Says Escobar: If the US gets the oil law it wants it will be happy otherwise it will not withdraw. Story Transcript PEPE ESCOBAR, TRNN ANALYST: The debate in the United States about the surge in my view is completely misguided, first of all because the surge is not a strategic option. The surge is […]
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Pepe Escobar on Terrorism
Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pepe Escobar covers the huge Latin American landscape for Asia Times Online. Story Transcript PEPE ESCOBAR, TRNN ANALYST: What I try to do is to explain how Islamist movements work, and this is something that has not been well understood in the West, I think. I try to put into […]
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Interview with Pepe Escobar
Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Pepe Escobar writes “The Roving Eye” for Asia Times Online.
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Crisis in Pakistan
Chief Justice Chaudhry gave President Musharraf’s 1999 coup legitimacy by swearing allegiance to military rule when other judges refused. However in the last few years Chaudhry and Musharraf’s relationship fell apart after Chaudhry ruled against several key court cases that Musharraf supported. Chaudhry was expected to rule against General Musharraf’s right to run for president […]
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Crisis in Pakistan
The White House considers President Musharraf one of their strongest partners in their fight against the Taliban, yet that very position is alienating Musharraf from many of his own people. He leads an army with deep historical ties to the Islamists and the Taliban. Munizae Jahangir explores the dynamics of Pakistan and the complicated relationship […]
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Crisis in Pakistan
“America is seen as arrogant. America is seen as a country that has bombed Pakistan without any consideration for the locals. America is seen as somebody who’s supporting President Musharraf, who’s becoming more and more unpopular in Pakistan.” Story Transcript PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR: How vulnerable is Musharraf perceived to be, if at all, in […]
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Gore Vidal: On TheREALnews Pt. 1
Gore Vidal is the author of twenty-two novels and has written films including the classics Ben-Hur and Suddenly, Last Summer. He is recently the author of The Last Empire and Inventing a Nation.
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Gore Vidal: On TheREALnews Pt. 2
Author Gore Vidal discusses the state of television news and democracy: “There are so many questions that television refuses to take up — much less answer.”
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Gore Vidal: On TheREALnews Pt. 3
Author Gore Vidal discusses the state of television news and democracy: “There are so many questions that television refuses to take up — much less answer.”
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