"We see the same intolerance of dissent, the same mad global ambitions, the
same brutal determination to control everyday life, and all of life." --
Pres.-select George W. Bush
to whom is Dubya referring?
a) Attorney General John Ashcroft's inner circle.
b) Jerry Falwell & Pat Robertson.
c) the W
It is now clear that Washington may launch tactical nuclear weapons against the
Taliban. Given that they are now using the daisy cutter or whatever it is called
it is clear from this and other circumstacnes that tacticla nuclear devices may
be on the cards.
It may be that the Taliban walked away
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From: "Peter Dorman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I have some students who are interested in reading about the impacts
of
> structural adjustment policies on deforestation in the tropics.
They
> see this as an opportunity to expand their grasp of applied
economics as
> we
ken's comment is well taken as three of my former M.A. students from
Istanbul were refused visas for language studies preparatory to doctoral
programs to which they already had preliminary acceptance pending TOEFL &
GRE tests. They were all males with significant family resources to
guarantee thei
>From BBC News Nov. 8...CHeers, Ken Hanly
_
So is this the end for Mr Ortega?
Ortega changed too little and too late and the fear that he would return the
country to the problems of the 1980s was too much for Nicaraguans
Former Sandinista minister
"Certainly his days are numbered,"
Perhaps Al Quaida will initiate an affirmative action programme for
women
Cheers, Ken Hanly
FromThe Nation (Pakistan)
Muslim men to wait 20 days for US visas
>From Our Correspondent
UNITED NATIONS-The Bush Administration has decided to introduce a 20-day
waiting period for men from predomi
This "loss of hearts & minds" is more than obvious to me. Not only through
reviewing critical commentary on the net, but among my students who are
normal middle-class American suburbanites, but from personal correspondence,
and last but not least, my own feelings.
The more I read back into deta
I have some students who are interested in reading about the impacts of
structural adjustment policies on deforestation in the tropics. They
see this as an opportunity to expand their grasp of applied economics as
well as important for its own sake. Does anyone on this list have
recommendations
Stories are finally beginning to trickle out about the crackdown by the
FBI against anything remotely Arab in the US. People have been held
incommunicado for no crime beyond their national origin, and there has
been a wholesale assault on money transfer services used by people
working here to sen
The battle for hearts and minds
Nov 9th 2001
>From The Economist Global Agenda
In its war against terrorism, America has been slow to engage Muslim
opinion, and is even losing ground with the public in Europe. Now, with a
flurry of diplomatic activity and high-profile speeches, it is attempting
Center for Full Employment and Price Stability
The Social Security 'Crisis': Critical Analysis and Solutions
November 12, 2001 8:30am-5:00pm
University of Missouri - Kansas City - University Center - Room 106
Conference Schedule
9:00am REPORTS AND PROJECTIONS: SOME CRITICAL ANA
a lot is revealed about media bias if we look at what one intelligent US
"moderate" is saying:
Osama Done Told Me: So how come media objectivity is suddenly a bad thing?
By Michael Kinsley [MSN SLATE Magazine]
Posted Thursday, November 8, 2001, at 12:49 PM PT
Conservative press critics are in
At 11:36 AM 11/9/01 -0600, you wrote:
>Anti-Taliban Forces Claim Key City
>
>
>By KATHY GANNON, Associated Press Writer
>
>KABUL, Afghanistan (news - web sites) (AP) - Opposition forces claimed they
>broke through Taliban defenses Friday and captured the key northern city of
>Mazar-e-Sharif. An Am
On Friday, November 9, 2001 at 18:30:30 (-) H.K. Radice writes:
>...
> So I am looking for ideas for reading materials which do not
>assume any knowledge of economics, and indeed might be
>acceptable to politics students who often find economics scary
>(those equations and graphs!!).
Dear PEN-Lers,
Returning to the list after an absence of several years, I'm glad
to be back, to see the familiar mix of debates on a varied menu of
theoretical and practical issues. I am finding the flow of postings
both on the war and on WTO-related issues very helpful.
Could
A slippery slope
Oil prices appear to be on the verge of collapse. If that happens, it
will provide relief to the beleaguered world economy, but it could
wreak havoc on the finances of OPEC members and prove especially
damaging for Saudi Arabia. That, in turn, could greatly complicate
America
> Wresting Mazar-e-Sharif from Taliban control could
> give U.S.-led forces
> their first in-country staging ground for the fight
> to capture Osama bin
> Laden (news - web sites) and topple the ruling
> Taliban militia.
Talk about your optimism...
tim
=
Check out the Chico Examiner list
Forwarded message is below:
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Subject: pga-org: Anti War Protester Shot Dead in Colombia
Anti War Protester Shot Dead in Colombia
Please forward.
A student from the National University at Bogota, Colombia was shot dead
w
[Financial Times]
WWF says 9% of staff to hit the canvas
By Christopher Grimes in New York
Published: November 9 2001 17:06 | Last Updated: November 9 2001 17:17
World Wrestling Federation, which produces "Smackdown" and other
professional wrestling shows, is cutting 9 per cent of its workforce
Anti-Taliban Forces Claim Key City
By KATHY GANNON, Associated Press Writer
KABUL, Afghanistan (news - web sites) (AP) - Opposition forces claimed they
broke through Taliban defenses Friday and captured the key northern city of
Mazar-e-Sharif. An American official confirmed opposition forces ha
So, the US has finally found a way to make sure that too many dollars
don't flow abroad.
> "If we can't send them our money, I'm definitely sure they will die,"
> 26-year-old Abdul Aziz said of 15 relatives dependent on his monthly
> transmissions of small amounts of cash.
>
--
Michael Perelman
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From: "James Devine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 8:32 AM
Subject: [PEN-L:19450] "growth"
> [was: Naomi Klein on Doha]
>
>
> Naomi Klein writes:
> > Last week, US trade representative Robert Zoellick praised his
> dele
< http://www.outlookindia.com >
Bombed Out Credibility
The USA's Afghan War: critical analysis V -- lucid thinking and
analysis seem to be the other casualities
B. Raman
On his return from his West Asian tour last week, the British Prime
Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, briefed his counterparts from s
[was: Naomi Klein on Doha]
Naomi Klein writes:
> Last week, US trade representative Robert Zoellick praised his
delegation for being willing to "sacrifice" in the face of such "undoubted
risks". Why are they doing it? Probably for the same reason people have
always put their lives on the lin
FOCUS ON TRADE
NUMBER 69, NOVEMBER 2001
DOHA SPECIAL #1
IN THIS ISSUE
A world-wide volley of anti-WTO events marked day one of the 4th
WTO ministerial meeting in Doha. In Thailand (home of the next
WTO secretary general Supachai Panitchapak), thousands of farmers
and workers kicked of several day
> Cool! Did yesterday's event get covered by the media? If so,
please
> send me stories, so I may share them with folks here. Let me know
> how today's demo goes.
> --
> Yoshie
>
Nothing on Seattle Indymedia site or < http://www.microradio.net/ >
but they may have something l
http://www.greenpeace.org/politics/wto/Doha/index.html
Doha, 9 November 2001
Greenpeace "Rainbow Warrior" Ship In Qatar for WTO
Greenpeace challenges WTO to play by its own rules over climate change
and force the US to join Kyoto
The Greenpeace flag ship, SV Rainbow Warrior, sailed into Doha t
Rush Limbaugh's comment goes:
"Anyone who's watched 'Politically Incorrect' on a regular basis knows that
Bill is a big fan of the military. He almost always praises them and
believes the military and defense is the primary purpose of government,"
Schlussel wrote.
"Unlike politicians - and those
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From: "Yoshie Furuhashi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> We don't know the exact number, but now about 1200 individuals are
> detained secretly in the United States, allegedly in connection with
> the investigation of the S11 bombings, but so far with no
indictment.
>
> We s
9 November 2001
The Honorable Mayor & Members of City Council
City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
The Student International Forum and the Columbus Campaign for Arms
Control (of Columbus, Ohio) wish to thank you for the resolution to
ask your representatives "to help break t
Worldnet is not always reliable but I guess on this it is OK.
Cheers, Ken Hanly
MEDIA MATTERS
Rush Limbaugh: Bill Maher 'was right'
Radio legend jumps to defense of 'Politically Incorrect' host
By Joe Kovacs
© 2
We don't know the exact number, but now about 1200 individuals are
detained secretly in the United States, allegedly in connection with
the investigation of the S11 bombings, but so far with no indictment.
We should be making a list of los detenidos desaparecidos en USA &
organizing nationwide
Intenational Herald Tribune has the following on a frontpage, which will be
highly influential in Europe.
http://www.iht.com/articles/38323.htm
Among interesting details that the US airforce is dropping horse-feed (!)
it also lists not previously-publicised extensive US casualties
(considerin
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