However, from the same article, I can quote “But Congress has a moral obligation to protect American agriculture with legislation that will serve our national interests”. And I think that the reason is not only moral obligations but more concrete ones like lobbyis. This latter is just rational maximization of the self-interest of the corporations that reached a wealth level making a lobby in Washington affordable for them. It is now strategic rational choice! My point of view is that different theories accurately explain underdevelopment in different scales. It depends from where the issue is observed.

PS. This book must be read to understand what is happening behind the scenes concerning the US foreign policy.

From Wikipedia:

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (ISBN 0-452-28708-1) is a book written by John Perkins and published in 2004. It tells the story of his career with consulting firm Chas. T. Main. Before employment with the firm, he interviewed for a job with the National Security Agency (NSA). Perkins claims that this interview effectively constituted an independent screening which led to his subsequent hiring by Einar Greve, a member of the firm (and alleged NSA liaison) to become a self-described "Economic Hit Man."

Theories in Explaining Underdevelopment

The upcoming posts will include my recently submitted Comparative Politics paper...

Like in all social sciences, theory plays a critical role in comparative politics because theory is a simplified representation of reality and a framework within which facts are not only selected but also interpreted, organized, and fitted together so that they create a coherent whole, according to Timothy C. Lim. Hence, doing comparative politics means developing and supporting arguments and explanations about the world applying theoretical principles to evident facts with a comparative approach. Three major branches of theories are used: Rational Choice, Structuralism, and Culture. Within these branches, three theories try to understand world poverty: Modernization as a rationalist theory, and Dependency and Marxism as structural theories.

To be continued ...

Tunisian/Iraqi Bloggers age range

I was reading an online news site when I found an article about the bloggers from Iraq...

There is a multitude of blogger that flee the country as refugees ...

I was also attracted by the age range of these bloggers ... out of six examples, two are 19, one is 15 and one is 25; the others didn't give their age ...

Comparing to the Tunisian Blogger, this age range is very young ... and It is a good thing for the Iraq to have this new generation of thinker... in few years, they may be a seed for an hypothetic democracy.

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JIHAD VS MCWORLD

Just beyond the horizon of current events lie two possible political futures—both bleak, neither democratic. The first is a retribalization of large swaths of humankind by war and bloodshed: a threatened Lebanonization of national states in which culture is pitted against culture, people against people, tribe against tribe—a Jihad in the name of a hun­dred narrowly conceived faiths against every kind of interdependence, every kind of ar­tificial social cooperation and civic mutuality. The second is being borne in on us by the onrush of economic and ecological forces that demand integration and uniformity and that mesmerize the world with fast music, fast computers, and fast food—with MTV, Macintosh, and McDonald's, pressing nations into one commercially homogenous global network: one McWorld tied together by technology, ecology, communications, and commerce. The planet is falling precipitantly apart AND coming reluctantly to­gether at the very same moment.
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Why opposing the islamist opponant in Tunisia ?

But blood is assembled to me at my head (Beautiful 3arbi EDDAM TLA3LI LRASSI) when I read that:
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Recommendations

* The government should cease using antiterrorist laws against peaceful dissenting.
* The state should improve transparency and oversight in the trial and detention system.
* The new laws, institutions, and actions that limit the associational rights and independence of human rights groups and the lawyers' syndicate should Be rescinded.
* The government should guarantee the right of peaceful Islamists to assembles and participate in politics. “

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I think that this point is the grain of dust which blocks all the system!!

I am completely against this recommendation and any political activity for any type of islamist or any other Xiste (with X in [Belief]); and this for the reasons following:

1 - It is the point of view of the opponent Islamics parties to gain the opinion of simple people who are not negligible in number of votes and thus to gain the election without being really qualified;
Example: The Republican in the United States of America (wa ma adrak) are not with the capacity for their super electoral program! <-- It is almost that, yes! I did not stop crossing churches in the United States!

2 - In term of freedom to think or freedom of beliefs, I do not think that these Islamic politicians are the good choice! Even if the content of Islam is very liberal and modern and nice and 3ari9a and saamiya!
Example: Take the example of Iran and their revolution! That could be a better state!!
“Civil Political and liberties in Iran continued to deteriorate in 2005. The ruling clerical Establishment engineered the election of has conservative president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, setting in motion has executive purging of reformers throughout the branch. Meanwhile, tensions between Iran and the West increased substantially due to Tehran' S refusal to suspends its efforts to develop advanced nuclear technologies, suspected to Be leaves of has covert nuclear weapons program.” Source: Freedom House

3 - A state based on the faith of a certain religion or ideology or any other non rational, illlogical or scientifically unconfirmed beliefs are not an example of a state with the chances to develop!
Exemples:
- Adolf Hitler with his powerful international force based on the Nazi ideology that developed well, industrially and militarily ;BUT It did NOT last a long time and deteriorated the brains of thousands of people washed and programmed for killing the different ones;
- The Arab world in the 5th century BUT It did NOT last much more than one century before undergoing the disaster of being locked up on oneself and to forget the developing world; Before the arrival of Napoleon, Arabic still thinking that they were the best people on earth (Khayrou ommatin onzilat lil ardh)

4 - As a Religion: The laws are never stable and it is enough that the interpretation of a fundamental text changes to see the opinion of people changing; It would be there equivalent to the law of the church in Europe of the Average Age but the problem this time it is the following point… ;

5 - Especially concerning Islam: What differs Islam from the other Abrahamic religions it is that it has much less controversies! The fact is that it encourages to use the reason in the decision, require to think scientifically, and, simply, wants the Muslim to be perfect! It is not the last religion by coincidence, it learned from the errors of the preceding ones; It is thus difficult to deny it; One can always find a reason to validate Islam so much it is well organized and using well selected terms, being able to be interpreted in different ways depending on cultures; like any other religion.

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PS; for the second voter of the survey on Islam !! You won !! You're right !!
Please leave a comment about what you think !
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CAREFUL changes in Tunisia !!!!

I was reading a very interesting report about this country ...
I liked how they proposed recommendation in each section
(wallahi ya3tihom essa7a ... ca facilite les choses ...
On a plus qu'a suivre les instructions !)

Mais le sang m'est monté à ma tête (Bel 3arbi EDDAM TLA3LI LRASSI) quand j'ai lu cela :
"

Recommendations

• The government should cease using antiterrorist laws against peaceful dissidents.
• The state should improve transparency and oversight in the trial and detention system.
• The new laws, institutions, and actions that limit the associational rights and independence of human rights groups and the lawyers’ syndicate should be rescinded.
• The government should guarantee the right of peaceful Islamists to assemble and participate in politics."

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Je pense que ce point est le grain de poussière qui bloque tout le système !!

Je suis totalement contre cette recommandation et contre toute activité politique pour tout type d'islamiste ou tout autre Xiste (avec X dans [Croyance]); et ce pour les raisons suivante :

1 -c'est le point de vue des opposant islamistes pour gagner l'avis des simples gens qui ne sont pas négligeable en nombre de votes et ainsi gagner le pouvoir sans être vraiment qualifés pour le faire;
Exemple : Les Républicain aux Etats Unis d'Amérique ( wa ma adrak) ne sont pas au pouvoir pour leurs super programme électoral ! <-- c'est ça oui ! J'ai pas arrêté de croiser des églises aux états unis !

2- En terme de liberté de penser ou liberté de croyance, je ne pense pas que ces politiciens islamistes sont le bon choix ! Même si les propos de l'Islam sont très libérales et modernes et gentilles et 3ri9a et saamiya !
Exemple : Regarder Iran et leur révolution ! Ça a pu être un meilleur état !!
"Political and civil liberties in Iran continued to deteriorate in 2005. The ruling clerical establishment engineered the election of a conservative president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, setting in motion a purge of reformers throughout the executive branch. Meanwhile, tensions between Iran and the West increased substantially due to Tehran's refusal to suspend its efforts to develop advanced nuclear technologies, suspected to be part of a covert nuclear weapons program." Source : Freedom House

3- Un état ce basant sur la foi d'une certaine religion ou idéologie ou toute autre croyance non rationnelle, logique ou scientifiquement confirmée n'est pas un exemple d'état ayant les chances de ce développer !
Contre Exemples qui confirment la règle:
- Hitler avec sa puissante force internationale basée sur l'idéologie Nazie à s'est bien développé industriellement et militairement MAIS ce la n'a pas duré longtemps et à couté le cerveaux de millier de gens lavé et programmé pour tué les autres différents
- Le monde Arabe au 5eme siecle MAIS ca n'a pas duré beaucoup plus d'un siecle avant de subir les désastres de s'enfermer sur soi et oublier le monde; Avant l'arrivée de Napoléon les arabes pensait encore qu'ils étaient le meilleur peuple sur terre (Khayrou ommatin onzilat lil ardh)

4- En tant que Religion : Les lois ne sont jamais stables et il suffit que l'interprétation d'un texte fondamental change pour voir l'avis des gens changer; En serait là face à la loi de l'église à l'Europe du Moyen Age mais le problème cette fois c'est le point suivant... ;

5- Spécialement concernant l'Islam : Ce qui diffère l'islam des autres religions abrahamiques c'est qu'il a beaucoup moins de controverses ! La majeur chose c'est qu'il incite à utiliser la raison dans les décision et à faire de la science et tout simplement étre parfait! Ce n'est pas pour rien que c'est la dernière religion, elle a appris des erreurs des précédentes; Il est donc difficile de la nier ou de faire sans elle; On peut toujours trouver une raison valable pour l'islam tellement c'est bien organisé et utilisant des termes bien choisis, pouvant être interprétés de différents façon dans différentes cultures comme tout autre religion.

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The Saudi Revolution (2789-2799)

This idea came when I was reading a post of Samsoun about the situation of woman in the Saudi Arabia. (Here) This was the main idea of the blog, but it will be more general!

The Big Revolution (2789-2799)

The immediate trigger for the Revolution was Abdullah XXXVI's attempts to solve the government’s worsening Religious situation. In February 2787, his interior minister, Prince Neffa Ben Abdullah Al-Saud, convened an Assembly of Sheikhs, a group of Imams, Mufties and Businessmen selected in order to solve the need of employee in the kingdom. Nawfel asked this group to approve a new law that would, for the first time, include a possible part time job for the totally veiled women. The assembly did not approve the law, instead demanding that Abdullah XXXVI call the Djihad-AlAkbar. On August 8, 2788, the King agreed to convene the random execution of some women so that the activists of them would be afraid.

Almost immediately the "Committee of Secularity", a body of liberal Saudi, began to agitate against voting by order, arguing for an equality of genders and voting democratically (as had already been done in various regional elections, such as in the beginning of the millennium). Nawfel agreed that the number of workers should be doubled, but the question of voting democratically was left for the meeting of the Sheikhs themselves. Fueled by these disputes, resentment between the Wahabist and the liberals began to grow.

By this time, Nawfel had earned the enmity of many members of the Saudi Sheikhs for his support and guidance to the Open Economy. The king, Abdullah XXXVI, his younger son, the Prince Abulkoraz Yasser Abdullah, and other conservative members of the king's private council urged to dismiss Nawfel, wich was fired on July 11th.

Many Saudi presumed the actions to be the start of a royal coup by the conservatives and began open rebellion when they heard the news the next day. They were also afraid that arriving Royal soldiers had been summoned to shut down the National Religious Assembly, which was meeting at Mekka, and the Assembly went into nonstop session to prevent eviction from their meeting place once again. Riadh was soon consumed with riots, anarchy, and widespread looting of the great luxurious Malls. The mobs soon had the support of the Saudi Guards, including arms and trained soldiers, because the royal leadership essentially abandoned the city.

In 2789, the insurgents set their eyes on the large weapons and ammunition cache inside the US military base of Khobar, near the town of Dhahran in Saudi Arabia, which also served as a symbol of tyranny by the monarchy and their traditional allies. After several hours of combat, the base fell that afternoon. Despite ordering a cease fire, which prevented a mutual massacre, many regional government officers were beaten, stabbed and leaved the country.

The King and his military supporters stayed hidden, at least for the time being. Someone took up command of the National Guard at Riadh. Another, became the city's mayor under a new governmental structure known as the Barrakkeka.

Nobles began to flee the country as Illegal Immigrants some of whom began plotting civil war within the kingdom and agitating for a Middle East coalition against Saudi Arabia. By late July, insurrection and the spirit of popular sovereignty spread throughout the Peninsula in 2795-2799. In rural areas, many went beyond this: some burned title-deeds and no small number of great Kings' Buildings as part of a general agrarian insurrection known as the great Nouzouh. In addition, plotting at Riadh and the large numbers of men on the roads of SA as a result of unemployment led to wild rumours and paranoia (particularly in the rural areas) that caused widespread unrest and civil disturbances and contributed to the Big Revolution.

Now, people are afraid of each others and managed to vote for a legalization of the sale of fire weapons. This was made in 2808 and taken part in the rise of the economy of the state!! In 2825, the rate of crimes by armed hand reached the 67% of deaths in Arabia with more than 1100 killed by fire arms per year.

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