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Beware an October surprise from “bin Laden”

Posted by smeddum on October 16, 2008

Beware an October surprise from bin Laden

 

Anyone following closely the “war on terror” will automatically replace the code words “bin laden” with the modern shadow state meaning “inside job”. There are those who say this in private but deny it public. There has been much speculation that Obama will not be allowed to come to power. This article and others like it that appear in the mainstream media prepare the the way for the continuity of government act to come into full effect. If the election is delayed, it would be a major victory for the forces behind the coup.

By Joseph Nye Financial Times

Published: October 15 2008 19:31 | Last updated: October 15 2008 19:31

Americans are transfixed by the aftermath of the September surprise in financial markets. Could there be a very different surprise coming in October? Read the rest of this entry »

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Gates warns of militarization of US foreign policy

Posted by seumasach on July 19, 2008

This is a nice summary of the Obama school of foreign policy thinking, ommiting only the anti-Russian dimension.This policy seems already to be mainstream. Thus, in addition to the ongoing provocations in Burma, Zimbabwe and Kosovo, we have as Bhadrakumar puts it:

‘The strong possibility.. that the Bush administration will press the pedal on multiple fronts on the Eurasian geopolitical landscape and create a fait accompli of US-Russian mutual antagonism for Senator Barack Obama, should he become president.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military’s growing role in rebuilding war-battered nations has fueled concerns about a “creeping militarization” of American foreign policy, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.

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