http://www.newscloud.com/section/zinn Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:35:42 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us http://www.newscloud.com/read/Howard_Zinn_The_End_of_Empire_ForeignPolicy_AlterNet In Iraq, in Afghanistan, and at home, the position of the globe's "sole superpower" is visibly fraying. The country that was once proclaimed an "empire lite" has proven increasingly light-headed. The country once hailed as a power greater than that of imperial Rome or imperial Britain, a dominating force beyond anything ever seen on the planet, now can't seem to make a move in its own interest that isn't a disaster. The Iraq government's recent offensive in Basra is but the latest example with -- we can be sure -- more to come.

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