new cold war look like illustration brad holland william blum ichthe anti-russian/anti-soviet bias american media appear limit would think would enough self-awareness enough journalistic integrity enough concern image keep come pile high deeper.one late case point review new biography mikhail gorbachev new york time book review september 10 review say gorbachev hero people destroyer empire new york time avoid say anything positive life soviet union socialism would readers believe loss like czechoslovakia hungary et al upset russian people loss gorbachev perestroika decent standard live loss affect people rent employment vacation medical care education many aspects soviet welfare state.accompanying review quote 1996 time review gorbachev memoir say mystify westerners mikhail gorbachev loathe ridicule country man pull world several step back nuclear brink lift crush fear countrymen end bloody foreign adventure liberate eastern europe yet repudiation home could hardly complete political comeback attempt june attract less percent vote thus gorbachev unpopularity people relegate category mystery due profound social changes.it note 1999 usa today report berlin wall crumble 1989 east germans imagine life freedom consumer goods abundant hardships would fade ten years late remarkable 51 say happy communism early poll would likely show even 51 express sentiment ten years many remember life east germany fondness pass away although even 10 years late 2009 washington post could report westerners west berliners say feed tendency eastern counterparts wax nostalgic communist time post-unification period new russian eastern europe proverb bear everything communists say communism lie everything say capitalism turn truth current new york time review twice refer vladimir putin authoritarian routinely much western media none many reference come across recent years give example authoritarian policies although examples course exist man name trump woman name may every government world clearly strong case could make putin authoritarian western media would routinely document attack upon russian president review refer putin cold-eye former k.g.b lieutenant colonel one wonder new york time ever refer president george h.w bush cold-eye former cia director .just first cold war one basic problems americans great difficulty believe russians mean well apropos like recall follow write george kennan one prominent american diplomats ever cross poland first us diplomatic mission soviet union winter 1933 young american diplomat name george kennan somewhat astonish hear soviet escort foreign minister maxim litvinov reminisce grow village nearby book read dream small boy librarian suddenly realize least people deal human be like kennan write bear somewhere childhood ambition seem brief moment could break embrace people happen yet.kennan sudden realization bring george orwell mind sink depth restatement obvious first duty intelligent men plague nationalismthe world enough countries goddamn many ask room delegations unite nations park spot new york people catalonia seek independence spain october vote consider new nation open hundreds new embassies consulates around world furnish fill pay employees house apartments furniture many several new cars diplomatic post many billions dollars tax take catalan people pay military self-respecting country need army navy new catalonia able afford even halfway decent arm force new country course join nato obligatory minimum defense capability go billion two more.plus pay european union simply replace madrid impose many legal restrictions upon catalan people.and noble purpose rise freedom democracy civil liberties human right money madrid take tax catalonia return service something say many city-state relationships unite state presumably also individual catalans odd personal reason catalan nationalists insist self-determination inalienable right curb spanish constitution well stop autonomous community catalonia designate provinces everywhere right declare independence cities neighborhoods block could president.and many restive independence movements world like kurds iraq turkey scotland belgium italy california lord help us many countries reluctant even recognize new state fear might encourage people break away.if love blind nationalism lose five sense nature bank would already rescue eduardo galeanou.s treasury secretary steven mnuchin tell new york investor conference hurricane irma would ultimately boost economy spark rebuild clearly go impact gdp short run make long run rebuild help gdp bad impact economy hmmm interest therefore assume damage twice bad would boost economy even meanwhile non-trump non-fantasy world thing call climate change i.e quality live survival planet keep corporations modify behavior kind environment course good old bottom line convince corporations consistently behave like good citizens nothing already try fail except one thing unmentionable polite company unmentionable capitalist society nationalization say get letter address old stalinist .but nationalization panacea either least environment great single source man-made environmental damage world unite state military already nationalize away private corporations reduce drive toward imperialism sufficiently long need military fade away live like costa rica think would put unite state danger attack please tell would attack why.the argument like use speak accept idea extreme weather phenomena man-made well proceed one two ways:1 best limit greenhouse effect curtail greenhouse gas emissions carbon dioxide methane nitrous oxide atmosphere turn emissions fact cause extreme weather phenomena waste lot time effort money although benefit ecosystem would still accrue .2 nothing curtail emission greenhouse gas atmosphere turn emissions fact lead cause extreme weather phenomena simply extreme get downright freaky lose earth life know it.so gambler new vietnam documentaryat begin ken burn new documentary american war vietnam narrator say war begin good faith decent people fateful misunderstand american overconfidence cold war misunderstand early american involvement vietnam mark two things particular help french imperialists fight force lead ho chi minh north vietnam cancellation elections would unite north south vietnam one nation us south vietnam ally know ho chi minh would win simple.nothing good faith decency scenario misunderstand ho chi minh great admirer america declaration independence actual declaration 1945 begin familiar men create equal endow creator certain inalienable right among life liberty pursuit happiness ho chi minh call communist simple see vietnam chapter book kill hope detail daniel ellsberg conclusion us vietnam wrong side wrong side ms. hillaryshe new book lot interview give opportunity complain many force join together deny rightful place queen might feel bite bite sympathy woman great crime.there country call libya high standard live africa people free education health care kinds benefit africans could dream also secular state quality cherish africa middle east moammar gaddafi libya never properly obedient client washington amongst shortcomings man threaten replace us dollar gold payment oil transactions create common african currency strong supporter palestinians foe israel.in 2011 secretary state hillary clinton prime move force behind unite state nato turn libya fail state remain today.the attack libya one new york time say clinton champion convince president obama arguably moment great influence secretary state people libya bomb almost daily six months main excuse give gaddafi invade benghazi libyan center opponents unite state nato thus save people city massacre american people american media course swallow story though convince evidence allege impend massacre ever present near thing official us government account matter congressional research service report events libya period make mention threaten massacre.the us/nato heavy bomb send libya crash utter chaos lead widespread dispersal throughout north african middle east hotspots gigantic arsenal weaponry gaddafi accumulate libya terrorists al qaeda isis whereas gaddafi lead foe terrorists declare libya barrier terrorists well african refugees go europe bomb contribute greatly area mammoth refugee crisis.and hillary show video horrific murder gaddafi opponents loudly cackle yes word come saw die see youtube.there also support place regime change syria ahead support syrian government struggle isis terrorist group even disastrous 2003 us invasion iraq senator supported.if sufficient capture utter charm woman another foreign-policy adventure one swoon followers totally ignore even know coup oust moderately progressive manuel zelaya honduras june 2009. tale tell many time latin america downtrodden mass finally put power leader commit reverse status quo determine try put end two centuries oppression long military overthrow democratically-elected government unite state mastermind behind coup nothing prevent punish coup regime unite state punish meanwhile washington officials pretend upset affront democracy .district columbiahow many people around world know washington dc district columbia live capital city unite state country always lecture world thing call democracy citizens final say make laws determine life city many americans well aware this.according us constitution section congress final say recent years block city use local tax dollars subsidize abortion low-income women block implementation legal marijuana use block needle exchange block certain tax block law say employers discriminate workers base reproductive decisions impose private school public-school system soon probably block district new assisted-suicide law already block house representatives top since dc state citizens representatives senate sole representative house bare non-voting token right dc residents even right vote president 1964.in 2015 brussels unrepresented nations people organization formally vote accept district columbia new member unpo international democratic organization whose members indigenous people minorities unrecognized occupy territories join together protect promote human cultural right preserve environments find nonviolent solutions conflict affect them.notes1 usa today october 11 1999 p.1 washington post may 12 2009 see similar story november 2009 walter isaacson evan thomas wise men 1986 p.158 associate press september 21 2017 new york time february 28 2016 libya transition u.s. policy update march 2016 rt russia today television station january 2016 see mark weisbrot top ten ways tell side unite state government regard military coup honduras read new cold war 21wire cold war filessupport 21wire subscribe become member 21wire.tv new cold war rehash old rivalries