tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95738970217731354.post2879884863636311808..comments2023-12-28T02:52:31.067-08:00Comments on Went 2 the Bridge: In 10 years security conditions have worsened for Afghan womenLisa Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06319699936783253064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95738970217731354.post-43358041682348748252012-06-22T10:21:10.267-07:002012-06-22T10:21:10.267-07:00In your ear, imperialism.In your ear, imperialism.chrisrushlauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432949074147807503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-95738970217731354.post-8822006428985735192012-06-22T10:19:00.112-07:002012-06-22T10:19:00.112-07:00There used to be, in the age of imperialism, the s...There used to be, in the age of imperialism, the sole concept which received the title "international law", namely the idea of the comity of nations, which meant, leave each other alone. So the French should not bother the English rape of Kenya and the English would leave the French alone while they raped Martinique. The mechanical device at work was sovereignty: lordship as identified with land. Who runs this bit of territory? That is the person you need to see if your diplomat/assassin has gone missing while visiting there.<br />Now in the ear of institutionalized and codified international law, we have entered what can only be called the age of imperialism, where the French and the English cooperate when raping Syria.<br />So the Taliban do a good job with religious symbollism to appeal to the sense of grievance of Afghans. "All politics is local politics."<br />The question raised by Israel as a racist genocidal lawless state is what the average US person gets out of this regime. It seems the regime runs strictly on fear. Who knows what Israel is afraid of, but everybody else is afraid of Israel. I suspect Israel now is mostly afraid of realizing what it is doing.chrisrushlauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11432949074147807503noreply@blogger.com