Author Topic: The rise of militant islamism and the neo-cons. (Read 571 times)

niknak · « **on:** October 27, 2004, 07:44:36 AM »

http://66.90.75.92/suprnova//torrents/2842/The_Power_Of_Nightmares_pt1-avi.torrent

This is a bittorrent link to an absorbing BBC documentry about the rise of the current islamic terrorists and the neo-conservative movement.

While you may not like the neo-cons it is made clear that the terrorists are the much more dangerous thinking party. I am not saying the programme endorses the neo-cons but it does make clear the failure of liberalism that caused thier rise.

Enjoy and tell me what you think.

P.S. I can't recommend this highly enough it is put together really well with lots of really good archive footage.

ra · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2004, 08:01:23 AM »

Does this documentary define the term "neocon"?

Finrod · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2004, 08:07:17 AM »

Torrent File? Someone want to explain, never heard of this file type before.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2004, 08:13:05 AM »

Neoconservatives…

~Want the US to be the world's unchallenged superpower
~Share unwavering support for Israel
~Support American unilateral action
S~upport preemptive strikes to remove perceived threats to US security
~Promote the development of an American empire
~Equate American power with the potential for world peace
~Seek to democratize the Arab world
~Push regime change in states deemed threats to the US or its allies

Interesting enough, I took this unscientific Neocon quiz where the above information came from, and it told me I was a Realist.

Here is the quiz (unscientific)

niknak · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2004, 08:56:13 AM »

It does not define a neo-con as such but it traces their lineage.

In the 60's a raft of liberal legistation was passed which was followed by a period of increased voilence, unrest and drug taking which was attributed by "straussians" to these liberal laws. They believed increased emphasis the liberal emphasis on individual rights and not on group identity and morals was eroding the shared moral and social code which binds us together in a harmonious society. They trace these political thinkers and there students (like wolfowitz and rumsfeld) to thier current position in american politics. They also outline the sort of statements ripsnort made and explore the reasoning behind them.

niknak · « **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2004, 09:01:32 AM »

Bittorrent is a new-ish p2p filesharing technology which uses something called swarming and (for me at least) gives much better download rates than something like edonkey.

You need a client. Install it then click on the link. you can download the torrent (or just open it from where it is) then you simply double click it to start the download. if you close it down you can simply resume by clicking on the torrent.

i like the bit tornado client. get it here

http://bittornado.com/

If you have a firewall you may need to reconfigure it to get full performance.

You can get loads of torrent files here (films, games, music):

suprnova.org

bigsky · « **Reply #6 on:** October 27, 2004, 10:42:59 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Neoconservatives…

~Want the US to be the world's unchallenged superpower
~Share unwavering support for Israel
~Support American unilateral action
S~upport preemptive strikes to remove perceived threats to US security
~Promote the development of an American empire
~Equate American power with the potential for world peace
~Seek to democratize the Arab world
~Push regime change in states deemed threats to the US or its allies

Here is the quiz (unscientific)

sounds like the definition of imperialism to me.

niknak · « **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2004, 08:06:16 PM »

Do many americans want an empire? If so what sort?

ra · « **Reply #8 on:** October 27, 2004, 08:11:02 PM »

What kind ya got?

Sandman · « **Reply #9 on:** October 27, 2004, 09:35:14 PM »

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Originally posted by niknak
Do many americans want an empire? If so what sort?

One where we get to make all the rules.

Drunky · « **Reply #10 on:** October 27, 2004, 10:20:13 PM »

See Rule #7

Torque · « **Reply #11 on:** October 28, 2004, 02:35:04 AM »

Neo-clowns, are just that sometimes.

Steve · « **Reply #12 on:** October 28, 2004, 02:45:34 AM »

Well, according to that test, I'm a realist.

Thrawn · « **Reply #13 on:** October 28, 2004, 02:48:11 AM »

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Originally posted by Drunky
Then it should stop all money going anywhere. Including all humanitarian help to countries that hate America (which is most of them). All payments to North Korea to stop making those nuclear weapons they are making anyway. End of line. Full stop.

As long as you are willing to accept an economic collapse and the following civil unrest, feel free. But hey, better sooner than later.

NUKE · « **Reply #14 on:** October 28, 2004, 02:57:41 AM »

Realist here as well...

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Realist

Realists…

Are guided more by practical considerations than ideological vision
Believe US power is crucial to successful diplomacy - and vice versa
Don't want US policy options unduly limited by world opinion or ethical considerations
Believe strong alliances are important to US interests
Weigh the political costs of foreign action
Believe foreign intervention must be dictated by compelling national interest

The definition comes pretty close to my views also.