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Not logged in — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:27:51 +0000

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Not logged in on "The algebra of revolution"

Not logged in — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:03:44 +0000

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Michael. on "1989: moment, legacy, future "

Michael. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:08:57 +0000

How sad it is reading sophist rhetoric of the events of 1989.

The truth is, all that happened was a rotten-to-the-core totalitarian system inevitably failed in the manner forecast by many in the decade after the Bolshevik Revolution - prime amongst them, Leon Trotsky.

Now that system is gone the eternal dispute is still there. No amount of Western capitalist propaganda can change it. Capitalism is also a rotten-to-the-core system that will inevitably fail. How many more depressions and slumps are required before the zeitgeist reaches a mature understanding of this reality?

The only question is whether the minority perpetrators of capitalism will stand aside peacefully as history catches up with them too.

Rukki Odds on "Poland: the politics of history "

Rukki Odds — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:35:41 +0000

I am from Poland and I was a witness of these all events. However I was only a child in 80'sbut I remember how I was been wondering of tanks on streets.

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Jill Bates on "What is education for?"

Jill Bates — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:35:59 +0000

How amazing to see Bassnett criticizing the system which she has helped to develop as a Pro Vice Chancellor over a period of ten years. Amnesia or denial? Ask any academic at Warwick, and they will tell you the truth.

Schnides on "Afghanistan: peacekeeping without peace "

Schnides — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:07:03 +0000

"...Security organisations clear the terrain while the UN can focus on organising elections, state-building and delivery of humanitarian and development assistance." What, exactly, are "security organisations," outside of the big ones already there? And how do you pull this off, if, as the authors aver: "The greater the number of US and Nato troops in Afghanistan, the larger the resentment, resistance and violence." An increased role for the UN, absent an adequate "security organization"(the U.S. Army?), will result in more loss of life for UN personnel, as we saw today in Kabul.

Not logged in on "Preah Vihear: the Thai-Cambodia temple dispute"

Not logged in — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:19:05 +0000

The disputed area adjacent to Preah Vihear was well within the Cambodian territory in accordance to France and Siam treaty in 1907.
If Thailand really understands the nature of treaty and respects it like in any other western countries (such as its big brother, the United States), once you sign a contract (or treaty) you honor and adhere to it until both parties mutually decide to do away with it.
In the last decade in the United States, many people lose their houses and life long savings because they were involved in an investment they did not fully understand. Because of the contract they signed, they had no choice but bite the bullet and still go on with their lives.

The treaty in 1907 between France and Siam was by no means a treaty by force the way Thailand would like to portrait it. The disputed area adjacent to Preah Vihear is only 4.6 square kilometers and it is part of Cambodia per the treaty.

To suggest the area to become a free zone is utterly wrong without any merits. Since Thailand always stress on peaceful means to resolve the dispute, it should honor the treaty and stop bickering on it . Given the fact that the vast majority of Thailand was part of the Khmer Empire until a few centuries ago, recognizing the 4.6 km2 as rightfully part of Cambodia is a very good deal to Thailand. It will not only promote peace but also prosperity and harmony between the two peoples.

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Not logged in — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:14:47 +0000

The treaty in 1907 between France and Siam was by no means a treaty by force the way Thailand would like to portrait. The disputed area adjacent to Preah Vihear is only 4.6 square kilometers and it is part of Cambodia per the treaty.

To suggest the area to become a free zone is utterly wrong without any merits. Since Thailand always stress on peaceful mean to resolve the dispute, it should honor the treaty and stop bickering on it . Given the fact that the vast majority of Thailand was part of the Khmer Empire until a few centuries ago, recognizing the 4.6 km2 as rightfully part of Cambodia is a very good deal to Thailand. It will not only promote peace but also prosperity and harmony between the two peoples.

K H Lee on "Preah Vihear: the Thai-Cambodia temple dispute"

K H Lee — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:33:51 +0000

Babeouf Junior on "The state and the body: a chemical-weapons test "

Babeouf Junior — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:10:26 +0000

Class societies and national states are Heritage forms of social organization. Theses forms will certainly encourage the development of every sort of technology that increases the amount of actual social control available at the top of the pyramid. You cannot keep the Heritage and stop its productions. Transcendence or oblivion. We all live in such exciting times.

S.M. Stirling on "The state and the body: a chemical-weapons test "

S.M. Stirling — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:22:50 +0000

Weapons are -supposed- to hurt people. And new weapons are always being developed. I really don't see the point of this article.

Better riot-control and knockout materials are greatly to be desired.

The "horrors" of the Russian siege mentioned are the result of the actions of the terrorists.

That the terrorists were killed is of course an excellent thing; that some of the hostages were hurt is a pity, but you can't let yourself be deterred by that. The hostage-takers and they alone are responsible for all losses on both sides.

tosh007 on "Afghanistan: peacekeeping without peace "

tosh007 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:17:53 +0000

These guys have it right! Get it back in the hands of the UN and take the emphasis off the bloody fighting. I have said from the beginning (anti-American though it may sound) getting the US and its NATO lackies out of there is the essential first step. You cannot wage nation building and war at the same. Selling this approach though is going to be very difficult as is getting the UN the support it needs to do the job.

None on "Taro Aso: the millionaire slumdog"

None — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:52:24 +0000

"But then the New Testament is yet to become a manga bestseller."

He's a Roman Catholic....

emil300 on "Can democracy save the planet?"

emil300 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:43:42 +0000

Climate change demands exactly such responsible, proactive use of
positive democratic freedoms, rather than simply the private enjoyment
of negative and constitutional ones. It is the sort of challenge to
which our prevailing civic culture is designed not to respond, or even
fully recognise. When our own interests begin to suffer, more of us may
wake up to the challenge, but the response may take counterproductive
forms

Deguef on "Italy: the ungovernable nation"

Deguef — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:23:17 +0000

Certainly Italy during last two decades has lost ground in Europe and forecasts are not favourable, but certainly Berlusconi is not the cause. Perhaps he is the result of this situation. Public administration heavily worsened in the 80s due to corruption and expenditure of regions out of control. "Mani pulite" had dismantled pro-west political parties but not pro-Soviet Union parties. At this point Berlusconi emerged and was able to attract former pro-west voters.