FOCUS: Juan Cole | Dear GOP: The US Has Negotiated With Terrorists and Amnestied Them All Through History
Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "The GOP talking points in response to the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in a trade for five former officials of the 1990s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) focused on a few basic premises. !. You don’t negotiate with terrorists; 2. such a swap would encourage terrorists to capture Americans; 3. these officials are the worst the worst."
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Juan Cole, Informed Comment
Cole writes: "The GOP talking points in response to the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in a trade for five former officials of the 1990s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) focused on a few basic premises. !. You don’t negotiate with terrorists; 2. such a swap would encourage terrorists to capture Americans; 3. these officials are the worst the worst."
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FOCUS: Chris Hedges | We All Must Become Zapatistas
Chris Hedges, TruthDig
Hedges writes: "The Zapatistas form the most important resistance movement of the last two decades. They are a visible counterweight to the despoiling and rape of the planet and the subjugation of the poor by global capitalism."
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Chris Hedges, TruthDig
Hedges writes: "The Zapatistas form the most important resistance movement of the last two decades. They are a visible counterweight to the despoiling and rape of the planet and the subjugation of the poor by global capitalism."
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