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Was einen Schurkenstaat charakterisiert

By Guest PostJanuary 1, 2014Politicsal kaida, artikel 2, baltasar garzon, behandlung, folter, george w. bush, gerichtshof, gesundheitssystem, guantanamo, kuba, ludwig a minelli, schuft, schurkenstaat, synonym, terrorangriff, un charta

Die USA müssen sich selber bei der Nase nehmen. Ihr Sündenregister ist lang.

Es war der amerikanische Präsident George W. Bush, welcher in den politischen Sprachschatz den Begriff «Schurkenstaat» eingeführt hat. Und er hat ihn weidlich benutzt, um Staaten, die er als Gegner der USA empfunden hat, damit zu brandmarken. Meist stand dabei im Vordergrund, dass von den so genannten «Schurkenstaaten» – nach Auffassung von Bush – eine Terrorismusgefahr ausging.

Ein Synonym für Schurke ist etwa das Wort Schuft; ein als gemein oder niederträchtig geltender Mensch; ähnliche Begriffe sind Betrüger, Bösewicht, Halunke, Kanaille, Schwein, Schweinehund oder Lump. Dies sind jedoch alles Bezeichnungen, die eigentlich nur auf ein Individuum, also einen Menschen, passen. Meist sagen diese Begriffe nichts Konkretes aus. Sie bilden allenfalls Werturteile – und zwar abwertende. Ohne zu definieren, was damit gemeint ist, ist es für Andere schwer zu verstehen, weshalb ein solches Werturteil gefällt wird. (more…)

The tea party and the politics of paranoia

By Guest PostMay 23, 2013Politicsamerican, american conservatism, american conservative principles, christopher parker, conspiratorial fantasy, faux citizen, george w. bush, john birch society, ku klux klan, mainstream republican, matt barreto, muslim, nelson rockefeller, non tea party, paranoid style, political scientist, politics of paranoia, President Obama, richard hofstadter, richard nixon, ronald reagan, tea party, united states, university of washington

Members of tea party claim the movement springs from and promotes basic American conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility.

But new research by University of Washington political scientist Christopher Parker argues that the tea party ideology owes more to the paranoid politics associated with the John Birch Society — and even the infamous Ku Klux Klan — than to traditional American conservatism. (more…)

New book explores Harry Truman’s record on civil liberties

By Guest PostMay 8, 2013Politicsalger hiss, american freedoms, american government, american people, american political system, american politics, american principles, americans, anti communists, civil liberties, cold war, constitution, democrat controlled senate, fbi, george w. bush, global peace, harry truman, house, internal security subcommittee, issue, j edgar hoover, japanese americans, john s service, joseph mccarthy, justice department, key west, liberty and security, loyalty program, marshall plan, national security system, nato, new book, Obama, policy, president eisenhower, red scare, richard kirkendall, richard nixon, senator joe mccarthy, smith act case, unamerican activities committee, university of washington, uw today, violation, war in korea, world war

Richard Kirkendall is a University of Washington professor emeritus of history and editor of the new book “Civil Liberties and the Legacy of Harry S. Truman.” He answered a few questions about the book for UW Today.

Q: What’s the scope of the book?

A: The book surveys the civil liberties issue during the Truman presidency of 1945-1953, an especially important time in the history of this essential feature of the American political system.

The book begins with two chapters on Truman as a civil libertarian, one on his identification of himself, the other on his relations with Japanese-Americans, the victims during World War II of a major violation of American principles. (more…)

Spy Hackers

By Guest PostMay 5, 2012Politicsafghan president, afghan war, afghanistan, al qaeda, america, american espionage, american intelligence policy, Barack Obama, battlefield strategy, China, chinese hacker, digital age, george w. bush, hamid karzai, intelligence historian, iran, lies, matthew aid, middle east, north korea, osama bin laden, pentagon, russian linguist, sneaky guys, somalia, spies, spy hackers, university of delaware, us intelligence, yemen

Intelligence historian cites changing focus of American espionage

In the spy trade, predicting the future is a risky business at best, but experts believe that America’s intelligence efforts will focus on Iran, North Korea and China.

Matthew M. Aid, intelligence historian and expert on the National Security Agency, discussed the forces driving this emerging strategy during a talk on Wednesday, May 2, in Mitchell Hall.

Aid’s talk, “The Future of Intelligence and Espionage,” concluded the spring 2012 Global Agenda speaker series “Spies, Lies and Sneaky Guys: Espionage and Intelligence in the Digital Age.” (more…)

English to Be Replaced with Spanish in USA in 50 Years

By PravdaMarch 25, 2010Cultureanglo-saxon Yankees, boris pushkarev, cuban, draconian measures, english, foreign aliens, george w. bush, great wall, haitian, indigenous population, labor market, medical insurance, mexican, native americans, positive factor, pravda, President Obama, puerto rican, russian historian, serey balmasov, small business, spanish, spanish-speaking, united states, vadim trukhachev

Millions of foreign aliens living in the United States have reminded the government of their existence again. Tens of thousands of people took part in a demonstration to reform the immigration system in the USA. The people demanded President Obama should legalize the presence of over 12 million people in the country.

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Was einen Schurkenstaat charakterisiert

The tea party and the politics of paranoia

New book explores Harry Truman’s record on civil liberties

Spy Hackers

English to Be Replaced with Spanish in USA in 50 Years