tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13316000465625035922026-04-13T02:21:42.658-07:00COLOR REVOLUTIONS AND GEOPOLITICSUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-58093717786061960602012-01-24T15:43:00.000-08:002012-01-24T22:15:10.752-08:00How Do You Escape a Color Revolution? Replace Emotional Reaction With Intellectual Sobriety Understanding the 21st Century Global Information War: Protect Your Zeitgeist By Eric Pottenger and Jeff FriesenSpecial Report for Color Revolutions and GeopoliticsJanuary 24, 2012 Authors' Introductory Note: the following essay was prepared in the style of an "open letter" intended to be read by leaders and policy-makers of nation-states targeted for "regime change" by the West. Try to Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-77904535790847349472011-12-06T14:48:00.003-08:002012-04-26T14:04:43.453-07:00OTPOR Youth Provided Cover for NATO War Machine; Trained by CIA to be Regime Change 'Commandos' (2000) Bulgarian Paper Says: "CIA is Tutoring Serbian Group, Otpor" From the Bulgarian Newspaper, The Monitor Translated by Blagovesta Doncheva With Commentary by Jared Israel Originally published in Emperor's Clothes, September 8, 2000 Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics Introductory note [by Jared Israel]: The following article from the Bulgarian newspaper, 'The Monitor'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-54798188698742146682011-11-14T14:45:00.000-08:002011-11-15T15:22:03.227-08:00Belarus: Rebel Stronghold Faces the Empire Belarus Prepares to Confront NATO Military AggressionBy Gearóid Ó Colmáin Originally published in Global Research November 6, 2011 Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics On Novermber 4th, President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko told reporters in Grodno, that  the NATO terrorists who murdered Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were worse than the Nazis. The Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-88693252586207835672011-10-27T07:54:00.000-07:002011-11-01T14:25:55.497-07:00Michael McFaul, the New US Ambassador to Russia: Color Revolutions Expert Servant to power, reporting for duty Editors' Introductory Note:  to students of "democracy promotion" and US-backed regime change, the recent appointment of Michael McFaul to the post of US Ambassador to Russia is worthy of attention, if for nothing else than because Michael McFaul is a notorious supporter of subversive foreign intervention and a scholar/expert/practitioner of Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-49611730540744880542011-09-27T05:30:00.000-07:002011-10-24T17:40:25.888-07:00When a Circus Comes to Town: This is What Democracy Looks Like (2011) CANVAS[ing] For The Nonviolent Propaganda Offensive: Propaganda In The Service Of Imperial Projects By Michael Barker Originally published as Countercurrents.orgMarch 26, 2011 Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics   Rosenberg: pioneering pundit of peer pressure According to Pulitzer prize winning writer Tina Rosenberg, the author of Join the Club: How Peer Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-18398640671974143532011-09-22T07:43:00.000-07:002011-09-22T13:51:16.619-07:00Act One of the CIA's "Arab Spring": Lebanon's Cedar Revolution: On the Road to Damascus (2005) Faking the Case Against Syria By Trish Schuh Originally published in Counterpunch November 19-20, 2005 Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics Another slam dunk forgery is being used to convict Syria. The United Nations’ Detlev Mehlis inquiry into the murder of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafiq Hairri depends on a central witness, Zuhir Ibn Mohamed Said Saddik, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-78496853912239533042011-09-16T16:13:00.000-07:002011-09-16T17:23:05.663-07:00The Truth About Libya and NATO's "Humanitarian" Military Road MapLectures from the TORONTO CONFERENCESponsored by the Social Justice Committee (in collaboration with the Centre for Research on Globalization)September 9, 2011 Guest speakers include: Cynthia McKinney, former United States Congresswoman from Georgia Michel Chossudovsky, professor (retired) at the University of Ottawa and founder of the Centre for Research on Globalization Mahdi Darius Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-65030231157452719562011-09-09T06:29:00.000-07:002011-09-15T16:29:58.765-07:00Kyrgyzstan: Strange Days on the Eurasian Frontier (2010) Kyrgyzstan as a Geopolitical Pivot in Great Power Rivalries: Washington, Moscow, Beijing and the Geopolitics of Central AsiaBy F. William Engdahl Originally published in four parts by Global Research and engdahl.oilgeopolitics May 25, May 26, May 28, and June 4, 2010 Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics Part I: Kyrgyzstan as a Geopolitical Pivot The remote Central Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-15449860501238306152011-09-01T05:01:00.001-07:002012-03-06T22:02:38.557-08:00The Devil Writes a Handbook: "The Responsibility to Protect" (2002) Editors' introduction: The "Responsibility to Protect" (R2P) doctrine is a diabolical bit of psychological wizardry; a conceptual Trojan Horse designed to advance the cause of global governance on a moral platform.  The purpose of the doctrine is to internationally legitimize and make legal wars of aggression against non-threatening nation-states.  Strumming on emotional chords, a newUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-9168599019271589022011-08-18T22:24:00.001-07:002012-03-06T21:34:35.811-08:00The Labyrinthian International Geopolitics of the Libyan Conflict The Labyrinthian International Geopolitics of the Libyan Conflict  by Peter Lee The Asia-Pacific Journal Vol 9, Issue 31 No 2,  August 1, 2011 Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics   Western self-regard was on full display in a United States headline describing the Libya Contact Group (LCG) meeting in Istanbul over the weekend of July 15. It read: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-12139064996250084282011-08-08T06:20:00.001-07:002012-05-11T16:54:50.195-07:00The Dark Arts of Revolutionary Technology: CIS Reaction to Ukraine's Orange Revolution (2005) Colorful Revolutions and the CIS: “Manufactured” Versus “Managed” Democracy?By Graeme P. HerdProblems of Post-Communism, vol. 52, no. 2, March/April 2005, pp. 3–18.Images and Captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics Leaders of post-communist regimes seeking to defend themselves against purportedly Western-“manufactured” democratic revolutions may opt for authoritarianism in the guise Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-3879277168812011592011-08-03T08:20:00.000-07:002011-08-04T13:30:24.630-07:00"Color Revolution" Fails in Iran: The Grassroots Takeover Technique (2009) "Color Revolution" Fails in Iran: The Grassroots Takeover Technique By Thierry Meyssan Originally published in Voltairenet.org June 27, 2009 Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics "Color revolutions" are to revolutions what Canada Dry is to beer. They look like the real thing, but they lack the flavor. They are regime changes which appear to be revolutions because theyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-31915279597262346042011-07-25T05:39:00.000-07:002011-07-28T16:37:44.584-07:00Belarus Under Siege: Joint Onslaught by U.S. and Russian Oligarchs Is Belorussian regime change a naked lunch?  One thing is for certain: any kind of foreign-funded 'democracy' in Belarus will offer few table scraps for "the people" to enjoy. Belarus Under Siege: Joint Onslaught by US and Russian Oligarchs by Michele Brand Published in Counterpunch Weekend Edition July 8-10, 2011 Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics Addendum Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-29293530859161732282011-07-17T07:13:00.000-07:002015-02-06T17:47:10.720-08:00Zimbabwe's Defiance of Neo-Colonialism in the Age of "Democracy Promotion" (2007) The Battle Over Zimbabwe's Future By Gregory Elich April 13, 2007 Originally published in globalresearch.ca Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics Amid heightened tension, an all pervading crisis is afflicting Zimbabwe. The economy is close to collapse, the standard of living has plummeted, and the political scene is marred by recent violence. To hear Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-24251160106690157352011-07-16T07:29:00.000-07:002011-07-17T13:52:37.788-07:00Africa in the Crosshairs: How Zimbabwe Became Targeted for U.S. Regime Change (2007) British imperialist Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) strides the African continent, "from Cape to Cairo."  The following article takes a look at Zimbabwe, formerly Southern Rhodesia, the land Cecil Rhodes conquered for the British Empire in the late-nineteenth century. Zimbabwe Ambassador: Africa Shows How Globalization Equals ImperialismThe LaRouche Show (March 3, 2007)Originally published Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-66103862202825301072011-07-11T03:53:00.001-07:002012-03-30T17:03:08.425-07:00Template Revolutions: Marketing U.S. Regime Change in Eastern Europe (2008)  "Our idea was to use corporate branding in politics...The movement has to have a marketing department.  We took Coca-Cola as our model."  Ivan Marovic, co-founder of Serbian youth movement OTPOR!, the group credited with leading the so-called Bulldozer Revolution against Slobodan Milosevic in 2000. Template Revolutions: Marketing U.S. Regime Change in Eastern Europe Gerald Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-20395136770205833862011-07-03T08:38:00.000-07:002011-07-05T03:07:41.237-07:00The Ongoing Battle Over the Ukraine: Linchpin for Dominance of Eurasia (2010) February 14, 2010: Viktor Yanukovych wins the Ukrainian presidential election, overturning the so-called Orange Revolution, and changing the balance of power in Eastern Europe.. Ukraine and a Tectonic Shift in Heartland Power By F. William Engdahl March 22, 2010 http://oilgeopolitics.net Images and captions added by the editors Part I: The Geopolitical significance of Ukraine today A Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-68311424122103830452011-06-27T13:59:00.000-07:002011-07-01T23:31:31.492-07:00Meet the Bloggers Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-91500662568424558792011-06-23T07:54:00.002-07:002012-03-06T21:30:56.839-08:00The Food Bubble: How Wall Street Starved Millions and Got Away With It (2010)The Food Bubble By Frederick Kaufman Originally published in Harper's Magazine, July, 2010 Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics Top illustration by Tim Bower The history of food took an ominous turn in 1991, at a time when no one was paying much attention. That was the year Goldman Sachs decided our daily bread might make an excellent investment. Agriculture, Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-7367222278373101982011-06-17T04:15:00.000-07:002011-06-28T05:02:49.473-07:00"Full Spectrum Dominance: Totalitarian Democracy in the New World Order" A Review of F. William Engdahl's Book (2009) "Full Spectrum Dominance: Totalitarian Democracy in the New World Order": A Review of F. William Engdahl's Book   By Stephen Lendman Global Research (Originally published in 2 parts) June 22 and July 27, 2009   Images and captions added by the editor   After the Soviet Union's dissolution in late 1989, America had a choice. As the sole remaining superpower, it couldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-59271644881556915942011-05-26T07:20:00.000-07:002011-08-24T19:15:35.371-07:00NATO's Feast of Blood: Cynthia McKinney Reports From Tripoli NATO's Feast of BloodBy Cynthia McKinney Counterpunch May 25, 2011Images and captions added by Color Revolutions and Geopolitics While serving on the House International Relations Committee from 1993 to 2003, it became clear to me that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was an anachronism. Founded in 1945 at the end of World War II, NATO was founded by the United States in Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331600046562503592.post-791480542970377332011-05-24T06:16:00.001-07:002012-03-06T20:41:59.624-08:002009 Brookings Report is a Blueprint for the Subjugation of Iran Haim Saban (far right) standing with former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres (left), Ted Koppel (center left), and Bill Clinton.  The multi-billionaire Saban is famous for telling a New York Times reporter, "I'm a one-issue guy and my issue is Israel."   This article highlights "Which Path to Persia?" a Brookings Institution report prepared by Haim Saban's Washington-based Unknownnoreply@blogger.com