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... II. About "After the Rain" Containing the United States I. The Roots of Anti-Americanism II. Containing the United States III. Islam and Lib... ...pire V. The Democratic Ideal and New Colonialism VI. Add Me to the List VII. The American Hostel VIII. The Semi-failed State The War in Afghan... ...I. Add Me to the List VII. The American Hostel VIII. The Semi-failed State The War in Afghanistan I. Afghan Myths II. Pakistan’s Nice Little... ...III. Russia Straddles the Divide IV. Russia’s Stealth Diplomacy V. Losing the Iraq War VI. Germany’s Rebellious Colonies VII. The Disunited Nation... ... Iraq’s Debts XIII. Kosovo’s Iraqi Lessons XIV. The Iraqi and the Madman XV. Just War or Just a War? The Roots of Anti-Americanism By: Dr. Sam V... ...sons XIV. The Iraqi and the Madman XV. Just War or Just a War? The Roots of Anti-Americanism By: Dr. Sam Vaknin The United States is one of the... ...the former. The Kosovo Liberation Army, an American anti- Milosevic pet, provoked a civil war in Macedonia tin 2001. Osama bin-Laden, another CIA go... ...e rough, immutable kernel of American narcissism. The United States was (until the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s) and still is, in some import... ...a deeply disturbed polity emerges. Also Read: The Semi-failed State The Second Civil War The Reluctant Empire To Give with Grace In God We Trust...

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... become the most famous and trusted newsman, not only in America, but also in most of the civilized world. A hundred and forty countries tuned in vi... ... had taken on the tough assignments reporting live during the Panama Invasion, the Island war of Grenada, and from the explosive cities and deserts ... ...ger. “I’m sure it’s only temporary, “ Brand said. “What the fuck do you know? You’re a civil servant; you got a job as long as you live… Do you w... ... old man. His face was creased with wrinkles and aged lines from a life of turbulence and war, but Brand saw only the man whom he loved so much.” Ra... ...ily. “I’m sure you’re aware that the Church supported the Nazis in the early days of the war, and gave up many Jews to the holocaust?” “It is a fac... ...ht.” Brand wished that were true. Maybe, he should be more cautious as to what he said. A civilian could never understand, and Susan was his most pr... ...e contrary. Before he expired he divulged the time and place of the Russian, Chinese, and American meeting. Anna handed him a note. Brand looked at... ... open. I know that it’s no consolation, but your husband deserves a medal, he was a great American.” “And is that what they’ll say when you turn up ... ... into an office with military mementos, plagues, and medals hanging on the walls, plus an American flag standing behind his desk. The General offe...

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...various ways that the world would end - plague, foods, sunbursts, nuclear war, the Wrath of God, amongst others. The truth is, the world didn’t end... ...ay of the fall, Zodiac declared himself the Lord and Master of the North American continent. The remnants of the government and military had fallen... .... A world without confict. He sees a world where the planet is healed and war is a thing of the past,” Mullen informed her. “ And there is no such t... ... their minds to direct the Seekers and the slaves. The General sat in the “war room” on his craf while it was in fight toward what only a few months ... .... “IDIOT! Always check all angles, especially when it comes to the former American government. Those fools were the greatest liars and hypocrites ev... ...ies know that,” Vincent answered. “Well, basically, they didn’t just allow civilians to get on their internet. They created another one. The defense ... ...cords, and other stuf. Looks like they were com- piling information on all Americans…Oh, sorry Vincent, didn’t mean to steal your thunder.” Vincent h... ...andestine experiments to create a super soldier here, the down- loading of civilian records, the repeal of the 2 nd Amendment… all indicate that they... ...d scatered. The Firehawks only fol- lowed them though, not the rest of the civilians. Things were over quickly. One of the bladeless helicopters came...

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... I could imagine him standing at the prow of a dragon ship, wearing the horned helmet of a Viking war lord. It must be his giant frame, that blond h... ...avy riding skirt for a divided doeskin garment (copied from women’s riding fashion in the former American colonies) and knee-high leather boots. Thi... ...smiled at the reference to his uniform and said by way of explanation, ‘The Company expects their civil administration to don formal attire on these... ...t grandmother. Now, however, this practice was frowned on, not only by the Army, but also in the Civil Administration. Europeans, whose wives had no... ...ed you THE CURSE OF KALI 219 could forgive me but it seems you are determined to continue this war between us. Well so be it, I will not grovel,’... ...ritish have left us very little leeway on this sub-continent, so we must concentrate on our South American colonies,’ he laughingly told Gavin. A f... ...riage and they would have consented, but my father discovered that François was part Huron, North American Indian from his mother’s side and like al... ...r James Cameron that Indian army sepoys had revolted in Meerut, killed their officers and British civilians in the town and were marching on Delhi t... ...and this time drums and cymbals were added to the bloodcurdling sound of the sepoys’ now familiar war cry, ‘Chalo Bhai; Maro Firinghi Soor!’ Heavy f...

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...torioj. Nur malrapide, kiel ankaŭ en Britujo, oni ekkomprenas, ke la angla civilizado estas nur negranda parto de la greko- latina civilizado. Certe a... ...ts of E” , 1906; oni disdonis 100.000 e-rojn. En 1907 verkis lernolibron “ American E Book”; 40.000 e-roj estis disdonitaj. Trad. en 1907 la Komunista... ...ngvo. La vorto “Basic” formiĝis el la unuaj literoj de la vortoj “British, American, Scienti c, International, Commercial” . La bazo de la sistemo es... ... 11 okt. 1889. Aŭtoro 93 de la fama lmromano “Ukrazio” (pri la epoko de civil-milito en Ukrainlando 1919) kaj de la teksto por opero “Ferenĝi” , mu... ...a. La ideo de la verko: montri, kiun lokon okupas E inter la Iingvoj de l’ civilizita mondo. Etiopujo. (Afriko.). Laŭ UEA1928 la “unua E-isto estis Ka... ... de la hispana partio, kaj la unua gazeto estis ,E', Revista Mensual Ibero-Americana. Red. Andres Bravo del Bario en Santander marto-okt. 1902 — laŭ B... ...aciaj militrezistantoj starigis la Internacionalon de Kontraŭmilitistoj („ War Resisters' International“) religie kaj politike neŭtralan. Ĝiaj membroj... ... Dr So o Zamenhof (Varsovio) „ Dr Felikso Zamenhof † F-ino G. Spiess (Dancigo) „ G. Berg (Stokholmo) S-o H. Fischbach (Drah... ...spozicioj ktp. — Inter bontemplanoj laboras por E precipe Werner, f-ino G. Spiess, Danzig, d-ro K. Briegleb, Worms, majoro Watson, Letchworth, Anglujo...

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........................................................................ 169 WAR OR PACIFISM .............................................................. .............................................................. 242 LEGAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS ................................................................. ...oint ................................................... 396 QUESTIONS OF WAR .......................................................................... ...s losing one‘s job. Sex makes us happier, as does enjoying one‘s job. The Americans, who spend much more time working are much higher on the happine... ...ed at home, in your neighborhood or in school is the truth, divine truth. Americans eat with their forks in their right hands, Europeans with the for... ... is ethical; rape is unethical, rape to avenge a social wrong is ethical. War is unethical, but this war is ethical. Abortion is unethical, denying ... ...ies ate their meals together. She was appalled by the poor manners of the American students. Her mother had taught her good table manners at home, r... ... both mind and matter are equally important. So the greatest minds of our civilization cannot agree on a starting point for our thinking. ―... ...The Church doesn‘t approve of breaking the contract. Some Catholics get a civil divorce and remarry in a civil ceremony and think they can go on rec...

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...eturn Home. 23 -- Birth of Kamehameha I. 25 -- Kekuhaupi‘o Becomes an Instructor. 28 -- Battle of Kalaeokailio, Kaupo. 30 -- Kalani‘opu‘u Again Takes War to Maui. 33 -- Kalani‘opu‘u Disregards his Kahuna. 35 -- Kekuhaupi‘o’s Adventure with Kamehameha on Maui. 38 -- Disaster at Kakanilua, Maui. 41 -- Slaughter on Maui. 44 -- Kiwala‘o Sent to Sue for Peace. 47 -- On Board Ca...

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...n Home.. 23 -- Birth of Kamehameha I.. 25 -- Kekuhaupi‘o Becomes an Instructor.. 28 -- Battle of Kalaeokailio, Kaupo.. 30 -- Kalani‘opu‘u Again Takes War to Maui. 33 -- Kalani‘opu‘u Disregards his Kahuna. 35 -- Kekuhaupi‘o’s Adventure with Kamehameha on Maui. 38 -- Disaster at Kakanilua, Maui. 41 -- Slaughter on Maui. 44 -- Kiwala‘o Sent to Sue for Peace. 47 -- On Board Ca...

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...aty relinquishing ownership of Suquamish ancestral lands to the United States government in favor of a small reservation to the North. He sees that a war would ultimately prove futile and wishes instead to preserve his people's lifeblood through appeasement. In a final speech, Seattle explains that man comes from the land and that all men share equally the responsibility t...

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... Uni­ versity. He was also required to maintain a rigorous teaching schedule in American Indian Culture and Artifacts. In addition, he had contracte... ...est. He of­ ten felt dumb in her presence when she started talking about Native American history. But right now all he could feel was how much he mi... ...m of a necklace draped smoothly just above her breast. A row of square, silver American Indian amulets diagonally circled her waist from the top of... ... and traded the land of our ancestors for a reservation. 1 did it to buy time. War would have destroyed the best of our people. But more importantl... ...rth ... you believe are all serious. You give media attention to animal rights, civil rights, and human rights ... But what of the earth? .. What of... ...is in desperate need. Her life support systems are being choked by our concrete civilization. She has given up her resources unselfishly to us, she ... ...ng up in Yugoslavia flashed before him in a spiteful collage. There was always war. It was the Germans then, but his coun­ try had had hundreds of y... ...ays war. It was the Germans then, but his coun­ try had had hundreds of years of war. He was sick ofthe fear that filled the air. Death and betrayal ... ...be working together. I know it's highly unusual," The Director said, "to have a civilian involved. But as I said, we've got a situation." And then m...

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... the Organic Universe and Organic Life. 3: The origins of modern humans going back 25 million years. 4: Human Psycho-biology. 5: The beginnings of civilization. 6: The effect of civilization upon humans. 7: Death, the existence of evil and its effect on humans. Offered as a free E-book at: http://thepathofsplitness.com/ ...

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...d, impressive, highly pictorial.” JOE KNOEFLER in the L.A. Times: “...an American writer gifted with...perception and sensitivity.” FRANK TANNENBA... ...dence have now been established at V VOICES FROM THE PAST xiv the American Heritage Center of the University of Wyoming, the Nettie Lee Bens... ...Heritage Center of the University of Wyoming, the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection of the University of Texas, and the Rare Books Collect... ...at sea, her mast broken, her tangled sail and rigging dragging. Will the war never end? P Fog, as grey as a shepherd’s cloak, ruffled the bay for ... ...aring around me like the recent storm. I couldn’t speak. I felt that the war was forever between us and I hated those years, those battles, the lin... ...confusion? The soldiers I met, after their drunken reunions, spoke of the war with bitterness. Ten years, they said. Ten years, for what? And how man... ...wood for winter; for many others there may be no wood at all. Some want a civil war to put them on their feet. At Vaprio, I recall a child of nine o... ...ve! I felt its warmth. I asked her how she was but she wanted kisses, not civilities. (Vapid lines out of the Spanish Tragedy seemed foolish there... ...ite House. I listen. I must ask myself some questions this evening: must civilization be influ- enced by greedy politicians, connivers, self-promote...

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...urs fail - in knowing when to let go. Return The Myth of the Earnings Yield In American novels, well into the 1950's, one finds protagonists us... ...ise. This is disingenuous. Ponzi and pyramid schemes have been a fixture of Western civilization at least since the middle Renaissance. Assets tend... ..., 1983, the entire banking sector of Israel crumbled. Faced with ominously mounting civil unrest, the government was forced to compensate shareholde... ...l and financial crisis management led Albania to the verge of disintegration and a civil war. Rioters invaded police stations and army barracks and... ... financial crisis management led Albania to the verge of disintegration and a civil war. Rioters invaded police stations and army barracks and expro... ...all but impossible. There is no telling what were the contributions of drug barons, American off-shore corporations, or European and Japanese tax-ev... ...ten end up fostering a bubble. South Korean chaebols, Japanese keiretsu, as well as American conglomerates frequently used these cheap funds to prop... ... gripped the nation just prior to the Great Depression. As Europe wallowed in post-war malaise, America seemed to have discovered a new economy, th... ... The state has acquired monstrous proportions in the decades since the Second world War. It is about to grow further and to digest the few sectors h...

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... Wilson A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Why We Are at War by Woodrow Wilson is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University... ...t or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Why We Are at War by Woodrow Wilson, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classi... ...ersity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Woodrow Wilson WHY WE ARE AT WAR By Woodrow Wilson Messages to the Congress January to April, 1917 by W ... ...h the President’s proclamation of war April 6, 1917 and his message to the American people April 15, 1917. Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York and ... ...ent’s procla- mation of a state of war on April 6th and his message to the American people of April 15th. While the approval of Presi- dent Wilson was... ...t be elements that engage the confidence and satisfy the principles of the American Governments, elements consistent with their political faith and th... ...on that the people and Government of the United States will join the other civilized nations of the world in guaranteeing the permanence of peace upon... ...in quiet- ness and good-will—rights recognized time out of mind by all the civilized nations of the world. No course of my choosing or of theirs will ... ...thought that lies beneath these phrases and gives them dignity and weight. CIVILIZATION AT STAKE IN ATTACK ON HUMAN RIGHTS It is not of material inter...

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...which o’er them shed tears feelingly and fast. “His life was one long war with self-sought foes, Or friends by him self-banished; for his mi... ...nd the English Government to sur- round him—as he supposed—with guards and spies; he re- volved in his troubled mind all the reports and rumours he ha... ...ent, therefore, to visit this M. de Pontverre, and was received with great civility. He spoke of the heresy of Geneva, declaimed on the au- thority of... ...is, my conduct was pre- determined, I was resolved not to return. Madam de War- rens, seeing her endeavors would be fruitless, became less explicit, a... ...some one prevented me. The good bishop, who that day was visiting Madam de War- rens, did not remain idle; he took her into the garden, where they wen... ...ble youth, and treated me with great friend- 122 The Confessions ship and civility. We were well regaled and well lodged: M. Reydelet scarcely knew h... ...e chaos of fear and impatience, dreading what I desired, and studying some civil pretext to evade my happiness. Let the warmth of my constitution be r... ... with mine. T o prove this by experience, I taught music gratis to a young American lady, Mademoiselle des Roulins, with whom M. Roguin had brought me... ...ly connected with him to pass his name over in silence. M. du Perou was an American, son to a commandant of Surinam, whose successor, M. le Chambrier,...

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...Preface: It is the fashion to call every story controversial that deals with times when controversy or a war of religion was raging; but it should be remembered that there are some which only attempt to portray human feelings as affected by the events that such warfare occasioned. ?Old Mortality? and ?Woodstock? are not controve...

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