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Smart power sophistry

Published: 19 February, 2011, 10:52
Edited: 20 February, 2011, 15:28

US foreign policy mavens have plucked from obscurity and put a new spin on the Smart Power concept as the cornerstone of the US National Security Strategy. In theory and on paper, this paradigm shift is picture perfect. In practice, if seeing is believing, don’t be surprised if the much touted Smart Power turns out to be Smarting from Power. The whole idea is not just attractive – it’s simply...

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Not Bob, February 28, 2011, 06:58 quote
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The mistake in this article is that the US State Department has ‘goodwill’ capabilities.  Just ask any native American about the US government's history 'goodwill'.
Soft SoapI, March 07, 2011, 13:04 quote
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Eugene the reason they call it Foggy Bottom is they can never see
anything coming. From the bureaucrats to fat cats to political appointees.
The US state department is full with people who cannot see the forest from the trees. Holdovers from the cold war and enemies from within. 

How is it that none of these embassies had an inkling
The MENA countries were ready to fall?
Think about it.
Oh and by the way China's soft diplomacy equals bribing half the globe to
sell their resources. The Chinese are not tranparent and very corrupted.


9ke9, March 15, 2011, 19:05 quote
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100% friend.

in this particular '3D' equation , one simple thing has to be done...

Do what you say.

In an information era people are judged on the balance of their actions as perceived in a multidimensional information environment.

so basically,  saying it on the TV (single node) doesn't mean you did or didn't do it. The TV is as relevant as its equatorial sum influence, which is derived by how many nodes of information exist on any particular subject and the velocity of that information. every 'www' has the potential to be a viewpoint on a large issue.

the largest media institutions will spend unlimited amounts of capital to compete with 'Joe's blog' hosted in Eastern Europe or Russia. 

it makes me laugh.

I just hope Fox news turns into a full on porn site. (as many predict) (free of course)
The Old Man, March 21, 2011, 16:40 quote
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Evgeny,

 

I would be very interested indeed to hear your thoughts on the unfolding 'nato attack' on Libya.

 

I would like to know if you think, like me, that this 'humanitarian war' is really about the easy and long-term access to the whole CONTINENT OF AFRICA. I belive the oil issue is just a distraction - or a bonus at best. 

 

Libya is just 'off the coast' of Europe and would make a jewel of uncalcuable value if taken 'back' into the western fold. We must not forget either that in the race for resources / political influence / strategic contingencies, etc, the US and Europeans are being 'outflanked' in Africa by China and some other notable countries (even Iran has a strong foothold). Libya has always been the perfect brighead into Africa for the great European powers and this would be true today to the worlds current 'great power' the US.

 

An opportunity for regime change and the 'humanitarian occupation' of Libya due to internal conflict has arisen which was simply too good for 'nato' to miss.

 

I have been trying to get this message out and encourage discussion for weeks. Now that the bombs are dropping I ask you to please give this some thought - I would be really interested to hear what you think.

Eric (unregistered), September 05, 2011, 16:39 quote
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If only the United States would practice, "Smart Power". One only needs to read "Mother Jones" Magazine to see how United States Business interests undermine the US State Department's attempts toward good will. What so many people forget about 9/11 is that it was a strike at US business. But it will take more than a few plane crashes into sky scrappers before one can drive a stake through the heart of American Vampire Capitalism. Eventually socialized capitalism will be the way to go. If you reread Bram Stoker's Dracula, as Jonathan Hawker  moves through Dracula's castle, he sees fantastic riches that are laying about doing nothing. It is "Dead Capital". Only new fresh capital will satisfy Dracula's lust. Hence the move to England. The rich in America only want to die in their tombs with their riches like the Pharaohs of Egypt, with all of this dead capital that will do nothing. America has yet to realize that capital  or money lubricates the perpetual motion machine that is the economy. Without capital the economic engine seizes up like a car engine without oil.
canobs, December 07, 2011, 03:37 quote
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All the military mfg and oil companies are in southern US republican territory, (Exxon, Halliburton, LockheedMartin, GeneralDinamisc,etc...) WAR makes their economy running, covert operations going year round in every country, even Russia, like in this election___GOLOS is a US sponsored organization, (NationalEndowment for Democracy, led by Michael McFaul and Soros, like HumanRightsWatch) with mission to destabilize trick, manufacture and create frauds, like did in other countries under other names.____Please READ the article ---Bombshell: US caught meddling in Russian Elections---at -- WWW. GLOBALRESEARCH. CA--________For LIBYA___The real reason for US-NATO bombings is that Khadafi accumulated billions in a trust fund in a Libyan Public (not private) bank, backed by Gold reserves, also as leader of a new African countries alliance, wanted and started to install public banks in all African countries, form the United States of Africa all using a trust fund in gold dinar, USA wants to destroy the Euro currency (already started GoldmanSachs turning Greece bankrupt) and certasinly did not want a third currency to compete---See the. MATHABA NEWS site
canobs, December 07, 2011, 04:29 quote
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US always said that USSR imploded in their propaganda, BUT never mentioned that it was destroyed by them, (without fire hopefully)_When the Reagan financial advisor discovered how the USSR financed itself, they decided to turn it bankrupt. With the help of the Saudis, they took the price of oil to an all-time low for two years (main export of Russia to obtain foreign currencies) and blocked the currency exchanges between the six western European Banks owned by Russia, and that was it, USSR collapsed turned bankrupt______As explained in the book --La Face Cachee du Petrole--by(par)-- Eric Laurent--_____Law of Sarkar on Social Cycles__Alternatively in Power--The Intellectuals(religious or other)--The Military--The Laborer--The Accumulators(like actually the Oligarchs)._____There can be no Communism without totalitarism or Socialism without Solidarity.
canobs, December 07, 2011, 05:00 quote
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Soros had the Ruble devaluated by 50% (and could do it again probably) when he hired Gaidar and Chubais to apply his shock therapy and privatize everything, creating the actual Oligarchs robbing the resources of the Russian people. Putin sent Khodorkovsky to jail before he could sell half the Russian oil resourse to American and British multinationals saving what was left of the Russian economy._____QUESTION, why Russia wanting to revamp its Army resources, cannot refurbish the decommisioned nuclear subs (especially those made of titanium (which would cost a fortune to build nowadays) like did with the two modernized and sold to India, and continue research on the Chkval underwater rocket, and the scramjet rocket engine. And reassemble the aircrafts(fighters and bombers) dismanteled after the disarmement treaties, which US will never respect anyway.
canobs, December 07, 2011, 05:17 quote
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There was only two guys telling all truth at UN meetings, being Khadafi and Ahmadinejad, the last once said, ___Tha USA printed in the last 30 years for 29,000 billions of dollars in treasury bonds and currency, without any backing (gold or resourse) . With this fake money, they took control of the resourses of the entire world, being the most important scam (steal or burglary) in world history._____Cause Ahmadinejad wanted to deal oil and be paid in Euro instead of American dollars, they now accuse him of fabricating a bomb.
canobs, December 07, 2011, 05:28 quote
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China supports too much US debt in US treasury bonds and is now in a dangerous position, Only with agreements to use the Remninbi currency with partners like Russia India Iran Brazil in all their exchanges, and military alliance could they get rid of US hegemony
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