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James Petras is a Bartle Professor (Emeritus) of Sociology at Binghamton University, New York. He is the author of 64 books published in 29 languages, and over 560 articles in professional journals, including the American Sociological Review, British Journal of Sociology, Social Research, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and Journal of Peasant Studies. He has published over 2000 articles.
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US-Israel War on Iran: The Myth of Limited Warfare
Washington and Tel Aviv believe that their planned assault on Iran will be a “limited war”, targeting limited objectives and lasting a few days or weeks – with no serious consequences
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The Massacre of the Afghan 17 and the Obama Cover-Up
When the extreme measures have run their course there will be nothing to fall back on and nothing can save the president of a collapsing empire from the revolt of its citizens and soldiers.
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Israel’s Willing Executioners: AIPAC Invades Washington
Decline results when a nation is betrayed by craven leaders, who crawl and humiliate themselves before a minority of thuggish mediocrities pledged to a foreign state without scruples or moral integrity
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The Bloody Road to Damascus: The Triple Alliance’s War on a Sovereign State
by James Petras Introduction There is clear and overwhelming evidence that the uprising to overthrow President Assad of Syria is a violent, power grab led by foreign-supported fighters who have killed and wounded thousands
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China: Rise, Fall and Re-Emergence as a Global Power
China’s re-emergence as a world economic power raises important questions about what we can learn from its previous rise and fall and about the external and internal threats confronting this emerging economic superpower for
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Dr. James Petras : Imperialism & the “Anti-Imperialism of the Fools”
The Boiling Frogs Presents Dr. James Petras
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James Petras : Obama at the General Assembly: Sacrificing Palestine for Zionist Campaign Funds
Obama’s fund raising and organizational success among Israeli right wingers and US Zionists multiplied following his UN speech opposing the recognition of Palestine. Obama’s re-election campaign from April to the end of September has
Read More »JAMES PETRAS : EGYPT — SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ,THE CIA AND MOSSAD
The image which most writers, academics and journalists project of the invincibility of the Israeli Mossad and of the omnipotent CIA have been severely tested by their admitted failure to recognize the scope, depth
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JAMES PETRAS : The Assassination of bin Laden — Its Use and Abuse
James Petras May 6, 2011 1Clearly the killing of bin Laden has absolutely no strategic or tactical importance in the major theaters of war and political revolt in the Arab world. By Prof. James Petras / My Catbird Seat
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