#comment-93017 AG Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:31:00 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/#comment-93017 I can appreciate your sentiments. Recalling my days in the USN, I can attest to being very conflicted with US politics. Iran Contra rebels, dealings with Iraq and Pakistan. Very convoluted and clandestine efforts. I can appreciate your sentiments. Recalling my days in the USN, I can attest to being very conflicted with US politics. Iran Contra rebels, dealings with Iraq and Pakistan. Very convoluted and clandestine efforts.

]]> By: Rashid Z. Muhammad http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/comment-page-1/#comment-86912 Rashid Z. Muhammad Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:18:14 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/#comment-86912 I have always maintained that 9.11 could be summed up in one sentence: The cost of doing business in the Middle East. The framing of the issues in Sudan as genocide with a side of slavery was one of the most brilliant strategic moves concocted by the Bush Administration as it acted as a smokescreen from Iraq (which was in the process of going from cakewalk to quagmire at the time) and was so massively complex an event that there was no way the vast majority of people would never see it as anything but. I have always maintained that 9.11 could be summed up in one sentence: The cost of doing business in the Middle East.

The framing of the issues in Sudan as genocide with a side of slavery was one of the most brilliant strategic moves concocted by the Bush Administration as it acted as a smokescreen from Iraq (which was in the process of going from cakewalk to quagmire at the time) and was so massively complex an event that there was no way the vast majority of people would never see it as anything but.

]]> By: Rashid Z. Muhammad http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/comment-page-1/#comment-93016 Rashid Z. Muhammad Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:18:00 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/#comment-93016 I have always maintained that 9.11 could be summed up in one sentence: The cost of doing business in the Middle East. The framing of the issues in Sudan as genocide with a side of slavery was one of the most brilliant strategic moves concocted by the Bush Administration as it acted as a smokescreen from Iraq (which was in the process of going from cakewalk to quagmire at the time) and was so massively complex an event that there was no way the vast majority of people would never see it as anything but. I have always maintained that 9.11 could be summed up in one sentence: The cost of doing business in the Middle East.

The framing of the issues in Sudan as genocide with a side of slavery was one of the most brilliant strategic moves concocted by the Bush Administration as it acted as a smokescreen from Iraq (which was in the process of going from cakewalk to quagmire at the time) and was so massively complex an event that there was no way the vast majority of people would never see it as anything but.

]]> By: vj http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/comment-page-1/#comment-86861 vj Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:42:54 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/#comment-86861 Chomsky may or may not talk about it in Hegemony, but the base issue is the comfort of the American people. Oil has been intrinsically linked with comfort since before WWI. Which was fought so the English could control the oil fields (more info here <a href="http://globalpolicy.org/security/oil/2002/1000history.htm" rel="nofollow">globalpolicy.org/security/oil/2002/1000history.htm</a> and a funny short vid here by Brit comedian Robert Newman <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o-G_s_uKlo" rel="nofollow">youtube.com/watch?v=2o-G_s_uKlo</a>) Why is comfort so important? Because otherwise we might revolt, overthrow our government and our corporate masters... Nice post, Tiffany. Chomsky may or may not talk about it in Hegemony, but the base issue is the comfort of the American people. Oil has been intrinsically linked with comfort since before WWI. Which was fought so the English could control the oil fields (more info here globalpolicy.org/security/oil/2002/1000history.htm and a funny short vid here by Brit comedian Robert Newman youtube.com/watch?v=2o-G_s_uKlo)

Why is comfort so important? Because otherwise we might revolt, overthrow our government and our corporate masters…

Nice post, Tiffany.

]]> By: vj http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/comment-page-1/#comment-93015 vj Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:42:00 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/#comment-93015 Chomsky may or may not talk about it in Hegemony, but the base issue is the comfort of the American people. Oil has been intrinsically linked with comfort since before WWI. Which was fought so the English could control the oil fields (more info here <a href="http://globalpolicy.org/security/oil/2002/1000history.htm" rel="nofollow">globalpolicy.org/security/oil/2002/1000history.htm</a> and a funny short vid here by Brit comedian Robert Newman <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o-G_s_uKlo" rel="nofollow">youtube.com/watch?v=2o-G_s_uKlo</a>) Why is comfort so important? Because otherwise we might revolt, overthrow our government and our corporate masters... Nice post, Tiffany. Chomsky may or may not talk about it in Hegemony, but the base issue is the comfort of the American people. Oil has been intrinsically linked with comfort since before WWI. Which was fought so the English could control the oil fields (more info here globalpolicy.org/security/oil/2002/1000history.htm and a funny short vid here by Brit comedian Robert Newman youtube.com/watch?v=2o-G_s_uKlo)

Why is comfort so important? Because otherwise we might revolt, overthrow our government and our corporate masters…

Nice post, Tiffany.

]]> By: Villager http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/comment-page-1/#comment-86856 Villager Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:30:59 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/#comment-86856 This is a powerful post. Methinks that you (and the book you're reading) hit the nail on the head. As we've always been told ... most mysteries of the world can be solved by simply following the money. peace, Villager This is a powerful post. Methinks that you (and the book you’re reading) hit the nail on the head. As we’ve always been told … most mysteries of the world can be solved by simply following the money.

peace, Villager

]]> By: Villager http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/comment-page-1/#comment-93014 Villager Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:30:00 +0000 http://tiffanybbrown.com/2007/09/18/why-they-hate-us-world-politics-in-a-nutshell/#comment-93014 This is a powerful post. Methinks that you (and the book you're reading) hit the nail on the head. As we've always been told ... most mysteries of the world can be solved by simply following the money. peace, Villager This is a powerful post. Methinks that you (and the book you’re reading) hit the nail on the head. As we’ve always been told … most mysteries of the world can be solved by simply following the money.

peace, Villager

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