We make policy on the assumption of spirit of russia is actually very little different from the spirit of the United States. This is one of the reasons why we often are surprised by russian behavior. If we take it for granted that the leaders of a country are dedicated to the National Interest and the welfare of the population of the country we find it hard to understand a country in which leadership is totally indifferent to the welfare of the population. If we take it for granted that the human individual is an end in himself, we find it hard to deal with the country in which individuals are raw material for the realization of the Political Goals of the political leaders. And many of those goals are very bizarre indeed. For this reason theres always a danger that we will mistake russian actions. One of the most important things to bear in mind about russia is that war is an instrument of internal policy. The first chechen war was launched in order for there to be a short, victorious
Ladies and gentlemen, please help me welcome the National Direct their of the freedom are youill stop encouraged . Are you feeling it . You understand now why we pulled and invited people to participate, at least for me, incredibly encouraging to hear and see and feel and reach out and touched the actual people who carry the very burdens that we ourselves carry and our own hearts and minds. So thank you for those remarks. Making it happen. As the senator just told us. It is a different animal. It is a different skill set. We want quick results. We want fast, urgent, immediate results. He know what . Sometimes the longterm results take a longer game. A longer perspective they had just one congressional cycle. One is election cycle. Next presentation is going to come from a gentleman that understands that intrinsically. The United States senate is a complicated body. The personalities involved are sometimes elaborate personalities. The rules themselves are nuanced and intricate. The poli
Palestinian territories. He used the law to sue some of the most powerful people in the world on behalf of some of the least powerful. In 2002, michaelatner filed the first lawsuit against george w. Bush on behalf of guantanamo prisoners. Six years later, he won a landmark case at the Supreme Court against the Bush Administration. Today we speak with his family and friends and hear michael in his own words. This is no time for compromise, no time for political calculations. Us,oward zinn admonishes the job of thinking people not to be an aside of the executioners. Remindsin nation prize us all that the job for each of us is not to be an aside of the executioners. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Brazils senate has voted to suspend president Dilma Rousseff immediately and begin impeachment proceedings against her on accusations of tampering with accounts to hide a budget shortfall. The 55 to 22 sena
Constitutional rights defended, investigated, and spoke up for victims of human rights abuses across the world from haiti and guatemala to iraq and the palestinian territories. He used the law to sue some of the most powerful people in the world on behalf of some of the least powerful. In 2002, Michael Ratner filed the first lawsuit against george w. Bush on behalf of guantanamo prisoners. Six years later, he won a landmark case at the Supreme Court against the Bush Administration. Today we speak with his family and friends and hear michael in his own words. This is no time for compromise, no time for political calculations. Us,oward zinn admonishes the job of thinking people not to be an aside of the executioners. Remindsin nation prize us all that the job for each of us is not to be an aside of the executioners. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Brazils senate has voted to suspend president Dilma
Constitutional rights defended, investigated, and spoke up for victims of human rights abuses across the world from haiti and guatemala to iraq and the palestinian territories. He used the law to sue some of the most powerful people in the world on behalf of some of the least powerful. In 2002, Michael Ratner filed the first lawsuit against george w. Bush on behalf of guantanamo prisoners. Six years later, he won a landmark case at the Supreme Court against the Bush Administration. Today we speak with his family and friends and hear michael in his own words. This is no time for compromise, no time for political calculations. Us,oward zinn admonishes the job of thinking people not to be an aside of the executioners. Remindsin nation prize us all that the job for each of us is not to be an aside of the executioners. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Brazils senate has voted to suspend president Dilma