,P>T #a1 ,*APT] #e ,IS ,EUROPEAN ,9TEGRATION ,UNRAVEL+8 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,NOAM ,*OMSKY ,TEXT 3 ,IS ,EUROPEAN ,9TEGRATION ,UNRAVEL+8 ,C4 ,J4 ,P,O,L,Y,*,R,O,N,I,\3 ,NOAM1 ?ANKS = DO+ ?IS 9T]VIEW ON CURR5T DEVELOPM5TS 9 ,EUROPE4 ,I W\LD LIKE TO />T BY ASK+ Y\ ?IS QUE/ION3 ,:Y DO Y\ ?9K ,EUROPE'S REFUGEE CRISIS IS HAPP5+ N[8 ,N,O,A,M ,*,O,M,S,K,Y3 ,! CRISIS HAS BE5 BUILD+ UP = A LONG TIME4 ,IT IS HITT+ ,EUROPE N[ BECAUSE IT HAS BUR/ ! B\NDS1 FROM ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ & FROM ,AFRICA4 ,TWO ,WE/]N SL$GEHAMM] BL[S HAD A DRAMATIC EFFECT4 ,! FIR/ WAS ! ,U,S-,U,K 9VASION ( ,IRAQ1 :I* DEALT A NE>LY LE?AL BL[ TO A C\NTRY ?AT HAD ALREADY BE5 DEVA/AT$ BY A MASSIVE MILIT>Y ATTACK TW5TY YE>S E>LI]1 FOLL[$ BY VIRTUALLY G5OCIDAL ,U,S-,U,K SANCTIONS4 ,AP>T FROM ! SLAUIAN CONFLICT ?AT IS N[ TE>+ ! C\NTRY & ! 5TIRE REGION AP>T4 ,! 9VASION DISPLAC$ MILLIONS ( PEOPLE1 MANY ( :OM FL$ & W]E ABSORB$ 9 ! NEIE LEFT TO DEAL SOMEH[ ) ! DETRITUS ( \R CRIMES4 ,ONE \TGR[? ( ! 9VASION IS ! ,I,S,I,S_/,DAE% MON/ROSITY1 :I* IS CONTRIBUT+ TO ! HORRIFY+ ,SYRIAN CATA/ROPHE4 ,AGA91 ! NEIE ! MA9 GR\ND =CE OPPOS+ ,I,S,I,S--:I* HAS ALSO B5EFIT$ FROM NOT-SO-TACIT ,TURKI% SUPPORT4 ,BUT ! FLOOD CAN NO LONG] BE CONTA9$ )9 ! REGION4 ,! SECOND SL$GEHAMM] BL[ DE/ROY$ ,LIBYA1 N[ A *AOS ( W>R+ GR\PS1 AN ,I,S,I,S BASE1 A RI* S\RCE ( JIHADIS & WEAPONS FROM ,WE/ ,AFRICA TO ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 & A FUNNEL = ! FL[ ( REFUGEES FROM ,AFRICA4 ,?AT AT ONCE BR+S UP LONG]-T]M FACTORS4 ,= C5TURIES1 ,EUROPE HAS BE5 TORTUR+ ,AFRICA--OR1 TO PUT IT MORE MILDLY--EXPLOIT+ ,AFRICA = ,EUROPE'S [N DEVELOPM5T1 TO ADOPT ! RECOMM5DATION ( ! TOP ,U,S PLANN]1 ,GEORGE ,K5NAN1 AFT] ,WORLD ,W> ,I,I4 ,! HI/ORY1 :I* %\LD BE FAMILI>1 IS BEYOND GROTESQUE4 ,TO TAKE JU/ A S+LE CASE1 CONSID] ,BELGIUM1 N[ GROAN+ UND] A REFUGEE CRISIS4 ,ITS WEAL? D]IV$ 9 NO SMALL MEASURE FROM 0EXPLOIT+0 ! ,CONGO ) BRUTALITY ?AT EXCE$$ EV5 ?AT ( ITS ,EUROPEAN COMPETITORS4 ,CONGO F9ALLY WON ITS FRE$OM 9 #a#i#f4 ,IT C\LD HAVE BECOME A RI* & ADVANC$ C\NTRY ONCE FRE$ FROM ,BELGIUM'S CLUT*ES1 SPURR+ ,AFRICA'S DEVELOPM5T AS WELL4 ,!RE W]E REAL PROSPECTS1 UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( ,PATRICE ,LUMUMBA1 ONE ( ! MO/ PROMIS+ FIGURES 9 ,AFRICA4 ,HE WAS T>GET$ = ASSASS9ATION BY ! ,C,I,A1 BUT ! ,BELGIANS GOT !RE FIR/4 ,HIS BODY WAS CUT TO PIECES & DISSOLV$ 9 SULFURIC ACID4 ,! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ITS ALLIES SUPPORT$ ! MURD]\S KLEPTOMANIAC ,MOBUTU4 ,BY N[ ,EA/]N ,CONGO IS ! SC5E ( ! WORLD'S WOR/ SLAUR+ MILITIAS FE$ ! CRAV+ ( ,WE/]N MULT9ATIONALS = M9]ALS = CELL PHONES & O!R HI<-TE* WOND]S4 ,! PICTURE G5]ALIZES TOO MU* ( ,AFRICA1 EXAC]BAT$ BY 9NUM]ABLE CRIMES4 ,= ,EUROPE1 ALL ( ?IS BECOMES A REFUGEE CRISIS4 ,DO ! WAVES ( IMMIGRANTS 7OBVI\SLY MANY ( !M >E IMMIGRANTS1 NOT SIMPLY REFUGEES FROM W>-TORN REGIONS7 P5ETRAT+ ! HE>T ( ,EUROPE REPRES5T SOME K9D ( A 0NATURAL DISA/]10 OR IS IT PURELY ! RESULT ( POLITICS8 ,!RE IS AN ELEM5T ( NATURAL DISA/]4 ,! T]RIBLE DR\M+1 :I* IS NOT EXACTLY NATURAL4 ,! ,D>FUR CRISIS WAS 9 P>T ! RESULT ( DES]TIFICATION ?AT DROVE NOMADIC POPULATIONS TO SETTL$ >EAS4 ,! AWFUL ,C5TRAL ,AFRICAN FAM9ES TODAY MAY ALSO BE 9 P>T DUE TO ! ASSAULT ON ! 5VIRONM5T DUR+ ! ,AN?ROPOC5E1 ! NEW GEOLOGICAL ]A :5 HUMAN ACTIVITIES1 MA9LY 9DU/RIALIZATION1 HAVE BE5 DE/ROY+ ! PROSPECTS = DEC5T SURVIVAL1 & WILL DO SO1 UNLESS CURB$4 ,EUROPEAN ,UNION (FICIALS >E HAV+ AN EXCE$+LY DIFFICULT TIME COP+ ) ! REFUGEE CRISIS BECAUSE MANY ,E,U MEMB] /ATES >E UNWILL+ TO DO !IR P>T & ACCEPT ANY?+ MORE ?AN JU/ A H&FUL ( REFUGEES4 ,:AT DOES ?IS SAY AB\T ,E,U GOV]NANCE & ! VALUES ( MANY ,EUROPEAN SOCIETIES8 ,E,U GOV]NANCE WORKS V]Y EFFICI5TLY TO IMPOSE H>% AU/]ITY MEASURES ?AT DEVA/ATE POOR] C\NTRIES & B5EFIT ,NOR!RN BANKS4 ,BUT IT HAS BROK5 D[N ALMO/ COMPLETELY :5 ADDRESS+ A HUMAN CATA/ROPHE ?AT IS 9 SUB/ANTIAL P>T ! RESULT ( ,WE/]N CRIMES4 ,! BURD5 HAS FALL5 ON ! FEW :O W]E WILL+1 AT LEA/ TEMPOR>ILY1 TO DO MORE ?AN LIFT A F+]1 LIKE ,SW$5 & ,G]MANY4 ,MANY O!RS HAVE JU/ CLOS$ !IR BORD]S4 ,EUROPE IS TRY+ TO 9DUCE ,TURKEY TO KEEP ! MIS]ABLE WRECKS AWAY FROM ITS BORD]S1 JU/ AS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS DO+1 PRESSUR+ ,MEXICO TO PREV5T ?OSE TRY+ TO ESCAPE ! RU9S ( ,U,S CRIMES 9 ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA FROM REA*+ ,U,S BORD]S4 ,?IS IS EV5 DESCRIB$ AS A HUMANE POLICY ?AT R$UCES 0ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION40 ,:AT DOES ALL ( ?IS TELL US AB\T PREVAIL+ VALUES8 ,IT IS H>D EV5 TO USE ! WORD 0VALUES10 LET ALONE TO COMM5T4 ,?AT'S P>TICUL>LY :5 WRIT+ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 PROBABLY ! SAFE/ C\NTRY 9 ! WORLD1 N[ CONSUM$ BY A DEBATE OV] :E!R TO ALL[ ,SYRIANS 9 AT ALL BECAUSE ONE MIGUM5T ?AT IT IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE = MANY ,EUROPEAN C\NTRIES TO ACCOMMODATE SO MANY IMMIGRANTS & REFUGEES8 ,G]MANY HAS DONE ! MO/1 ABSORB+ AB\T #a MILLION REFUGEES 9 A V]Y RI* C\NTRY ( OV] #h MILLION PEOPLE4 ,COMP>E ,LEBANON1 A POOR C\NTRY ) SEV]E 9T]NAL PROBLEMS4 ,ITS POPULATION IS N[ AB\T #be P]C5T ,SYRIAN1 9 ADDITION TO ! DESC5DANTS ( ?OSE :O W]E EXPELL$ FROM ! =M] ,PALE/9E4 ,FUR!RMORE1 UNLIKE ,LEBANON1 ,G]MANY BADLY NE$S IMMIGRANTS TO MA9TA9 ITS POPULATION ) ! DECL9+ F]TILITY ?AT HAS T5D$ TO RESULT FROM $UCATION ( WOM51 WORLDWIDE4 ,K5NE? ,RO?1 ! HEAD ( ,HUMAN ,RID TO >GUE ?AT ,EUROPE LACKS ! MEANS TO ABSORB !SE NEWCOM]S10 P>TICUL>LY 9 C\NTRIES ?AT NE$ IMMIGRANTS = !IR ECONOMIC HEAL?4 ,MANY ( ! REFUGEES TRY+ TO GET TO ,EUROPE NEV] MAKE ! J\RNEY1 ) MANY DEAD WA%+ UP ON ,GREECE'S & ,ITALY'S %ORES4 ,9 FACT1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,U,N REFUGEE AG5CY1 ! ,U,N ,HI< ,COMMISSION] = ,REFUGEES 7,U,N,H,C,R71 MORE ?AN #b1#e PEOPLE HAVE DI$ ?IS PA/ SUMM] .<#b#a#e.> ALONE TRY+ TO CROSS ! ,M$IT]RANEAN TO ,EUROPE1 ) ! S\?WE/]N COA/ ( ,TURKEY HAV+ BECOME ! DEP>TURE PO9T = ?\S&S ( REFUGEES :O >E LUR$ 9TO CRUMBL+ BOATS BY ,TURKI% MIGRANT SMUGGL]S4 ,:Y ISN'T ,EUROPE PUTT+ MORE PRESSURE ON ! ,TURKI% GOV]NM5T ( PRESID5T ,RECEP ,TAYYIP ,]DOGAN TO DO SOME?+ AB\T ?IS HORRIBLE SITUATION8 ,! PRIM>Y ,EUROPEAN EF=TS1 AS NOT$1 HAVE BE5 TO PRESSURE ,TURKEY TO KEEP ! MIS]Y & SUFF]+ F> FROM US4 ,MU* LIKE ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,MEXICO4 ,!IR FATE1 ONCE WE >E SAFE FROM ! CONTAGION1 IS ( MU* LESS] CONC]N4 ,JU/ REC5TLY1 Y\ ACCUS$ ,]DOGAN ( D\BLE /&>DS ON T]RORISM :5 HE S+L$ Y\ \T = A PETITION SIGN$ BY HUNDR$S ( ACADEMICIANS PROTE/+ ,TURKEY'S ACTIONS AGA9/ ! ,KURDI% POPULATION1 CALL+ Y\1 9 FACT1 A T]RORI/4 ,CAN Y\ SAY A FEW ?+S AB\T ?IS MATT]1 S9CE IT EVOLV$ 9TO AN 9T]NATIONAL 9CID5T8 ,IT IS FAIRLY /RAID4 ,A GR\P ( ,TURKI% ACADEMICS 9ITIAT$ A PETITION PROTE/+ ! GOV]NM5T'S SEV]E & M\NT+ REPRESSION ( ITS ,KURDI% POPULATION4 ,I WAS ONE ( SEV]AL =EIGN]S 9VIT$ TO SIGN4 ,IMM$IATELY AFT] A MURD]\S T]RORI/ ATTACK 9 ,I/ANBUL1 ,]DOGAN LAUN*$ A TIRADE BITT]LY ATTACK+ ! SIGN]S ( ! DECL>ATION1 DECL>+ ,BU%-/YLE ?AT Y\ >E EI!R ) US OR ) ! T]RORI/S4 ,S9CE HE S+L$ ME \T = A /REAM ( 9VECTIVE1 ,I WAS ASK$ BY ,TURKI% M$IA & FRI5DS TO RESPOND4 ,I DID SO1 BRIEFLY1 AS FOLL[S3 0,TURKEY BLAM$ ,I,S,I,S1 :I* ,]DOGAN HAS BE5 AID+ 9 MANY WAYS1 :ILE ALSO SUPPORT+ ! AL-,NUSRA ,FRONT1 :I* IS H>DLY DIFF]5T4 ,HE !N LAUN*$ A TIRADE AGA9/ ?OSE :O CONDEMN HIS CRIMES AGA9/ ,KURDS--:O HAPP5 TO BE ! MA9 GR\ND =CE OPPOS+ ,I,S,I,S 9 BO? ,SYRIA & ,IRAQ4 ,IS !RE ANY NE$ = FUR!R COMM5T80 ,TURKI% ACADEMICS :O SIGN$ ! PETITION W]E DETA9$ & ?REAT5$2 O!RS W]E PHYSICALLY ATTACK$4 ,MEAN:ILE /ATE REPRESSION CONT9UES TO ESCALATE4 ,! D>K DAYS ( ! #a#i#iS HAVE H>DLY FAD$ FROM MEMORY4 ,AS BE=E1 ,TURKI% ACADEMICS & O!RS HAVE DEMON/RAT$ REM>KABLE C\RAGE & 9TEGRITY 9 VIGOR\SLY OPPOS+ CRIMES ( /ATE1 9 A MANN] R>ELY TO BE F\ND ELSE:]E1 RISK+ & SOMETIMES 5DUR+ SEV]E PUNI%M5T = !IR HONORABLE /ANCE4 ,!RE IS1 =TUNATELY1 GR[+ 9T]NATIONAL SUPPORT = !M1 ?\< IT /ILL FALLS F> %ORT ( :AT IS M]IT$4 ,9 A CORRESPOND5CE WE HAD1 Y\ REF]R$ TO ,]DOGAN AS 0! DICTATOR ( HIS DREAMS40 ,:AT DO Y\ MEAN BY ?IS8 ,= SEV]AL YE>S1 ,]DOGAN HAS BE5 TAK+ /EPS TO CONSOLIDATE HIS P[]1 REV]S+ ! 5C\RAG+ /EPS T[>D DEMOCRACY & FRE$OM 9 ,TURKEY 9 E>LI] YE>S4 ,HE %[S EV]Y SIGN ( SEEK+ TO BECOME AN EXTREME AU?ORIT>IAN RUL]1 APPROA*+ DICTATOR%IP1 & A H>% & REPRESSIVE ONE4 ,! ,GREEK CRISIS CONT9UES UNABAT$1 & ! C\NTRY'S 9T]NATIONAL CR$ITORS >E DEM&+ CON/ANTLY ADDITIONAL RE=MS ( ! K9D ?AT NO DEMOCRATIC GOV]NM5T ANY:]E ELSE 9 ,EUROPE W\LD BE ABLE TO IMPLEM5T4 ,9 SOME CASES1 9 FACT1 !IR DEM&S = MORE RE=MS >E NOT ACCOMPANI$ BY SPECIFIC MEASURES1 GIV+ ONE ! IMPRESSION ?AT :AT IS GO+ ON IS NO?+ MORE ?AN A DISPLAY ( BRUTAL SADISM T[>D ! ,GREEK PEOPLE4 ,:AT >E Y\R VIEWS ON ?IS MATT]8 ,! CONDITIONS IMPOS$ ON ,GREECE 9 ! 9T]E/S ( CR$ITORS HAVE DEVA/AT$ ! C\NTRY4 ,! PROCLAIM$ GOAL WAS TO R$UCE ! DEBT BURD51 :I* HAS 9CREAS$ UND] !SE MEASURES4 ,AS ! ECONOMY HAS BE5 UND]M9$1 ,G,D,P HAS NATURALLY DECL9$1 & ! DEBT-TO-,G,D,P RATIO HAS 9CREAS$ DESPITE RADICAL SLA%+ ( /ATE EXP5DITURES4 ,GREECE HAS BE5 PROVID$ ) DEBT RELIEF1 !ORETICALLY4 ,9 REALITY1 IT HAS BECOME A FUNNEL ?R\< :I* ,EUROPEAN AID FL[S TO ! ,NOR!RN BANKS ?AT MADE RISKY LOANS ?AT FAIL$ & WANT TO BE BAIL$ \T BY ,EUROPEAN TAXPAY]S1 A FAMILI> FEATURE ( F9ANCIAL 9/ITUTIONS 9 ! NEOLIB]AL AGE4 ,:5 ! ,GREEK GOV]NM5T SUGGE/$ ASK+ ! PEOPLE ( ,GREECE TO EXPRESS !IR OP9IONS ON !IR FATE1 ! REACTION ( ,EUROPEAN ELITES WAS UTT] HORROR AT ! IMPUD5CE4 ,H[ CAN ,GREEKS D>E TO REG>D DEMOCRACY AS A VALUE TO BE RESPECT$ 9 ! C\NTRY ( ITS ORIG98 ,! RUL+ ,EUROCRATS REACT$ ) UTT] SADISM1 IMPOS+ EV5 H>%] DEM&S TO R$UCE ,GREECE TO RU9S1 MEAN:ILE1 NO D\BT1 APPROPRIAT+ :AT !Y CAN = !MSELVES4 ,! T>GET ( ! SADISM IS NOT ! ,GREEK PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY1 BUT ANYONE :O D>ES TO IMAG9E ?AT PEOPLE MIE ) ?OSE ( F9ANCIAL 9/ITUTIONS & 9VE/ORS4 ,QUITE G5]ALLY1 ! MEASURES ( AU/]ITY DUR+ RECESSION MADE NO ECONOMIC S5SE1 AS RECOGNIZ$ EV5 BY ! ECONOMI/S ( ! ,I,M,F 7?\< NOT ITS POLITICAL ACTORS74 ,IT IS DIFFICULT TO REG>D !M AS ANY?+ O!R ?AN CLASS W>1 SEEK+ TO UNDO ! SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC GA9S ?AT HAVE BE5 ONE ( ,EUROPE'S MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO MOD]N CIVILIZATION4 ,& Y\R VIEWS ON ! ,SYRIZA-L$ GOV]NM5T1 :I* HAS R5EG$ ON ITS PRE-ELECTION PROMISES & 5D$ UP SIGN+ A NEW BAIL\T AGREEM5T1 !REBY BECOM+ YET ANO!R ,GREEK GOV]NM5T 5=C+ AU/]ITY & ANTIPOPUL> MEASURES8 ,I DO NOT FEEL CLOSE 5\< TO ! SITUATION TO COMM5T ON ,SYRIZA'S SPECIFIC *OICES OR TO EVALUATE ALT]NATIVE PA?S ?AT IT MI =CES ELSE:]E 9 ,EUROPE1 AS ,I ?9K C\LD HAVE BE5 POSSIBLE4 ,! =M] ,GREEK F9ANCE M9I/]1 ,YANIS ,V>\FAKIS1 IS AB\T TO LAUN* A NEW P>TY :OSE AIM IS TO C>RY \T1 AS HE SAID1 0A SIMPLE BUT RADICAL IDEA3 TO DEMOCRATIZE ,EUROPE40 ,I HAVE TWO QUE/IONS = Y\ ON ?IS MATT]3 ,FIR/1 :Y IS SOCIAL DEMOCRACY BECOM+ 9CREAS+LY A ?+ ( ! PA/ 9 MANY ,EUROPEAN SOCIETIES8 ,&1 SECOND H[ F> CAN ONE 0DEMOCRATIZE0 CAPITALISM8 ,SOCIAL DEMOCRACY1 NOT JU/ ITS ,EUROPEAN V>IANT BUT O!RS AS WELL1 HAS BE5 UND] SEV]E ATTACK ?R\< ! NEOLIB]AL P]IOD ( ! PA/ G5]ATION1 :I* HAS BE5 H>MFUL TO ! G5]AL POPULATION ALMO/ EV]Y:]E :ILE B5EFIT+ T9Y ELITES4 ,ONE ILLU/RATION ( ! OBSC5ITY ( !SE DOCTR9ES IS REVEAL$ 9 ! /UDY1 JU/ RELEAS$ BY ,OXFAM1 F9D+ ?AT ! RI*E/ #a P]C5T ( ! WORLD'S POPULATION WILL SOON HOLD MORE ?AN HALF ( ! WORLD'S WEAL?4 ,MEAN:ILE1 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! RI*E/ ( ! WORLD'S MAJOR SOCIETIES & ) 9COMP>ABLE ADVANTAGES1 MILLIONS ( *ILDR5 LIVE 9 H\SEHOLDS ?AT TRY TO SURVIVE ON TWO DOLL>S A DAY4 ,EV5 ?AT PITTANCE IS UND] ATTACK BY SO-CALL$ CONS]VATIVES4 ,H[ F> RE=MS CAN PROCE$ UND] ! 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