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<item><title>United States and Venezuela:  A Historical Background, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/united-states-and-venezuela-a-historical-background/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/united-states-and-venezuela-a-historical-background/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 21:00:25 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=424769</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction US hostility and efforts to overthrow the Venezuelan government forms parts of a long and inglorious history of US intervention in Latin America going back to the second decade of the 19th century. In 1823 US President Monroe declared, in his name, the ‘Monroe Doctrine” – the US right to keep Europeans out of...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>126</slash:comments></item><item><title>US Global Power:  the Trump Period, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/us-global-power-the-trump-period/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/us-global-power-the-trump-period/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2019 21:00:18 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=423124</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction US global power in the Trump period reflects the continuities and changes which are unfolding rapidly and deeply throughout the world and which are affecting the position of Washington. Assessing the dynamics of US global power is a complex problem which requires examining multiple dimensions. We will proceed by: Conceptualizing the principles which dictate...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>3</slash:comments></item><item><title>Shadow Boxing for Empire:  the Mueller Report, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/shadow-boxing-for-empire-the-mueller-report/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/shadow-boxing-for-empire-the-mueller-report/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2019 21:00:57 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=421735</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction By the end of the Obama regime, the US had gone through seven wars and was in the process of losing five of them. Washington was facing global challenges to its dominant economic and political role from Russia and China. The US adopted a dual response: to pursue a policy of reconciliation with regional...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>4</slash:comments></item><item><title>Why Venezuela Has Not Been Defeated, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/why-venezuela-has-not-been-defeated/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/why-venezuela-has-not-been-defeated/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:00:57 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=420645</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction Over the past half decade, a small army of US analysts, politicians, academics and media pundits have been predicting the imminent fall, overthrow, defeat and replacement of the Venezuelan government. They have been wrong on all counts, in each and every attempt to foist a US client regime. In fact, most of the US...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>3</slash:comments></item><item><title>New Zealand Mosque Massacre:  White Supremacy and Western Wars, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/new-zealand-mosque-massacre-white-supremacy-and-western-wars/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/new-zealand-mosque-massacre-white-supremacy-and-western-wars/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:00:23 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=416089</guid><description><![CDATA[The mass murder and wounding of 97 Muslim worshipers in Christchurch, New Zealand (NZ) which took place on Friday, March 15, 2019, has profound political, ideological and psychological roots. First and most important, Western countries led by the Anglo-American world has been at war killing and uprooting millions of Muslims with impunity over the past...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>31</slash:comments></item><item><title>President Trump and the Democratic Congress:  the Score Sheet, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/president-trump-and-the-democratic-congress-the-score-sheet/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/president-trump-and-the-democratic-congress-the-score-sheet/#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:00:21 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=415511</guid><description><![CDATA[Going into the third year of President Trump’s presidency, it is necessary to draw a balance sheet on who is winning and/or losing. We will proceed by first analyzing domestic outcomes and then turn to foreign policy Power Bases of the Parties The Democrats secured a majority in Congress, but the Republican retained their majority...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>2</slash:comments></item><item><title>US Negotiations:  Masters of Defeats, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/us-negotiations-masters-of-defeats/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/us-negotiations-masters-of-defeats/#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 22:00:07 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=414486</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction The US is currently engaged in negotiations with at least a dozen countries; which involve fundamental political, military and economic issues. The US has adopted diplomatic strategies in the face of its ‘inability’ to secure military victories. The purpose of adopting a diplomatic approach is to secure through negotiations, in part or fully, goals...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>0</slash:comments></item><item><title>The Recolonization of Latin America and the War on Venezuela, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/the-recolonization-of-latin-america-and-the-war-on-venezuela/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/the-recolonization-of-latin-america-and-the-war-on-venezuela/#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2019 22:00:28 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=413967</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction Not since the US pronounced the Monroe Doctrine proclaiming its imperial supremacy over Latin America, nearly 200 years ago, has a White House regime so openly affirmed its mission to recolonize Latin America. The second decade of the 21st century has witnessed, in word and deed, the most thorough and successful US recolonization of...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>1</slash:comments></item><item><title>Laughter for All (Financial) Times, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/laughter-for-all-financial-times/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/laughter-for-all-financial-times/#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 22:00:51 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=411186</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction In these times, when the United States pursues an unprecedented military build-up, promotes coups and trade wars, breaks weapons agreements, organizes the illegal seizure of overseas financial accounts, building barriers and walls along the southern border, Washington can count on the mass media to provide a variety of propaganda messages, ranging from the predictable...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>8</slash:comments></item><item><title>US ‘Regime Changes’:  the Historical Record, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/us-regime-changes-the-historical-record/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/us-regime-changes-the-historical-record/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2019 22:00:38 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=407745</guid><description><![CDATA[As the US strives to overthrow the democratic and independent Venezuelan government, the historical record regarding the short, middle and long-term consequences are mixed. We will proceed to examine the consequences and impact of US intervention in Venezuela over the past half century. We will then turn to examine the success and failure of US...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>82</slash:comments></item><item><title>Peculiarities of US Imperialism in Latin America, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/peculiarities-of-us-imperialism-in-latin-america/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/peculiarities-of-us-imperialism-in-latin-america/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2019 22:00:47 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=403370</guid><description><![CDATA[Understanding imperialism as a general phenomenon loses sight of its modus operandi in any specific and meaningful context. While the exercise of imperialist power is a common strategy, its motives, instruments, objectives and engagement vary, depending on the nature of the imperial ruler and targeted country. Venezuela, the current target of US President Donald Trump,...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>3</slash:comments></item><item><title>Walls or Roads, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/walls-or-roads/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/walls-or-roads/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:00:37 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=400805</guid><description><![CDATA[History is told by Walls and Roads which have marked significant turning points in the relation between peoples and states. We will discuss the story behind two walls and one road and the circumstances which surround them and their consequences. The Berlin Wall In the aftermath of World War II, Europe was divided between East...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>13</slash:comments></item><item><title>President Trump’s Losing Strategy:  Embracing Brazil and Confronting China, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/president-trumps-losing-strategy-embracing-brazil-and-confronting-china/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/president-trumps-losing-strategy-embracing-brazil-and-confronting-china/#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2019 22:00:10 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=400266</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction The US embraces a regime doomed to failure and threatens the world’s most dynamic economy. President Trump has lauded Brazil’s newly elected President Jair Bolsonaro and promises to promote close economic, political, social and cultural ties. In contrast the Trump regime is committed to dismantling China’s growth model, imposing harsh and pervasive sanctions, and...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>171</slash:comments></item><item><title>A World of Multiple Detonators of Global Wars, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/a-world-of-multiple-detonators-of-global-wars/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/a-world-of-multiple-detonators-of-global-wars/#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 05:00:37 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=396420</guid><description><![CDATA[We face a world of multiple wars some leading to direct global conflagrations and others that begin as regional conflicts but quickly spread to big power confrontations. We will proceed to identify ‘great power’ confrontations and then proceed to discuss the stages of ‘proxy’ wars with world war consequences. In our times the US is...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>48</slash:comments></item><item><title>US Mass Mobilizations:  Wars and Financial Plunder, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/us-mass-mobilizations-wars-and-financial-plunder/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/us-mass-mobilizations-wars-and-financial-plunder/#comments</comments><pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2018 05:00:40 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=391096</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction Over the past three decades, the US government has engaged in over a dozen wars, none of which have evoked popular celebrations either before, during or after. Nor did the government succeed in securing popular support in its efforts to confront the economic crises of 2008 – 2009. This paper will begin by discussing...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>4</slash:comments></item><item><title>President Trump’s Presidency:  Results and Perspectives, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/president-trumps-presidency-results-and-perspectives/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/president-trumps-presidency-results-and-perspectives/#comments</comments><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 05:00:30 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=390503</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction We need an objective evaluation of the President’s foreign and domestic polices – the means, the goals, their results and consequences. The Trump performance requires we discuss the style and substance of foreign and domestic policies. We will ignore the fly swatting by Trump critics who ply peripheral issues – the state investigation of...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>7</slash:comments></item><item><title>Cultural Imperialism:  Linguistic Perversion and Obfuscation of Empire Building, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/cultural-imperialism-linguistic-perversion-and-obfuscation-of-empire-building/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/cultural-imperialism-linguistic-perversion-and-obfuscation-of-empire-building/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2018 05:00:36 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=389572</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction In the contemporary world, western imperialist propagandists, particularly journalists and editors of the mass media, have resorted to perverting everyday concepts and the language of politics. The use and abuse of the language of politics has served to blame victims and to justify imperial aggressors. The consequences are multiple, both in legitimizing war crimes...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>3</slash:comments></item><item><title>Big Business Strikes Back:  the Class Struggle from Above, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/big-business-strikes-back-the-class-struggle-from-above/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/big-business-strikes-back-the-class-struggle-from-above/#comments</comments><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 05:00:34 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=386977</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction Bankers, agro-business elites, commercial mega owners, manufacturing, real estate and insurance bosses and their financial advisers, elite members of the ‘ruling class’, have launched a full-scale attack on private and public wage and salary workers, and small and medium size entrepreneurs (the members of the ‘popular classes’). The attack has targeted income ,pensions, medical...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>166</slash:comments></item><item><title>Trump’s Alliance with Body-Choppers, Death Squads and Child Killers:  Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Israel, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/trumps-alliance-with-body-choppers-death-squads-and-child-killers-saudi-arabia-brazil-and-israel/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/trumps-alliance-with-body-choppers-death-squads-and-child-killers-saudi-arabia-brazil-and-israel/#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 04:00:50 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=385679</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction In recent weeks the White House has embraced the contemporary version of the world’s most murderous regimes. President Trump has embraced the Saudi Arabian “Prince of Death” Mohammad bin Salman who has graduated from chopping hands and heads in public plazas to dismembering bodies in overseas consulates – the case of Jamal Khashoggi. The...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>9</slash:comments></item><item><title>Brazil’s Neo-Liberal Fascist Road to Power, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/brazils-neo-liberal-fascist-road-to-power/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/brazils-neo-liberal-fascist-road-to-power/#comments</comments><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2018 04:00:47 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=385057</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction The decisive electoral victory of far-right Brazilian presidential candidate, Jair Bolsonaro startled politicians and analysts of the traditional parties of the left and right. The possible implications for the present and near future raises a number of fundamental questions whether it represents a ‘model’ for other countries or is the result of the specific...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>7</slash:comments></item><item><title>The Lies of Our (Financial) Times, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/the-lies-of-our-financial-times/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/the-lies-of-our-financial-times/#comments</comments><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2018 04:00:41 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=384168</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction The leading financial publications have misled their political and investor subscribers of emerging crises and military defeats which have precipitated catastrophic political and economic losses. The most egregious example is the Financial Times (FT) a publication which is widely read by the business and financial elite. In this essay we will proceed by outlining...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>50</slash:comments></item><item><title>US War Strategists:  Military Defeats and Political Success, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/us-war-strategists-military-defeats-and-political-success/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/us-war-strategists-military-defeats-and-political-success/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2018 04:00:32 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=381576</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction In a previous article (‘US: The Century of Lost Wars”) I recorded the repeated US military defeats over the past two decades. In this discussion I will describe the role of military strategists who bear responsibility for the US defeats, but also for Israeli political successes. The key to this apparent contradiction is to...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>72</slash:comments></item><item><title>The US:  the Century of Lost Wars, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/the-us-the-century-of-lost-wars/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/the-us-the-century-of-lost-wars/#comments</comments><pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2018 04:00:12 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=380776</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction Despite having the bigest military budget in the world, five times larger than the next six countries, the largest number of military bases-over 180- in the world and the most expensive military industrial complex, the US has failed to win a single war in the 21st century. In this paper we will enumerate the...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>4</slash:comments></item><item><title>Latin America:  Rightwing Interlude and the Death Rattle of Neoliberalism, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/latin-america-rightwing-interlude-and-the-death-rattle-of-neoliberalism/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/latin-america-rightwing-interlude-and-the-death-rattle-of-neoliberalism/#comments</comments><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 04:00:03 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=380153</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction Business writers, neo-liberal economists and politicians in North America and the EU heralded Latin America’s embrace of a ‘new wave of free markets and free elections’. Beginning in 2015 they predicted a new era of growth, stability and good government free of corruption and run by technocratic policy-makers. By early 2018 the entire neo-liberal...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>3</slash:comments></item><item><title>Washington’s War on Canada’s Health Plan, by James Petras</title><link>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/washingtons-war-on-canadas-health-plan/</link><comments>https://www.unz.com/jpetras/washingtons-war-on-canadas-health-plan/#comments</comments><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 04:00:27 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Petras]]></dc:creator>		<category><![CDATA[Ideology]]></category>
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<guid  isPermaLink='false' >http://www.unz.com/?post_type=item&#038;p=379741</guid><description><![CDATA[Introduction Republicans and Democrats are befuddled by President Trump’s attacks on Canada and Prime Minister Trudeau; has repudiation of NAFTA; the bilateral agreement with Mexico; tariffs, trade quotas and threats of trade constraints of billions more to come. Many are the experts, political leaders and media commentators who have offered a variety of explanations. The...]]></description><wfw:commentRss>https://www.unz.com/proberts/thanksgivings-origin-as-a-national-holiday/feed/</wfw:commentRss><slash:comments>21</slash:comments></item></channel></rss>