Re: The Kurds: Betrayed again?

2003-02-23 Thread soula avramidis
Could anyone ever imagine that the US will give the kurds a state in these conditions. what made things worst is the kurdish leadership that is leading the iraqi kurds tied and gagged to the their all foreseen destiny.Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more

Re: Stiglitz on Iraq attack

2003-02-23 Thread soula avramidis
the 90's represented a period of very high growth for the US. this was the result of the gulf war. another war with full control of oil will bring more riches for the US. war is very good for the US and the american bourgeoisie would be very stupid to forfiet such a golden opportunity-they need

Re: US already attacking Iraq's defences

2003-02-23 Thread Chris Burford
At 22/02/03 20:16 -0600, you quoted the Independent US and Britain pound Iraqi defences in massive escalation of airstrikes By Raymond Whitaker 23 February 2003 Some have always disputed whether the no-fly zones have UN authority, but now the US and Britain have widened the rules of engagement

Re: Re: US already attacking Iraq's defences

2003-02-23 Thread Paul Zarembka
Chris B. write: My guess is that the Blair side of the axis of righteousness, has already done contingency plans on the assumption that they will not get even a simple declaration of material breach through the security council. The hegemons will then declare their intention of taking the

Re: [PEN-L:34988: US already attacking Iraq's defences

2003-02-23 Thread Chris Burford
At 23/02/03 08:57 -0500, Paul Zarembka wrote: The problem with this interpretation is that the Bush administration would then be seen as staying within the boundaries of the U.N. Is this what it wants? I take your point. Richard Perle has just stated baldly on UK tv that the US will go to war

Re: Comments on a Michael Hardt article in the Guardian

2003-02-23 Thread Chris Burford
At 21/02/03 09:38 -0500, you wrote: A trap set for protesters Michael Hardt Friday February 21, 2003 The Guardian full: http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,899852,00.html REPLY: It is unfortunate but inevitable that much of the energies that had been active in the globalisation

New KPFA Radio show on Disability Rights 'Pushing Limits'

2003-02-23 Thread Doyle Saylor
Hello Economists, Starting in late April on Wednesday Afternoons at 2pm, San Francisco Bay Area radio station KPFA will broadcast 'Pushing Limits' made by the Pushing Limit Collective. 94.1 FM on the Radio dial. One of our first broadcasts will feature Marta Russell former Pen L participant on

Re: Re: Comments on a Michael Hardt article in the Guardian

2003-02-23 Thread Louis Proyect
Chris Burford: Hardt and Negri appear to be arguing for a new global civil society or a new transitional democracy rather than emphasising the sovereignty of individual states. Yes, this sounds about right. This is certainly contested global juridical territory. Contested global juridical

Re: Comments on a Michael Hardt article in the Guardian

2003-02-23 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
At 3:21 PM + 2/23/03, Chris Burford wrote: Hardt highlights the undermining of the westphalian system of states What has been undermined is not the Westphalian system but the idea of sovereign equality embodied in the U.N. Charter -- see David Chandler, International Justice, _New Left

Re: patriarchy and finance

2003-02-23 Thread Nomiprins
In a message dated 2/23/2003 2:18:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But these publicised cases are a tiny fraction of the total, probably less than 10 per cent. Much of the really ugly stuff is swept away, the women paid off and gagged with confidentiality clauses, long

re: US already attacking Iraq's defences

2003-02-23 Thread Devine, James
Title: re: US already attacking Iraq's defences Paul Z. writes: Consider the possibility that the U.S. is 'playing' with the U.N. to finally show what is 'wrong' with working through the U.N. and thus to be able to disentangle itself from the U.N. for all future actions it desires. The

Drop in UK support for war

2003-02-23 Thread Chris Burford
According to a YouGov poll reported in today's Sunday Times support even for a war sanctioned by the Security Council has dropped in the UK. Almost unbelievable. [2000 adults sampled Feb 20-21] Should Britain take part in a war against Iraq if there is a second resolution backing it. Yes 59%

RE: Re: Comments on a Michael Hardt article in the Guardian

2003-02-23 Thread Devine, James
Title: RE: [PEN-L:34990] Re: Comments on a Michael Hardt article in the Guardian Chris B. writes:So in a nutshell the Wobblies rather than the Communists of the Third International. ... there is a line of demarcation here. for what it's worth, a bunch of Wobblies (including William Z.

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Re: Re: Comments on a Michael Hardt article in the Guardian

2003-02-23 Thread k hanly
What on earth is this Multitude the supposed agent of blah blah blah? Is this the Proletariat replacement for these guys? Cheers, Ken Hanly - Original Message - From: Chris Burford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 9:21 AM Subject: [PEN-L:34990] Re:

Baghdad stock market active....

2003-02-23 Thread k hanly
Stocks Finish Second Straight Up Week By Niko Price THE ASSOCIATED PRESS February 23, 2003 Baghdad, Iraq - The bell rings and they're off. Old men in tattered pinstripes bark orders to buy and sell, peering through an iron fence with opera glasses to make out the numbers. Traders in

Re: Comments on a Michael Hardt article in the Guardian

2003-02-23 Thread Yoshie Furuhashi
What on earth is this Multitude the supposed agent of blah blah blah? Is this the Proletariat replacement for these guys? Cheers, Ken Hanly And what happens when the Multitude goes out of fashion? What will be the Multitude substitute? Mulch, in the spirit of Red-Green synthesis? :-0 --

Africa conference

2003-02-23 Thread Ian Murray
Conference details The Review of African Political Economy in association with Centre of West African Studies, University of Birmingham, is convening a conference on Africa: Partnership as Imperialism September 5 - 7, 2003, The Manor House, Bristol Road South, Birmingham, U.K. Africa is being

it's official ...

2003-02-23 Thread Devine, James
Title: it's official ... ... western civilization has ended, in a combination of a bang and a whimper: today I visited the FAO Schwartz toy store at a local shopping mall and saw a child-sized Humvee (that actually runs!) for only $30,000! (US dollars!) JD

Re: it's official ...

2003-02-23 Thread Nomiprins
In a message dated 2/23/2003 4:50:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I visited the FAO Schwartz toy store at a local shopping mall and saw a child-sized Humvee (that actually runs!) for only $30,000! (US dollars!) and to think must-have gems like a 30K Humvee couldn't keep

new radio product

2003-02-23 Thread Doug Henwood
Just added to my radio archive http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html: * February 13, 2003 MARATHON SPECIAL: IF A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE, WHAT MIGHT IT LOOK LIKE? Walden Bello on the World Social Forum (WSF) and rural development * Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and Fences and

G7 incoherence

2003-02-23 Thread Ian Murray
Leaders Reject a United Economic Effort Group of 7 Meeting Emphasizes Individual Tactics, Avoids Focusing on Iraq War By Robert J. McCartney Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, February 23, 2003; Page A11 PARIS, Feb. 22 -- The world's seven leading industrialized countries pledged today to

Re: G7 incoherence

2003-02-23 Thread michael perelman
Right. Great success. Ian Murray wrote: Snow had some success in making his case. The final communiqué suggested that the United States was already on the right path, saying America is implementing action to create jobs and promote growth. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department

Re: Re: Comments on a Michael Hardt article in the Guardian

2003-02-23 Thread soula avramidis
What on earth is this Multitude ? "The writer is a spiritual anarchist, as in the depth of his soul every man is. He is discontented with everything and everybody. The writer is everybody's best friend and only true enemy - the good and great enemy. He neither walks with the multitude nor cheers

G7 incoherence II

2003-02-23 Thread Ian Murray
Britain backs US in G7 row over kickstarting global economy Charlotte Denny in Paris Monday February 24, 2003 The Guardian Open hostilities broke out between Europe and the US and Britain this weekend over how to kickstart the fragile global recovery. At a fractious meeting in Paris of the

tests, we don't need no stinkin' tests

2003-02-23 Thread Ian Murray
http://www.latimes.com Missile Defense Waiver Sought White House wants to exempt the Pentagon's controversial weapons system from operational testing rules, a first for a major program. By Esther Schrader Times Staff Writer February 24, 2003 WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is proposing to

Re: Comments on a Michael Hardt article in the Guardian

2003-02-23 Thread Chris Burford
At 23/02/03 10:45 -0500, Louis Proyect wrote: Chris Burford: Hardt and Negri appear to be arguing for a new global civil society or a new transitional democracy rather than emphasising the sovereignty of individual states. Yes, this sounds about right. This is certainly contested global

Re: Comments on a Michael Hardt article in the Guardian

2003-02-23 Thread Chris Burford
At 23/02/03 10:47 -0500, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: At 3:21 PM + 2/23/03, Chris Burford wrote: Hardt highlights the undermining of the westphalian system of states What has been undermined is not the Westphalian system but the idea of sovereign equality embodied in the U.N. Charter -- see David

meaning and location of multitude

2003-02-23 Thread Chris Burford
At 23/02/03 11:36 -0600, Ken wrote: What on earth is this Multitude the supposed agent of blah blah blah? Is this the Proletariat replacement for these guys? One of the ironies of Hardt's style of analysis by free association, is that the multitude was a negative concept for Spinoza, whereas for

Mahathir: West Wants to Rule World.

2003-02-23 Thread Chris Burford
Despite Mahathir's reactionary policy on domestic human rights and some reactionary features in his ideology, he is a passionate opponent of imperialism, willing to combine determination and technical measures to stop capital haemorrhaging to the west. According to the BBC he not only said