Built on virtual slave labor, excessive debt, “rent-seeking” from foreigners, “company store” policies, and environmental recklessness, Dubai is no free-market utopia:
- The Dark Side of Dubai (Independent)
As the new administration overturns one Bush era policy …
…Meanwhile, Obama perpetuates another, “supplemental funding,” to obtain $83.4 billion for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan:
“For every militant killed by a U.S. Predator drone, [one young man] says, 10 more will join the insurgent cause”:
- A Short Fuse in Pakistan (Washington Post)
US General admits to reading the Qur’an in his efforts to reach out to the local Afghani populations…
- Top US General Meets Tribes Ahead of Afghan Surge (AP / Washington Post
… However, simply avoiding the slaughtering of civilians wouldn’t hurt:
- US Apologises Over Afghan Deaths (Al Jazeera)
A cool response to Iran’s developing capabilities may indicate progress in Iran/US relations:
- Iran Touts Nuclear Technology Gains (LA Times)
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