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http://www.counterpunch.org/shamir09142010.html Here are two excerpts from Israel Shamir and Paul Bennet's article. Anna Ardin's two Swedish articles linked in the first excerpt can hardly be accurately described as "anti-Castro diatribes." Rather, they are pro-social democrat arguments for a supposed middle way to Cuba's post-Castro future, between U.S. imperialist domination or a "new Communist dictator." Tendentious and possibly wishful thinking, yes, but diatribe, not. David ======================== Anna Ardin (the official complainant) is often described by the media as a "leftist". She has ties to the US-financed anti-Castro and anti-communist groups. She published her anti-Castro diatribes (see here <http://www.miscelaneasdecuba.net/web/article.asp?artID=1314> and here <http://www.miscelaneasdecuba.net/web/article.asp?artID=1315>) in the Swedish-language publication /Revista de Asignaturas Cubanas/ put out by /Misceláneas de Cuba./ From Oslo, Professor Michael Seltzer points out that this periodical is the product of a well-financed anti-Castro organization in Sweden. However we do not have to accept the single-bullet theory. Life is more complicated than that. In addition to her anti-Castro, pro-CIA streak, Anna Ardin apparently indulges in her favorite sport of male-bashing. A Swedish forum reports that she is an expert on sexual harassment and the male "master suppression techniques". Once, as she was lecturing, a male student in the audience looked at his notes instead of staring at her. Anna Ardin reported him for sexual harassment because he discriminated against her for being a woman and because she claimed he made use of the male "master suppression technique" in trying to make her feel invisible. As soon as the student learned about her complaint, he contacted her to apologize and explain himself. Anna Ardin's response was to once again report him for sexual harassment, again because he was using the "master suppression technique", this time to belittle her feelings. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
