Hidden AgendasEssays by a journalist giving a different spin on world events. On Iraq, the purpose of sanctions is not to topple Saddam Hussein, but to prevent Iraqi oil from depressing the price of oil produced by Saudi Arabia, a major arms buyer. On Vietnam, the U.S. did not lose the war, the devastation having stopped the Vietnam "virus" from spreading and countries in the region remain client-states of the U.S. |