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    The CIA, Drug Trafficking and American Politics: The Political Economy of War

    November 11, 2012

    The CIA supported various Afghan rebel commanders, such as Mujahideen leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who were fighting against the government of Afghanistan and the forces of the Soviet Union which were its supporters. Historian Alfred W. McCoy stated that: “In most cases, the CIA’s role involved various forms of complicity, tolerance or studied ignorance about the trade, not any direct culpability in the actual trafficking … [t]he CIA did not handle heroin, but it did provide its drug lord allies with transport, arms, and political protection. In sum, the CIA’s role in the Southeast Asian heroin trade involved indirect complicity rather than direct culpability.” In order to provide covert funds for…

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    ‘US political system hostile to Americans’

    September 1, 2012

    The money-ruled American political system has a pretty straight-ahead Wall Street agenda and is designed to eliminate opposition the way dictatorships do, Jill Stein, the US presidential candidate for the Green Party, shared with RT – READ FULL SCRIPT on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark. Video Rating: 4 / 5 The blunders of US politicians have inspired jokes and parodies for decades. With the Presidential…

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    Indian politics and criminalization- how closely are these two related?

    July 28, 2012

    Article by Pooja The politics of India, the largest democracy in the world is now constantly under threat in the political scenario. It has now been on the verge of losing its prestige of presenting a flawless political scenario with the best minds of the country ruling it. It has not been the case since the glory of independence has began to fade from the public sight. The politics has begun to take an ugly turn and it has much to do with the Criminalization in…

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    The important political news of India

    July 20, 2012

    Article by Nikita Verma Over the years, India has gained importance among the various other countries. India news is awaited by many people around the world. Any event happening in India is analyses considering the various aspects of it and there are many countries who take decisions accordingly. The political base of India has developed to a remarkable height over the years after independence and India has become the part of the many important organizations of the world which take important decisions about the world politics.…

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    Political Economy as a Student’s Required Academic Discipline.

    April 3, 2012

    Article by Wheeler Randy A student is required to take a course in high school or college that is dedicated to political economy. Political economy narrates a person about many countries’ trade unions and their cooperation with each other. Trade may even become a subject of secret service agencies’ interest at some point. An example to this would be U.S. officials’ blame for the attempt to dissolve the trade contract with China using subtle means of manipulation of the world’s economy. The following activity is best presented in the film ‘Spy game’ starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. Political economy also…

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