Tags: middle east

U.S. Middle East Policy: What’s Wrong?

January 13th, 2012
in Op Ed

by Frank Li The answer is “almost everything!”  Here are three latest news stories that triggered this writing:(1)  Afghan leader Karzai condemns ‘US Marines body desecration’ video.(2)  Iranian nuclear chemist killed by motorbike assassins.(3) G… more »

Predictions for 2012

January 1st, 2012
in Op Ed

by Rick Ackerman, Rick's Picks I hadn’t intended to do a “Rick’s Picks Predictions for 2012” because I’m skeptical that anyone could get it right. So many things could go wrong next year that it’s difficult for me to imagine the world muddling through… more »

Loop Theory - Capitalism vs. Socialism

August 26th, 2011
in Op Ed

By Frank LiIn this article, I will present a loop theory to further support my writings on politics. The loop theory is to simply and clearly define the relationship between capitalism and socialism. It was formulated by simply modifying Karl Marx’s theo… more »

Global Crisis: Fall of the Petro-dollar Wall

February 21st, 2011
in GEAB reposting

Editor’s Note: This article is republished with permission of LEAP/E2020.  See end of article for credits.  With this issue our team is celebrating two important anniversaries in anticipation terms. Exactly five years ago, in February 2006, the… more »