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	<title>The Official James Petras website</title>
	<link>https://petras.lahaine.org</link>
	<description>United States, Latin America, Middle East, Analysis</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Leads US President Trump to War with Iran</title>
		<link>https://petras.lahaine.org/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-leads/</link>

		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 13:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Middle East</category>
		<guid>https://petras.lahaine.org/israeli-prime-minister-benjamin-netanyahu-leads/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Presidents of the 52 Major Jewish American Organizations are leading President Trump, like a puppy on a leash, into a major war with Iran. The hysterical ’52 Presidents’ [...]]]></description>

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		<title>Why the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Won the Election</title>
		<link>https://petras.lahaine.org/why-the-united-socialist-party-of/</link>

		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2017 17:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Latin America</category>
		<guid>https://petras.lahaine.org/why-the-united-socialist-party-of/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	The US government, under Presidents Obama and Trump, backed gangs of violent demonstrators, who rampaged through the streets, as ‘the true democratic representatives’ of the will of the voters. Secretary General of the Organization of [...]]]></description>

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		<title>Independence and Self-Determination:  Weapons for Empire Building or National Liberation?</title>
		<link>https://petras.lahaine.org/independence-and-self-determination-weapons-for/</link>

		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Analysis</category>
		<guid>https://petras.lahaine.org/independence-and-self-determination-weapons-for/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	With the rise of US unipolar global domination, following the demise of the USSR (1990), the West established hegemony over the East European states.  Some were subject to fragmentation and sub-divided into new NATO [...]]]></description>

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		<title>The Middle East Pivot:  Erdogan’s Turkey Seven Deadly Sins</title>
		<link>https://petras.lahaine.org/the-middle-east-pivot-erdogans-turkey/</link>

		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Middle East</category>
		<guid>https://petras.lahaine.org/the-middle-east-pivot-erdogans-turkey/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	In this paper we will discuss Turkey’s domestic and foreign policies and behavior over the past decade.  We will conclude with lessons for middle range powers, which might help in future decisions.
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		<title>How Billionaires become Billionaires</title>
		<link>https://petras.lahaine.org/how-billionaires-become-billionaires/</link>

		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2017 13:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Petras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>United States</category>
		<guid>https://petras.lahaine.org/how-billionaires-become-billionaires/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	One of the most likely sources of billionaire wealth is through tax evasion in all of its guises and forms. Contrary to the propaganda pushed by the business press, between 67% and 72% percent of [...]]]></description>

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