The demand by the Iraqis, and the offer by Rumsfeld, of compensation
for the victims of hegemonic abuse is an interesting precedent in the
fast developing scenario.Its not just half a dozen cases.
Writing a letter on an e-mail list will not change the world, but I
continue to think that the demand
The Waif looking soldier is Lynndie England, according to the BBC comes from a dirt poor trailer park in west virginia where the army was the only way out of poverty.
But is it not that S&M a thing which is exclusive to upper class aristocracy as in the marquis de sade, has something been done abou
At 1:33 PM -0400 5/6/04, Doug Henwood wrote:
the U.S. occupation but think some sort of international presence
excluding the U.S. might be warranted
Even if it were warranted, it would not be likely, because no one
wants to do it:
* Spain Won't Send Troops Back to Iraq
Friday May 7, 2004 12:1
Interesting article. I especially enjoyed the insights about the further
marginalization of the neocons.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Tom Walker wrote:
The reference is to page 706 of the English translation, Vintage
Books. At
some level the distinctions between wealth, value and capital may be
straightforward but they're not so at the margins. Marx, as I read the
passage, quotes approvingly of the notion that "real wealth" is
New York Session of the World Tribunal on Iraq
Saturday, May 8, 2004
Cooper Union, Great Hall
[7 East 7th Street at 3rd Av, NYC]
ALL DAY - Starts 10:00 a.m.
[doors open 9:30 a.m.]
www.worldtribunal-nyc.org
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FREE - donations welcome
Bombs have been dropped and lives shatte
From: andie nachgeborenen
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Even if one insisted that a
materialist explanation must be economic, all you
would have to say is that imperialism against the
third world occurs because it is _a_ source of profits
for the first world; it would not have to be the chief
or primary source
Plan B Won't Be Sold Over Counter
Fri May 7, 7:36 AM ET
By Marc Kaufman, Washington Post Staff Writer
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday rejected over-the-counter
sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan B, saying the distributor
had not proved that young teenagers can take the drug sa
Subject: Barna Update 5.4.04
Number of Unchurched Adults Has Nearly Doubled Since 1991
Did you know that the number of unchurched adults is growing rapidly in
this country? This week's report not only measures that growth but also
explores the background of unchurched people and provides insights
In reply to Julio Huato,
The reference is to page 706 of the English translation, Vintage Books. At
some level the distinctions between wealth, value and capital may be
straightforward but they're not so at the margins. Marx, as I read the
passage, quotes approvingly of the notion that "real wealt
Though this might be of interest:
(full article at)
http://www.nationinstitute.org/tomdispatch/index.mhtml?emx=x&pid=1385
The Military-Academic Complex:
Who's the Real National Champion?
By Nicholas Turse
Since 1961, thanks to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, we've all been
cognizant of the "unwarr
Bush sickened, but suspects still at work
By Marian Wilkinson, Herald Correspondent in Washington
May 8, 2004
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Standing in the Rose Garden at the White House, President George Bush
declared that the graphic photographs of US military guards abusing Iraqi
OP-ED COLUMNIST/New York TIMES/May 7, 2004
The Oil Crunch
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Before the start of the Iraq war his media empire did so much to
promote, Rupert Murdoch explained the payoff: "The greatest thing to
come out of this for the world economy, if you could put it that way,
would be $20 a barre
Joanna writes:
> From where I'm sitting, the torture/humiliation of Iraqi civilians/ is
all of a piece with the U.S. racist/imperial policy toward Iraq from the
first Gulf war. No surprises.<
the only true surprise is the existence of the pictures. If Rumsfeld had been the
leader he's cracked up
In the midst of the Abu Ghraib torture scandal, the White House had
the audacity to ask for "an additional $25 billion for the wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year that begins in October" --
merely the first installment of war spending estimated to climb to
$65-75 billion for FY 2005 (J
Tom Walker wrote:
We need to be careful about three distinct relationships here that tend to
get confused one for another: wealth, value and capital. Perhaps the
confusion results from the fact that they can be readily exchanged for each
other. Perhaps capitalism results from the fact that they ca
Carrol Cox wrote:
I mention this as a possibility, that would explain a good deal of the
clashes between me and some others over the last several years.
I have never _once_ written about what I think the u.s. should do. I
don't think what I think about that is going to butter any parsnips.
My focu
George I (of England) spoke no English at all. I don't
know how articulate he was in German.
--- Doug Henwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Devine, James wrote:
>
> >all I noticed was that the King (who speaks English
> as a second
> >language) seemed more articulate than the Pres.
>
> I guess sta
Devine, James wrote:
all I noticed was that the King (who speaks English as a second
language) seemed more articulate than the Pres.
I guess standards vary among hereditary monarchs.
Doug
Carrol Cox wrote:
The following post on lbo-talk seems relevant to the current discussion
on pen-l.
John Gulick wrote:
Is any self-respecting US leftist truly _shocked and dismayed_ by the casual
violence visited upon Iraqi prisoners ? Inquiring minds want to know. Just
asking. Isn't it entirely
k hanly wrote:
> Bush actually said that he apologised to the King of Jordan for the torture
> of Iraqis by US personnel. Why didn't he directly apologise to the Iraqi
> people and the victims and their families? Why this strange and roundabout
> way of going about the act of apology. Why should be
all I noticed was that the King (who speaks English as a second language) seemed more
articulate than the Pres.
JD
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Bush actually said that he apologised to the King of Jordan for the torture
of Iraqis by US personnel. Why didn't he directly apologise to the Iraqi
people and the victims and their families? Why this strange and roundabout
way of going about the act of apology. Why should be he be apologising to
t
From Casi-news clippings originally from Salon. Sorry about the formatting,
thats the way it came to me, but it seems a worthwhile article on Chalabi's
background and machinations.
Cheers, Ken Hanly
This is long
How Ahmed Chalabi conned the neocons
The hawks who launched the Iraq war belie
[slightly edited]
BUSH: IRAQI PRISON SCANDAL RAISES NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT KERRY'S WAR RECORD
by Andy Borowitz.
Promises Iraqi People Vigorous New Attack Ads
Speaking to the Iraqi people last night, President Bush vowed that he
would respond to the Iraqi prison scandal with a vigorous new round of
Znet
Kerry Won't Stop the War
But independent action can
by Mark Harris
May 06, 2004
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'Anybody But Bush' - You Get What You Pay For
The "Anybody But Bush" vision now has most of the progressive milieu in
its trance, but it is not a vision as much as it is a paucity of vision.
Faced with a w
NY Times, May 7, 2004
Indian Contract Workers in Iraq Complain of Exploitation
By DAVID ROHDE
VELICHAKKALA, India, May 5 — Last summer an agent for an Indian
recruitment company offered what seemed like the chance of a lifetime to
Abdul Aziz Hamid and his younger brother Shahjahan.
For an $1,800
NY Times, May 7, 2004
Bush Proposes a Plan to Aid Opponents of Castro in Cuba
By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS
WASHINGTON, May 6 - President Bush announced a plan on Thursday to use
military aircraft to help American broadcasters reach Cuba and to
increase sharply the money for Cuban critics of the governmen
I wish some of those who argue that "Out Now!" is "too simplistic" could
give some reason to believe that there is any possibility whatever of
the U.S. occupation remedying _any_ of the evil it has created; how any
other policy than simple withdrawal (any policy, that is, that we could
reasonably e
The following post on lbo-talk seems relevant to the current discussion
on pen-l.
John Gulick wrote:
>
> Is any self-respecting US leftist truly _shocked and dismayed_ by the casual
> violence visited upon Iraqi prisoners ? Inquiring minds want to know. Just
> asking. Isn't it entirely predictable
I assume that Saudi companies sell to domestic consumers at below market rates, like
Russian companies do? LUKoil etc. sell to Russian consumers (and those of some other
former Soviet countries) at bargain discounts. I saw a breakdown of the difference in
oil costs in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, t
Doug said:
> Someone here characterized oil as "cheap." By what measure? Even at
> $20 - which it hasn't been for a long time - its cost is well above
> the cost of production in the Middle East. At almost $40, there are
> huge rents being claimed by elites in oil-exporting countries; being
> a ma
Sorry, I meant gas.
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Subject: [PEN-L] cheap oil
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> Someone here characterized oil as "cheap."
Incidentally, oil in Russia costs less than in the US.
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 12:14:03 -0400
Subject: [PEN-L] cheap oil
>
> Someone here characterized oil as "cheap." By what measure? Even at
> $20 - which it h
What have they discovered that the state is a monolith under monoply capital.. it is so because there is a working class that calls itself a middle class, incidently it is ashamed of the working part, and that votes for the two party system regularly. the slodier is white trash or negro, he was nev
Of course what will really decide how long the hegemonic forces dare
stay in Iraq are acts of armed confrontation like the folly of killing
41 Iraqis in order to take the residence of the governor of Najaf from
the forces of Al-Sadre, and the success rate of the ambushes on the US
supply convoys.
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