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Empire Notes"We don't seek empires. We're not imperialistic. We never have been. I can't imagine why you'd even ask the question." Donald Rumsfeld, questioned by an al-Jazeera correspondent, April 29, 2003."No one can now doubt the word of America," George W. Bush, State of the Union, January 20, 2004. A Blog by Rahul Mahajan
Rahul Mahajan is publisher of the blog Empire Notes and occasionally teaches at New York University. He has been to Iraq twice and reported from Fallujah during the siege in April 2004. He has been published widely, including in USA Today, Newsday, the Baltimore Sun, the Times of India, and the Jordan Times. His first book, "The New Crusade: America's War on Terrorism" (April 2002, Monthly Review Press), has been described as "mandatory reading for anyone who wants to get a handle on the war on terrorism." His second book, "Full Spectrum Dominance: U.S. Power in Iraq and Beyond" (June 2003, Seven Stories Press), is a wide-ranging look at the war on Iraq, the plans of the Project for a New American Century, and the Bush administration's imperial policies in practice since 9/11.
He also does a weekly commentary, posted on his website and also aired on KPFK's Uprising Radio, and gives frequent radio and television interviews. Mahajan is a long-time activist and currently serves on the Steering Committee of United for Peace and Justice and the board of Austin's Third Coast Activist Resource Center. He can be reached at rahul@empirenotes.org. |
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