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Comment on What the Fall of Ramadi and Palmyra Means: ISIS On The Rampage by cstahnke

cstahnke — Wed, 27 May 2015 14:17:13 +0000

I think you are stating the obvious that the mainstream media in the USA, at least, will not touch. The fact that it is obvious shows the Orwellian nature of the U.S. media. However, from Washington’s perspective, the policy does succeed. Washington wants chaos not order in the region so supporting both sides makes sense because the chief foreign policy interest of the USG is to enhance the power and wealth of the National Security State which tends to rule the Washington scene. If you look carefully at how the Iraq Occupation rule Iraq you will see that it was a scene of massive confusion and, as a result, a dramatic opportunity for corruption.

Now, I’m not saying this was official policy or that the two most recent Presidents said “let’s create opportunities for corruption” rather this was, in the vast set of forces and counter-forces that is Washington, a policy that “emerged” out of the chaos as a kind of “virtual” policy. This goes hand in hand with how the Deep State/National Security State actually works–not as a hierarchical State but as an emergent network that has risen up in the post-modern style that we need to pay attention to if we are to understand contemporary politics, at least in Washington, a most peculiar place.

Comment on Johan Galtung on Syria by A waiting game: Syria through the lens of conflict transformation | TransConflict

Wed, 30 Oct 2013 07:33:02 +0000

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Comment on Imperial Designs by deepaktripathi

deepaktripathi — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 11:00:17 +0000

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Comment on The Glorious and the Ignominious: India and Its Moral Crisis by deepaktripathi

deepaktripathi — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:05:21 +0000

In reply to travelerreport.

Please read the article again, in particular the following extract. I wrote:

“While many Indians have reacted with anger and shame, some responses have been either thoughtless, or given the impression of shameless male chauvinism that infects society. It is sad, though not entirely surprising, to see that several of these expressions have come from the higher echelons, including the country’s ruling class. Rape is a crime that has to do with power, exercised in a particularly brutal and humiliating manner on a fellow human. To blame the victim, or to be non-committal about the issue of personal safety, is surely to abandon public responsibility. Such behavior by responsible people, let alone elected officials, cannot engender confidence in the justice system, and society at large.

“A subdued atmosphere into the New Year was the least essential after an outrage of such enormity. It is not that the outrage was unique, for further cases of assault on women, even girls, have happened before and since….”

I would add that when the article was written the identity of the victim was not known to me, or very many others.

Please also be aware that this is a moderated forum. You raised a valid point about Dalits and tribals to which I have responded. I hope you will take note of it.

Deepak Tripathi