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THE ROCHE RECORD – BLOWBACK: THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY

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February 2, 2011 by Frank Roche Chalmers Johnson’s book, “Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire” was published in 2000.  Johnson tells us the title referred to a term adopted by the CIA to refer to “…the unintended consequences of American policies.”  Johnson cites examples of “Blowback” in the book including Okinawa, North & South Korea, Iran, Iraq, […]

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BEING HOSNI MUBARAK

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February 1, 2011 Egypt’s leader has gambled that he can ride out the protests and hold on. It’s a pretty good gamble. By BRET STEPHENS Imagine yourself as Hosni Mubarak, master of Egypt for nearly 30 years. You’re old, unwell, detested and addicted to power. You could have orchestrated a graceful exit by promising to

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FEAR THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

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NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE www.nationalreview.com Andrew C. McCarthy January 31, 2011 4:00 A.M. Fear the Muslim Brotherhood At the Daily Beast, Bruce Riedel has posted an essay called “Don’t fear Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood,” the classic, conventional-wisdom response to the crisis in Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood is just fine, he’d have you believe, no need to worry.

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LESSONS ON EGYPT FROM CARTER AND THE SHAH

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February 1, 2011 The fate of Iran after the U.S. abandoned its ally shows where events this week could lead. By RONEN BERGMAN The White House’s reaction to the rioting in Egypt is shortsighted—and typical of what is wrong with the Obama administration’s Middle East policy. Only days ago, President Hosni Mubarak was a longstanding

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THE ROCHE RECORD – CAN WE GET SERIOUS PLEASE, OUR GREAT COUNTRY IS AT RISK

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CAN WE GET SERIOUS PLEASE, OUR GREAT COUNTRY IS AT RISK by Frank Roche, Economist Throughout American history, in good times and bad, policy makers have always faced difficult challenges, choices, and final decisions.  American policy makers in 2011 face their own difficult challenges, choices, and final decisions.  What I sense is missing today among policy makers is a sufficient degree of seriousness,

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EGYPT AFLAME: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

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ONEJERUSALEM.ORG Egypt Aflame: What Does It Mean? January 30, 2011 The world is watching violent demonstrations in the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities. There has been a call for a General Strike until (unspecified) demands are met. The Mubarak government is reshuffling. One new story claims that Mubarak’s family left the country. President Obama is

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TURMOIL IN EGYPT

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JANUARY 31, 2011 Opposition Unites in Egypt Islamists, Secularists Back Moderate ElBaradei as Army Lets Protests Rage By CHARLES LEVINSON, MARGARET COKER and SUMMER SAID CAIRO—Egypt’s opposition groups lined up behind a moderate leader comfortable on the world stage as their best chance to oust President Hosni Mubarak Sunday, while the nation’s military closed ranks

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WILL TUNISIA BE THE FIRST DOMINO?

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JANUARY 26, 2011 In Egypt, too, protestors are laying waste to the mistaken notion that Arabs and Muslims are politically passive. By ANWAR IBRAHIM Tunisians earlier this month forced their president out of office, marking the first popular revolution in an Arab country in modern history. The swiftness with which it came about should send

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