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Oliver Stone will attempt to humanize Adolph Hitler in his new, upcoming 10-part documentary series, “The Secret History of the United States,” right? That’s evidently the plan as reported last week by The Independent. Stone apparently wants to “liberalize” Hitler and to finger U.S. corporations for their role in the rise of National Socialism in…
26 January 2010 ImageHarmony is fine, but China’s moviegoers prefer action What do you do, as a Chinese film board, when the Hollywood science fiction film Avatar smashes Chinese box office records in its first three weeks in theaters, when online chat-sites are buzzing about the uncanny parallels between the fictional film plot – of…
News Asia-Pacific North and South Korea exchange fire North Korea declared a ‘no-sail zone’ near the disputed sea border on Tuesday [AFP] North and South Korea have exchanged artillery fire near a disputed sea border off the west coast of the peninsula, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted government officials as saying. South Korea’s presidential…
Book Review In Patrick Radden Keefe’s The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream we finally have a satisfying, comprehensive account of the Golden Venture debacle and its place in the larger story of people smuggling and US immigration policy. In fact, it is not only satisfying; it is excellent….
The last Chapter of Chemical Ali. DAMASCUS – Three big stories came out of the Arab world on Monday, starting with the explosion of an Ethiopian airplane in the skies off Beirut, which led to the death of all 90 passengers, on to three deadly attacks in Baghdad, which killed 37 people, and finally, the…
BANGKOK — Adolf Hitler was a psychopath and a monster but rose to power thanks to big business leaders and other supporters who appreciated his vow to destroy communism and control workers, Hollywood filmmaker Oliver Stone said Monday. Stone, who is working on a 10-part documentary on the 20th century titled “The Secret History of…
Reaching out during pain and loss, Thank You Jessica AMERICA SUPPORTS SOLDEIRS Since being crowned Miss Teen Minnesota International in 2009, a position she will hang onto until March 6, 2010, 17-year-old Jessica Scheu has been promoting her platform – Soldier’s Angels – and its message: “May no soldier go unloved.” In her work with…
ONCE INSIDE THE WALLS THEY PLUNDER EVERYTHING BY STEALTH In December, Facebook made a series of bold and controversial changes regarding the nature of its users’ privacy on the social networking site. The company once known for protecting privacy to the point of exclusivity (it began its days as a network for college kids only…
Editors Choice Jeff Rubin, former Chief Economist of CIBC World Markets and the author of Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller January 19, 2010 Triple Digiit Oil and Economic Change Triple digit oil and the economic change that it would bring is something that intrigues, and will have a cascading…
AFGHANISTAN: The Grand Chess Game for Control of Central Asian Resources By Michael Cayne Thursday, Jan 14, 2010 Though not being reported in the mainstream American press, there is a very intense struggle going on between the U.S. and China to determine which nation will emerge as the dominant presence in Central Asia. These two…