George Bush, in meetings at the White House the afternoon of September 11, 2001 and the following days, wanted to attack Iraq, not Afghanistan, according to his top anti-terrorism adviser Richard Clarke. Journalist Mickey Herskowitz said that Bush “was thinking about invading Iraq in 1999.” Bush told him: “One of the keys to being seen [more]
“We are now engaged in Iraq, in occupying an unfriendly nation…I think it was something that we basically had to do, to set up a police station in the Middle East to ensure that we could continue buying this resource…” (Kunstler) “What do you expect to happen if the policemen where you live break the [more]
“At all levels, the hunt is on for the supernational worker. Those with ‘highly global, mobile skills’ will be in demand…Some will be highly specialized technicians, and those with language skills (India) will get moved around, while those without may work from afar.” (But they work cheaper.) The Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2007 When [more]
