Chinese // Current TV

The Trillion-Dollar Lawsuit That Could End Financial Tyranny

The fascist cabal known as the Bilderbergers, CFR, committee of 300 etc., is... more

worrg
added this
1 month ago
|
7 comments

Happy Chinese New Year of the Dragon 2012

http://www.benjaminkanarekblog.com/2012/01/23/happy-chinese-new-year-dragon-2012/Happy... more

benjaminkanarek
added this
18 days ago
|
0 comments

Enter The Dragon!

I wish all of my readers a very healthy, happy and prosperous Chinese New Year! I... more

baghdadbythebay
added this
19 days ago
|
0 comments

Is Rose Pak Racist?

Rose has been getting a lot of attention lately in her support for our Mayor Ed Lee.... more

baghdadbythebay
added this
1 month ago
|
0 comments

A day in the life of a Tibetan Buddhist

I asked the father and mother to which Tibetan ethnolinguistic category they belonged... more

china1
added this
1 month ago
|
0 comments

The Chinese Dancers of West Sunset Playground

If you head to West Sunset Playground on the weekends with your kids you’ll... more

baghdadbythebay
added this
2 months ago
|
0 comments

An interview with China photojournalist Tom Carter

Travel photographer Tom Carter spent 2 straight years traveling 35,000 miles across... more

china1
added this
2 months ago
|
0 comments

Book Review: Graham Earnshaw's "Great Walk of China"

It is an ongoing journey that he has tasked himself with completing since 2004, and... more

china1
added this
2 months ago
|
0 comments

The Antiwar Comic: Imagine

Based on Ron Paul's Imagine speech, imagine a US that was occupied.

TonyDiGerolamo
added this
3 months ago
|
0 comments

Egg Jew Yung

Egg Fu Yung or Foo Yung or however people want to spell it is considered to be a... more

baghdadbythebay
added this
3 months ago
|
0 comments

Mercy And Sorrow Place Third In MusicDish*China MV Competition

The video "1945" by China-based band Mercy And Sorrow directs our attention... more

MusicDishTV
added this
3 months ago
|
0 comments

ViVA Girls Grabs 2nd Place In MusicDish*China MV Competition

The video "Yin Yang" by China based group ViVA Girls is exceedingly... more

MusicDishTV
added this
3 months ago
|
0 comments

Armed Chinese Troops in Texas!

Ron Paul voted to go after Osama Bin Laden and those responsible for the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Ron Paul believes there is no excuse for the murder of innocent lives. But Ron Paul also understands the danger of invading and occupying countries in the name of the "war on terror". Ron Paul voted against the invasion of Iraq. Ron Paul opposed the war with Libya. And Ron Paul opposes the decade long occupation of Afghanistan. Now that we have brought Osama Bin Laden to justice, it is time to end the wars and stop policing the world.

This talk is called "Imagine" and it was given by Ron Paul on March 11, 2009. The original text of the talk is below:

Imagine for a moment that somewhere in the middle of Texas there was a large foreign military base, say Chinese or Russian. Imagine that thousands of armed foreign troops were constantly patrolling American streets in military vehicles. Imagine they were here under the auspices of "keeping us safe" or "promoting democracy" or "protecting their strategic interests."

Imagine that they operated outside of US law, and that the Constitution did not apply to them. Imagine that every now and then they made mistakes or acted on bad information and accidentally killed or terrorized innocent Americans, including women and children, most of the time with little to no repercussions or consequences. Imagine that they set up checkpoints on our soil and routinely searched and ransacked entire neighborhoods of homes. Imagine if Americans were fearful of these foreign troops, and overwhelmingly thought America would be better off without their presence.

Imagine if some Americans were so angry about them being in Texas that they actually joined together to fight them off, in defense of our soil and sovereignty, because leadership in government refused or were unable to do so. Imagine that those Americans were labeled terrorists or insurgents for their defensive actions, and routinely killed, or captured and tortured by the foreign troops on our land. Imagine that the occupiers' attitude was that if they just killed enough Americans, the resistance would stop, but instead, for every American killed, ten more would take up arms against them, resulting in perpetual bloodshed. Imagine if most of the citizens of the foreign land also wanted these troops to return home. Imagine if they elected a leader who promised to bring them home and put an end to this horror.

Imagine if that leader changed his mind once he took office.

The reality is that our military presence on foreign soil is as offensive to the people that live there as armed Chinese troops would be if they were stationed in Texas. We would not stand for it here, but we have had a globe-straddling empire and a very intrusive foreign policy for decades that incites a lot of hatred and resentment towards us.

According to our own CIA, our meddling in the Middle East was the prime motivation for the horrific attacks on 9/11. But instead of re-evaluating our foreign policy, we have simply escalated it. We had a right to go after those responsible for 9/11, to be sure, but why do so many Americans feel as if we have a right to a military presence in some 160 countries when we wouldn't stand for even one foreign base on our soil, for any reason? These are not embassies, mind you, these are military installations. The new administration is not materially changing anything about this. Shuffling troops around and playing with semantics does not accomplish the goals of the American people, who simply want our men and women to come home. 50,000 troops left behind in Iraq is not conducive to peace any more than 50,000 Russian soldiers would be in the United States.

Shutting down military bases and ceasing to deal with other nations with threats and violence is not isolationism. It is the opposite. Opening ourselves up to friendship, honest trade and diplomacy is the foreign policy of peace and prosperity. It is the only foreign policy that will not bankrupt us in short order, as our current actions most definitely will. I share the disappointment of the American people in the foreign policy rhetoric coming from the administration. The sad thing is, our foreign policy WILL change eventually, as Rome's did, when all budgetary and monetary tricks to fund it are exhausted.Ron Paul voted to go after Osama Bin Laden and those responsible for the terrorist... more

Scott_Pert
added this
4 months ago
|
82 comments

1911 (2011) review

A review of the historical drama 1911 produced, directed, and starring Jackie Chan.... more

evilbutters
added this
4 months ago
|
0 comments

An old joke in a new light

So there’s an old joke that I’m going to paraphrase to start this article... more

baghdadbythebay
added this
5 months ago
|
0 comments

Leland Yee: Outraged over animal abuse, but not shark abuse

I received an email from Senator Leland Yee yesterday about his outrage of the funding... more

baghdadbythebay
added this
5 months ago
|
0 comments

AB376 passes! Onto the Governor!

I was informed by the California Director of the Humane Society of the United States... more

baghdadbythebay
added this
5 months ago
|
0 comments

Ed Lee breaks his promise

As expected Mayor Ed Lee will announce today that he is running for re-election as... more

baghdadbythebay
added this
6 months ago
|
0 comments

A Note on the Rock Art of Lake Namtso, Tibet

Lake Namtso, one of two holy lakes in Tibet, forms the centre of the valley floor and... more

worrg
added this
7 months ago
|
0 comments

Rose Pak: If it’s not Chinese it’s crap! Unless you’re talking about Leland Yee

Rose Pak, the power house iron Queen of Chinese politics in San Francisco has had a... more

baghdadbythebay
added this
7 months ago
|
0 comments

select your country

Community Spotlight

TAGS

tagged w/ Chinese

top videos

find current on tv

find current online

recent comments

© 2012 Current TV, LLC All Rights Reserved

the basics

follow us online

tools

stay in touch

© 2012 Current TV, LLC
All Rights Reserved