My father likes to make the argument that the nation state is obsolete in the world of multinational corporations, and idea he can explain better than I. Basically it boils down to that in more and more cases, it's multi-national corporations that are calling the shots in terms of global policy.
That's is up for debate of course, but that's not my point.
Check this article out:
As you probably know, Condoleeza Rice has refused to testify publicly on the 9/11 commission... but as Nichols points out, "Rice took time out of the middle of the day to address a secretive gathering that included global media mogul Rupert Murdoch and top executives from television networks, newspapers and other media properties owned by Murdoch's News Corp. conglomerate."
What the fuck?!? It's like the administration has turned into a real-life version of a James Bond Movie. I'm visualizing Murdoch as that guy with one arm from "Dr. No," saying something along the lines of "Excellent progress, Dr. Rice. And I may presume our robotic super soldiers are ready to pacify the population?" while smoking an incredibly long cigarette and stroking a persian cat.
What next? Is Dick Cheney gonna start throwing a sharpened hat at his critics?