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Vol. XVII, No. 4 Autumn Issue • 2009 The History of The Future: Trends 2012 The 2nd American Revolution Episode V Autumn 2012, the “Greatest De- troops killed in Afghanistan.” “US drone attack kills pression” has spread worldwide. Billions are unem- 60 civilians in Pakistan.” “Car bomb blast kills 47 ployed, homeless and desperate. Countries bank- in Iraq.” rupt, trade pacts broken, tariffs rise, borders close. In the eleven years since President George W. Protectionist, nationalist and anti-globalization Bush promised to bring Osama bin Laden back movements have moved out of the margins and “dead or alive,” there have been more Elvis sight- into the mainstream. Immigrants brought in dur- ings than traces of bin Laden. ing boom times — blamed for bringing down wages, The US military asks for more troops, more stealing jobs and rising crime — are being rounded money and more time. The President and Congress up and deported. plunder the treasury and sacrifice more lives all un- Despite differences between the 1930’s Great der the pretext of keeping America Al Qaeda-free. Depression and today’s “Greatest Depression,” un- The Israeli-Palestinian peace process remains settling similarities conjure up memories of pre- permanently and violently stalemated. World War II. From the United Kingdom to Russia, Iran, having forged a business/military alliance war drums eerily beat.