Bush II Elections & the Middle East
The Still Longer Term Dynamic Operative in The United States: “The Invisible Empire”
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4/7/2016
What happened as a consequence of the dissolution of the Soviet Union? What did the United States do to actively control the raw materials necessary for the domination of the Northern Industrial Alliance?
The 2000 presidential election was rigged in favor of George W. Bush, with the state of Florida (governed by his brother Jeb Bush) being the crucial factor for Gore’s loss of the election.
Upon entry into office, the Bush/Cheney administration immediately pushed for an oil pipeline to be constructed from the Caspian Sea, through Afghanistan, to warm water ports for shipment. The fallout of Afghanistan’s refusal to allow for this pipeline is discussed in detail.
In addition, the rigging of the 2004 presidential election is discussed, and the important players in the present incarnation of the shadow government are reviewed.
Note: Danny mistakenly refers to Saddam Hussein as Shiite, when he was in fact a Sunni.
Readings:
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Daniel Sheehan, Worldviews Introduction, Video Lecture, UCSC, 4-16-15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBwDWWK7b1U)
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David Korten, When Corporations Rule The World,“The Rise of Corporate Power in America”, pp. 59-74;
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Glen Yeadon & John Hawkings, The Nazi Hydra in America, “Corporate Law: A History” Progressive Press, 2008, p78-98
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Michael Ignatieff, American Empire, The Burden, New York Times, January 5, 2003, http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/05/magazine/theamericanempiretheburden.html
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Smedly Butler: War is a Racket, 1935, http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/warisaracket.html