The global 'war' of the transnational elite
by - 27.08.2002 23:11
The aim of this article by TAKIS FOTOPOULOS, is to show that the so called 'war' against terrorism that was launched by the transnational elite in the aftermath of the events of September 11, like previous 'wars' of the transnational elite (Iraq, Yugoslavia), aims at securing the stabilitiy of the New World Order
-- which is founded on capitalist neoliberal globalisation and representative 'democracy' -- by
crusing and perceived threats against it. However, this is also a new type of war. Unlike the previous 'wars', this is a global and permanent war. A global war, because its targets are not only specific 'rough' regimes, which are not fully integrated into the New World Order or simply do not 'toe the line', but any kind of regime or social group and movement which resists the New World Order: from the Palestinian up to the anti-globalisation movements; and a permanent war, because it is bound to continue for as long as the New World Order; and the associated with it systemic and state violence to protect the present huge asymmetry of power and within nations (which give rise to counter-violence) are perpetuated.
From:Democracy&Nature (D&N), The international Journal of Inclusive Democracy. Volume 8, Number 2, July 2002.
For the full reproduction of the article see the website:
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crusing and perceived threats against it. However, this is also a new type of war. Unlike the previous 'wars', this is a global and permanent war. A global war, because its targets are not only specific 'rough' regimes, which are not fully integrated into the New World Order or simply do not 'toe the line', but any kind of regime or social group and movement which resists the New World Order: from the Palestinian up to the anti-globalisation movements; and a permanent war, because it is bound to continue for as long as the New World Order; and the associated with it systemic and state violence to protect the present huge asymmetry of power and within nations (which give rise to counter-violence) are perpetuated.
From:Democracy&Nature (D&N), The international Journal of Inclusive Democracy. Volume 8, Number 2, July 2002.
For the full reproduction of the article see the website:
http://www.democracynature.org
and
http://www.inclusivedemocracy.org
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