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The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work

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  1. Horhey

    Horhey Well-Known Member

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    [video=youtube_share;Z2MWNwfGNno]http://youtu.be/Z2MWNwfGNno[/video]

    Thomas Friedman, the leading "liberal" columnist for the New York Times, writes in the final chapter of his book, "The Lexus and the olive tree", that the success of globalization depends on America's willingness to use its military power to impose it's mercantilist free trade system against any "who would threaten the system of globalization." He writes:

    Friedman was one the most vocal supporters of the invasion of Iraq. He said his support for the war was based on his yearning to bring democracy to suffering Arabs but if you read what he wrote when he was the Times' chief diplomatic correspondent during the shi'ite uprising in 1991 he approvingly reported that:

     
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  2. Horhey

    Horhey Well-Known Member

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    I think I may keep going with this.

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    For more, see "The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work", by Belén Fernández, available at Amazon:

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    Horhey, Aug 7, 2012
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  3. Horhey

    Horhey Well-Known Member

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    Also keep in mind that Friedman is one the leading commentators in mainstreem discussion. From Meet the Press to CNN.

     
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    I find that he is very simplistic.
     
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    He's a dangerous baffoon.
     
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    That was a joke, right? The quotes make me think it probably is a joke, but it's hard to be sure.

    Many liberals refer to head neocon Friedman as "The Mustache of Wisdom", and the term "One Friedman Unit" has been defined to mean "six months", due to Friendman's many claims over several years that we'd be able to pull out of Iraq in another 6 months.

    And yes, Friedman, the guy who was totally wrong about everything, is still in high demand for the Talking Head shows. According to the modern American media, being totally and catastrophically wrong about everything in the past shouldn't necessarily disqualify someone's opinion.
     
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    As was Fareed Zakari. Don't these guys ever keep their old interviews? I kept a few choice ones from these so called experts during the Gulf War and they were wrong about everything,
     
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    Neo-liberal yes, liberal (in the American sense), no.
     
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