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POPSWhat is the power of things we hold dear? "In the interest of enriching these connections, Turkle pairs each autobiographical essay with a text from philosophy, history, literature, or theory, creating juxtapositions at once playful and profound."
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POPSWhy more troops won't help Afghanistan The nature of the conflict has changed from regional to a nation-wide warlord/Taliban alliance fueled by a separate and huge opium-poppy economy. This is what the Soviets failed to defeat, despite massive infusions of blood and capital.
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POPSFrench neocolonialism in Africa Johann Hari looks at the way that France has managed to maintain control of its colonies in Africa by using its forces to keep pliant dictators in power. He suggests that there is a new scramble for control of African resources, led by the Chinese.
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POPSeisenhower on military industrial complex how much money needs to be spent? USA defense spending 2007 $545,328,000,000 Source: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/nato-releases-2007-defense-spending-figures-04680/ "Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes...known instruments for bringing the many under the domination of the few. . . No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare." - James Madison, Political Observations, 1795
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POPSGeorgia/Russia - The story behind the story
"No sooner was BTC completed, however, than Western officials began exploring the possibility of other pipelines that could reach beyond Georgia and Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan, which was thought to have some of the world's largest gas reserves. Their interest was not only in "energy security" and the prospect of oil riches for Western energy companies, but also in promoting Western-style democracy and free-market capitalism in the former Soviet republics. " "Putin understands better than anyone that oil and gas are the source of Russia's resurgence as a military and economic power and his own control over the Russian government and key sectors of its economy. It is oil and gas that provide the money to maintain Russia's powerful military, along with a vast internal security apparatus and network of government-controlled enterprises that allow the president-turned-premier to maintain his iron grip on the levers of political and economic power. "
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POPSFree Ebook Website This is a site that allows you to read books free online, or download a pdf for anywhere from free to 8.99
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POPSMal Emery Cuts the Fat- The Riches are in the Niche. The more narrow the niche the easier it is to write a message that speaks directly to that niche. Sell Solutions to people's problems in your Niche. You want your niche to be Inch wide and a mile deep ... Learn More at: http://MalEmeryOnline.com
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POPSCrude- Crude Crude, nasty and worse. Oil exploration at its best. Thank goodness we have the EPA to protect ANWAR Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico. Ha!
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POPSAutomated List Builder Bonus Review If you're in the Internet Marketing Business you must see this new programme. Automated List Builder from Chris Freville will change the way you do business. Just take a lok now.
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POPSDivvying The Spoil$ HILL AND BARACK READY TO HAGGLE Only $10 million can be spent in the fall after the party conventions, leaving Obama with $33 million to carry him through the summer months. McCain, who will accept public financing, will have $84 million to spend in the general election.
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