Barack Bonaparte 'Soft Power' and Personal Charm
By Hizb ut-Tahrir When the European conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt as part of his quest for world domination, he told the people: "You will be told that I came to destroy your religion; do not believe it ... I have more respect than the Mamelukes for your God, His Prophet, and the Koran" and many more sweet words besides. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22779.htm === We Wanted a World Leader. We Saw Only a US President Obama's long-awaited speech demonstrated little to suggest America will pursue any course beyond its own interests By Ahdaf Soueif This is hard. It's hard because we so need to believe that Obama is about change, that he's wise, that he's good, that he has the interests of the world - rather than just the interests of the United States - at heart. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22780.htm === The Great, International, Demonic, Truly Frightening Iranian Threat By William Blum The fact that Obama says he's willing to "talk" to some of the "enemies" like Iran more than the Bush administration did sounds good: But one doesn't have to be too cynical to believe that it will not amount to more than a public relations gimmick. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22782.htm === Our Convoy to Gaza By George Galloway - Video and Text On July 4, the Vietnam vet Ron Kovic, myself and hundreds of US citizens will fly out from JFK to Cairo where we will form up a convoy of hundreds of vehicles carrying medical aid and head into Gaza. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22784.htm === >From The USA To Gaza "We Have To Break That Siege" By George Galloway - Video - Speech in Brooklyn, NY George Galloway's stirring call for a U.S. convoy to defy the siege of the Gaza Strip. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22785.htm === Condoning Racism? Jews Gone Wild: Why Camcorders and Booze Don't Mix By Benjamin L. Hartman, Haaretz Correspondent The night before Barack Obama thrilled Cairo, two cameramen strolled through downtown Jerusalem and filmed a handful of drunken American kids doing their best David Duke impressions. Forty-eight hours later, the video has gone viral, linked from a hundred political blogs, and is circling the internet at a critical velocity on a mission to humiliate the Jewish people. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22783.htm === Russia, China Should Dump Dollar in Trade - Medvedev By Reuters Russia and China should consider switching to domestic currencies in bilateral trade without going to the dollar, Russia's president Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Kommersant daily published on Friday. http://informationclearinghouse.info/article22781.htm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ShadowGovernment" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ShadowGovernment -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
