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Aijaz Ahmad: Turkey threatens to invade Iraqi Kurdistan

2007-10-24

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Based in New Delhi, Aijaz Ahmad is The Real News Network Senior News Analyst and Senior Editorial Consultant and political commentator for the Indian newsmagazine, Frontline. He has taught Political Science and written widely on South Asia and the Middle East.

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[Rickdeckard2020]

'Democracy is over-rated.'

I disagree, the US is as democratic as a can of valvoline oil with a Pepsi label on it is a soft drink. Its closer to a crypto-fascist plutocracy.

[Rickdeckard2020]

Another excellent TheRealNews video!

thereallurker, can you elaborate with a few insights on Turkey and Iraq?

[2paclove2]

@powerofthroughts i said that germany cant call the shots for of the countries of europe all the time,i know its a powerfull country,and very beutiful i visited frankfort two years ago and i looks like some thing from the future.

[powerofthroughts]

@2paclove2 Germany is calling the shot, but it is because She is clever, not to invade Iraq and attacked Libya. This proven, Germany is in total control, she doesn't need to follow America.

[2paclove2]

@powerofthroughts germany is powerfull but it cant call the shots by itself.

[powerofthroughts]

@2paclove2 who is the leader then? Only Germany can contribute money to support all the EU. Germany is the smartest and cleverest. Britain is trying to be the letter, but it is flat broke.

[2paclove2]

@powerofthroughts germany is not the leader of europe,its influenced by a lot more countires britian,italy,spain,and germany not germany alone.

[2paclove2]

the us will hand power to israel,just like England handed power to usa after ww2,by the collapse of the us dollar.

[terrygand]

The US is `going through`what the UK `went through` before it`s Empire disintegrated. When the world starts to trade in currencies(Other than the $US), that is when the US stops getting it`s debts paid by the rest of the world. The US still thinks it can ` live on ` credit cards! It does not work; I know i`m British, it has happened to the UK already.A real "Superpower" has `Exporting Industries` not, `Casino` banking! US must prepare for some serious `Downsizing` . I do wish you well!

[hamace]

@Rickdeckard2020 Wrong, the USA is merely a member state of the UN. The US lost its sovereignty during WW2. WHy do you think Congress and the White House completely ignore Americans? The US has been dead for a long time.

[powerofthroughts]

@Mike32587 Dude, Germany and China are going to be the super power in economy of the 21st century, Especially Germany, they are great business people, I hope china will learn more from them. China and Germany are a saving and investing country, while America is a borrow and spending country, basing everything on property or real estate, this what happen to Greece, Ireland , America etc. America is complained about Germany and china, but they are doing wrong way.

[Mike32587]

@powerofthroughts I'm saying, look how monetary and fiscal policy has been managed after the mortgage bubble nation by nation, and you will find almost all of them behaved the same way including China, America and Europe. All began huge stimulus programs and slashed interest rates. This continues even to today. So when Germany or China denounces US quantitative easing it is a little like the pot calling the kettle black.