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Hello to all friends from the list. Can anyone recommend a good biography of Chris Hani? Has there been one written, I can't find one but that doesn't mean it isn't around somewhere. It need not be in English. Yours fraternally, Dan W. -----Original Message----- From: marxism-bounces+dcwein=dcwein.cnc....@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu [mailto:marxism-bounces+dcwein=dcwein.cnc....@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu] On Behalf Of glparramatta Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 3:56 AM To: Dan Weiner Subject: Cris Hani ====================================================================== Rule #1: YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. ====================================================================== What's new at Links: Venezuelan election; Richard Seymour, Tariq Ali, Gerry Adams on Thatcher; Parti de Gauche; Mauritius; Hong Kong dockers; Quebec; Chris Hani * * * Subscribe free to Links - International Journal of Socialist Renewal - at http://www.feedblitz.com/f/?Sub=343373 You can also follow Links on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LinksSocialism or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=10865397643 Visit and bookmark http://links.org.au and add it to your RSS feed (http://links.org.au/rss.xml). 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