Follow on Twitter: twitter.com Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com Will the US continue to try to dictate its own agenda with hard power? Or will it 'lead from behind', accepting a more multilateral role working with the Arab people and their leaders? The Middle East has served as a setting for the grand narratives of American imperial power for generations. But with revolutions and attacked embassies, the Arab world is quickly and deftly slipping out of US control and the power the US has enjoyed in the Middle East may finally be reaching an end. As the Arab people begin to proactively tell their leaders and the world what they want, the question now becomes how the US, so accustomed to directing the region as it pleases, will deal with its diminishing power. Interviewees: Anne-Marie Slaughter: Princeton professor and former director of policy planning for the US State Department Robert Kaplan: national correspondent for The Atlantic magazine Francis Fukuyama: political scientist and author of nine books Pankaj Mishra: noted essayist and novelist. Guests: Steven Clemons: Washington editor-at-large of The Atlantic Marwan Muasher: vice president of studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author John Esposito: professor of international affairs and Islamic studies at Georgetown University and the author of over 30 books Patrick Tyler: a journalist and author For more Empire: www.youtube.comAuthor: AlJazeeraEnglish
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Empire - The post-American Middle East
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President Barack Obama has essentially declared that the war in Afghanistan is over, but is it? Most troops are supposed to leave by 2014, but based on the strategic partnership agreement signed by Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the withdrawal date for the remaining troops will be 2024. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. www.huffingtonpost.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com The Largest Online New Show in the World. Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Google+: www.gplus.to Pinterest: pinterest.com
The standalone expansion to the award-winning Total War™: SHOGUN 2 explores the conflict between the Imperial throne and the last Shogunate in 19th century Japan, 400 years after the events of the original game. A dramatic clash of traditional Samurai culture with the explosive power of modern weaponry. Guide ancient Japan into the modern age, as the arrival of America, Britain and France incites a ferocious civil war which will decide the future of a nation. Gamesave:www.mediafire.com
Introducing The Pootin' Tootin' President Obama Doll. Pull his finger and Bam will lets them rip, while farting, he sometimes raps, cracks a joke, and often insults his Republican adversaries. 21 Hilarious farting wise cracks, from our Commander & Chief.
2 angles of the US Presidential, bullet and bomb proof, motorcade aka "The Beast" haulted by a ramp while attempting to leave the US embassy in Dublin, Ireland. video clips used under US fair use
Americans are buying guns and ammunition at record levels. The reasons seem easy to determine. President Obama promises to be the most Second Amendment hostile president of all-time. Obama has a full democratic Congress and they may pass the most extreme gun control ever seen. Any new gun control acts may likely cause Waco and Ruby Ridge-style standoffs, and many may die. Some of the reasons for ammo shortages in no order of importance: Fear of Obama's gun control Possible Economic Collapse Terrorism Civil War Crime Riots (Post Obama Assassination) Food Shortages Suspension of Police Services (2004 Blackout, etc.) Standard Paranoia Hank Williams Jr. Cant Reload in Ammunition Shortage www.bloomberg.com Ammo shortage a concern for area www.clarecountyreview.com Obama Causes Ammo Shortage www.npr.org President Barack Obama; Gun Dealer In Chief www.mercedsunstar.com
