Comments on: Eric Margolis http://antiwar.com/radio/2009/06/24/eric-margolis-18/ Interviews of foreign policy experts, writers and activists. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:05:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Chris http://antiwar.com/radio/2009/06/24/eric-margolis-18/comment-page-1/#comment-5223 Chris Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:16:03 +0000 http://antiwar.com/radio/?p=3521#comment-5223 Awesome. I was so glad to hear antiwar radio play this show. Even places like Democracy Now are fanning the flames of hatred towards Iran by not airing the viewpoint of people like Eric Margolis. Thanks! Awesome. I was so glad to hear antiwar radio play this show. Even places like Democracy Now are fanning the flames of hatred towards Iran by not airing the viewpoint of people like Eric Margolis. Thanks!

]]> By: Lester_Ness http://antiwar.com/radio/2009/06/24/eric-margolis-18/comment-page-1/#comment-5207 Lester_Ness Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:33:28 +0000 http://antiwar.com/radio/?p=3521#comment-5207 One difference between Kabul and Saigon: when Saigon fell, Americans could flee on helos, crash land them on aircraft carriers not far away. Kabul is FAR from the ocean. Read, inter alia, _Flashman_ for an account of the British attempt to flee Kabul in 1842. One difference between Kabul and Saigon: when Saigon fell, Americans could flee on helos, crash land them on aircraft carriers not far away. Kabul is FAR from the ocean. Read, inter alia, _Flashman_ for an account of the British attempt to flee Kabul in 1842.

]]> By: Alex http://antiwar.com/radio/2009/06/24/eric-margolis-18/comment-page-1/#comment-5202 Alex Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:14:28 +0000 http://antiwar.com/radio/?p=3521#comment-5202 That was a cute role reversal: Ahmadinejad, “the great Satan.” I do believe that title belongs to the US. Criticisms levelled against the Ahmadinejad government base their ramblings on the apparent failure of the Ahmadinejad government to effectively deal with poverty. Unlike an analysis of western governments economic failings all analyses of Iranian governance fails to factor in the international credit crisis; an inconvenient truth only prevalent in analyses of ‘democratic’ nations. I feel the blue and white cotton thread holding this whole fiasco together was hardly strong enough to bare the brunt of even the simplest of truths. That was a cute role reversal: Ahmadinejad, “the great Satan.” I do believe that title belongs to the US.

Criticisms levelled against the Ahmadinejad government base their ramblings on the apparent failure of the Ahmadinejad government to effectively deal with poverty. Unlike an analysis of western governments economic failings all analyses of Iranian governance fails to factor in the international credit crisis; an inconvenient truth only prevalent in analyses of ‘democratic’ nations.

I feel the blue and white cotton thread holding this whole fiasco together was hardly strong enough to bare the brunt of even the simplest of truths.

]]> By: Phonk http://antiwar.com/radio/2009/06/24/eric-margolis-18/comment-page-1/#comment-5186 Phonk Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:44:37 +0000 http://antiwar.com/radio/?p=3521#comment-5186 The US war strategist handed Iraq to the shiite and disturbed the Iranian political system, the AfPak quiet war is ongoing while the pullout of Iraq will create mini-war inside Iraq Sunnis against Shiite, and Kurds against both including Turky and Iran US courting of Syria is to assist the Iraqi sunnis. South of Iraq will block any assistamce coming from the the Sunni governments, When the pouder keg explode from Pakistan to Iraq, US has plan for north Africa. or Africa itself Kenya with the help from the west is sending troops to invade Somalia, who can imagine Kenya invading another country, with Israel's help Ethiopia had invaded Erithrea and somalia sevaral time in the past 10 years. Call it Judeo-Christian against moslem. From Morocco to Somalia and Sudan to Pakistan. The US war strategist handed Iraq to the shiite and disturbed the Iranian political system, the AfPak quiet war is ongoing while the pullout of Iraq will create mini-war inside Iraq Sunnis against Shiite, and Kurds against both including Turky and Iran
US courting of Syria is to assist the Iraqi sunnis. South of Iraq will block any assistamce coming from the the Sunni governments,
When the pouder keg explode from Pakistan to Iraq, US has plan for north Africa. or Africa itself
Kenya with the help from the west is sending troops to invade Somalia, who can imagine Kenya invading another country, with Israel's help Ethiopia had invaded Erithrea and somalia sevaral time in the past 10 years.
Call it Judeo-Christian against moslem.
From Morocco to Somalia and Sudan to Pakistan.

]]> By: James O'Neill http://antiwar.com/radio/2009/06/24/eric-margolis-18/comment-page-1/#comment-5194 James O'Neill Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:25:45 +0000 http://antiwar.com/radio/?p=3521#comment-5194 Another very good straight talking interview. Ironic that it comes from a Canadian. My only gripe is the continuing references to Osama bin Laden. the evidence is pretty compelling that he died at the end of 2001 (see Griffin 2009). Scott is right to allude to him as the Emanuel Goldstein of the 21st century, but if he is in fact dead (and I believe the evidence) then it raises even more serious questions about who is running US foreign policy and for what purpose. Another very good straight talking interview. Ironic that it comes from a Canadian. My only gripe is the continuing references to Osama bin Laden. the evidence is pretty compelling that he died at the end of 2001 (see Griffin 2009). Scott is right to allude to him as the Emanuel Goldstein of the 21st century, but if he is in fact dead (and I believe the evidence) then it raises even more serious questions about who is running US foreign policy and for what purpose.

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