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Article: Who's in charge? ... A tiny, unelected group, backed by powerful unrepresentative interests.(U.S. foreign policy is steered by shadowy forces)
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- Arena Magazine
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- April 1, 2003
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The Bush Administration's relentless unilateral march towards war is profoundly disturbing for many reasons, but so far as American citizens are concerned the whole grotesque show is a tremendous failure in democracy. An immensely wealthy and powerful republic has been hijacked by a small cabal of individuals, all of them unelected and therefore unresponsive to public pressure, and simply turned on its head. It is no exaggeration to say that this war is the most unpopular in modern history. Before the war has begun there have been more people protesting it in this country alone than was the case at the height of the anti-Vietnam war demonstrations during the 1960s and ...
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Transcript: Interview: Michael Scharf discusses the war crimes ...
NPR Special;
December 16, 2003 ;
700+ words
... ... Michael Scharf discusses the war crimes trial of Slobodan ... impact on any future trial of Saddam Hussein Host: ALEX CHADWICK Time ... indeed Iraq should handle Saddam Hussein? Prof. SCHARF: There are ... First lesson is, do not let Saddam Hussein represent himself during ...
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