that may be true, but would you then agree with BBC's
assessment that
it
started as an essentially indigenous and popular
uprising? if so, that
is all the more reason to ask the people.
counterinsurgency warfare
might be a dirty business (and i doubt you condone
it), but it is all
the more dirty
--- ravi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
nothing unites like hate. and for that there is
pakistan and/or
muslims.
the common language i share with my indian spouse is
english. but not
to
worry with respect to commonality... advice from some
relatives/acquaintances on both sides struck a common
chord:
Michael Hoover wrote:
but
conversations here indicate that we sure do live in the age of
diminishing expectations, which in itself gives people fewer reasons
to spend time on political activism.
That's interesting (as well as depressing).
A speculation: Assuming the truth of this, the
The Hindu
Wednesday, Jul 28, 2004
Ukraine drops bid to join E.U., NATO
By Vladimir Radyuhin
MOSCOW, JULY 27. Ukraine has formally abandoned its
goal of joining NATO in
a sign of its growing tilt towards Russia.
The Ukrainian President, Leonid Kuchma, signed a
decree ordering changes in
the
Yes. Ukraine is part of the Union of Four (Russia,
Uraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus). The post-Soviet space is
consolidating itself politically and economically.
Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan and Tajikistan are also
tilting toward Moscow. Even Georgia, in its own
strange way.
--- Ulhas Joglekar
I wrote:
--- Chris Doss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes. Ukraine is part of the Union of Four (Russia,
Uraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus). The post-Soviet space
is
consolidating itself politically and economically.
Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan and Tajikistan are
also
tilting toward Moscow. Even
Carrol Cox wrote:
the strongest argument against Chomsky's claim
that the u.s. is incomparably more civilized today than 40 years ago.
It just *can't* be true, can it? Everything is just awful, and
getting worse by the day. Never acknowledge any progress, which can
only come with The Revolution,
Diane Monaco wrote:
How far Cuba can be regarded as an independent and
socialist nation-state, if there is extensive
dollarisation of Cuban economy?
I'm not sure what independent really means,
True, the Left no longer seems know what
independence really means ! :)
Cuba is
Ulhas Joglekar wrote:
Cuba invites and accepts foreign investment,
encourages tourism and receives remittances from
Cubans settled abroad. Cuba also trades with other
countries. (I don't know what is Cuba's external
indebtedness.) These things would erode Cuba's
autonomy. Is Cuba's relationship
In Hollywood, the blind are represented in film either as pitiful
victims, such as in Wait Until Dark, or as comic figures like Mr.
Muckle, who tears apart W. C. Fields's shop in It's a Gift. Leave it
to the Japanese to come up with somebody like Zatoichi, the blind master
swordsman who was played
On 27 October 1991 the leader of the national movement, former Soviet General
Dudayev, won the presidential elections in Chechnya. On November 2, the Russian
Duma denounced the elections in Chechnya. On November 7, Yeltsin declared a
state of emergency in Chechnya and ordered the arrest of
No, that's history according to history. Supporting
Dudayev in 1991 is not the same as opposing the
national movement in 1991.
Look, mister
alienatethepublicwiththenameofmywebsite.com, I
actually know Chechens. Real-live Chechens. They live
in Moscow. I get drunk with them. They do not support
Diane Monaco wrote:
That being said and I agree again with you, the
Kurds are an oppressed nationality. Period.
Does it mean that the Left should support the breakup
of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey?
Ulhas
Yahoo! India
Diane wrote:
That being said and I agree again with you, the
Kurds are an oppressed nationality. Period.
Ulhas wrote
Does it mean that the Left should support the breakup
of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey?
Ulhas
Of course not.
But I think your point is more along the lines of the foreign
Whoops, my mistake. I was confusing the Chechen-Ingush
republic with the republic of Chechnya.
--- Chris Doss [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, that's history according to history. Supporting
Dudayev in 1991 is not the same as opposing the
national movement in 1991.
Look, mister
In a message dated 7/28/2004 11:41:00 AM Central Standard
Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Look, mister alienatethepublicwiththenameofmywebsite.com,
I actually know Chechens. Real-live Chechens. They live in Moscow. I get drunk
with them. They do not support the jihadis.
I am not going to
didn't straight-to-video fave Rutger Hauer star in a film about a blind
swordsman once?
dd
-Original Message-
From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Louis
Proyect
Sent: 28 July 2004 16:43
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: The Blind Swordsman Zatoichi
In Hollywood, the blind
In a message dated 7/28/2004 12:16:54 PM Central Standard
Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
didn't straight-to-video fave Rutger Hauer star in a film
about a blind swordsman once?
dd
Comment
Not sure but every since Rutger Hauer's incredible performance
in Blade Runner . . . I have been
Title: Nader to Kucinich
Dennis, We Thought We
Knew You!
By Ralph
Nader
http://www.votenader.com
Dennis Kucinich has decided to endorse the Kerry-Edwards Campaign. Of
course, since Dennis is a committed, life-long Democrat this is not a
big surprise. But, in doing so he also urged Nader
NY Times, July 28, 2004
An Aspiring Money Man Gets to Taste the High Life
By GLEN JUSTICE
BOSTON, July 27 - Owen Byrd had been on the ground less than two hours
on Sunday when he made his way to the sumptuous Four Seasons Hotel here
to pick up an envelope. Inside was a large gold ticket with a
Daniel Davies wrote:
didn't straight-to-video fave Rutger Hauer star in a film about a blind
swordsman once?
http://www.pulpmovies.com/Reviews/Action/blindfury.html
Blind Fury
Master of the sword. Avenger of the Truth. ... and blind as a bat!
Rutger Hauer is a great actor. But he has appeared in
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How does this self determination formula apply to the
American Union in 2004. There are more African
Americans in and around metropolitan Detroit than
there are Chechens and the Nation of Islam was birthed
in Detroit. Do you gentlemen support and advocate for
the right
Diane writes;
That being said and I agree again with you, the
Kurds are an oppressed nationality. Period.
Ulhas responds:
Does it mean that the Left should support the breakup
of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey?
there are other options besides secession: Ken mentions federalism, while simply
Title: Today's Papers
saith
right-wing nut-job Ann Coulter:"My pretty-girl allies stick out like a sore thumb amongst the
corn-fed, no make-up, natural fiber, no-bra needing, sandal-wearing, hirsute,
somewhat fragrant hippie chick pie wagons they call 'women' at the Democratic
National
Ann Coulter is channeling Dick Cheney again... ?
Ken.
Title: American know how
200 Female U.S. Soldiers RAPED in Iraq by U.S. Troops
Miles Moffeit / Denver Post, 2004-07-15
Rape kits call attention to assaults
By Miles Moffeit
Denver Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - Sexual-assault organizations across the
country are shipping
'Security Fences': Palestine and Kashmir:
http://montages.blogspot.com/2004/07/security-fences-palestine-and-kashmir.html
What percentage of the adult population watches Fox News?
What percentage of the adult population watches ABC and/or CBS and/or
NBC but _not_ Fox?
What percentage of the adult population watches Local News but no
network news?
What percentage of the adult population watches watches local news
Kenneth Burke repeats a conversation in which one party says, I'm a
Christian, and the other party replies, Yes, but who are you a
Christian AGAINST?
according to one observer, the following sign was seen at the DP convention.
Which Way Would Jesus Vote?
[sigh]
jd
(The Atlantic Monthly is a centrist magazine.)
Atlantic Unbound | July 27, 2004
Convention Dispatch | by Jack Beatty
Humphrey Redux?
Like Humphrey in '68, Kerry is out of step with voters on an upopular war
.
Unity is the regnant clich about this convention and this party. The
Democrats are
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/28/04 8:37 AM
Michael Hoover wrote:
but
conversations here indicate that we sure do live in the age of
diminishing expectations, which in itself gives people fewer reasons
to spend time on political activism.
above was yoshie...
the article
below seems of interest.
Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
Iraq's Labor Upsurge Wins Support From U.S.
UnionsBy David BaconOnce the U.S. occupation of Iraq
began over a year ago, Iraqi workers lost no time in reorganizing their
country's labor
Outfoxed? (If conservatives exaggerate liberalism of the corporate
media beyond recognition, liberals, too, are hyping the power of the
Fox News Channel far more than its actual total viewership warrants):
http://montages.blogspot.com/2004/07/outfoxed.html.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/28/04 11:42 AM
In Hollywood, the blind are represented in film either as pitiful
victims, such as in Wait Until Dark, or as comic figures like Mr.
Muckle, who tears apart W. C. Fields's shop in It's a Gift. Leave it
to the Japanese to come up with somebody like Zatoichi, the
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/28/04 5:38 PM
finally: blind swordsman films inspired 71 entitled 'deaf mute heroine'
directed by wu ma, one of number of hk martial arts films featuring
women... michael hoover
neglected to mention that helen ma had lead role in above... mh
Let's start a campaign to demand that Republican women officials denounce
Ann Coulter.
If this could be classified as an ethnic slur, wouldn't there be a firestorm?
Why is this tolerated?
Why is this person on TV?
At 11:55 AM 7/28/2004 -0700, Devine, James wrote:
saith right-wing nut-job Ann
Just to get your blood boiling, here's another quote from Ann Coulter:
Conservatives believe man was created in God's image, while liberals believe they are
gods. All of the behavioral tics of the liberals proceed from their godless belief
that they can murder the unborn because they, the
F A C I N G S O U T H
July 27, 2004 * Issue 85
INSTITUTE INDEX * Elections at Risk
Number of felons purged from Florida's voter lists in the 2000 elections: 173,000
Number that weren't felons and were wrongfully barred from voting: 50,000
Number of felons Florida had planned to remove from
Kenneth Burke repeats a conversation in which one party says, I'm a
Christian, and the other party replies, Yes, but who are you a
Christian AGAINST?
according to one observer, the following sign was seen at the DP convention.
Which Way Would Jesus Vote?
Only evidence available is who he threw out
BusinessWeek Online
JULY 26, 2004 .
ASIAN BUSINESS
North Korea: Open For Business -- A Bit
North Korea remains poor, but Kim's reforms are
bringing growth
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_30/b3893074.htm
The Hindu
Tuesday, Jul 06, 2004
Russia plays energy card
By Vladimir Radyuhin
As global energy demand soars, President Vladimir
Putin wants to use oil and
gas exports as instruments to speed up Russia's
economic revival and enhance
its geopolitical weight.
RUSSIA HAS embarked on a new
Proposal To Up The Minimum Wage Makes Florida Fall Ballot
POSTED: 6:14 pm EDT July 27, 2004
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A proposed constitutional amendment to create a
state
minimum wage that starts at $6.15 and is tied to inflation made the
November ballot Tuesday when it cleared the signature
I recall reading a book, Wisconsin Death Trip, that discussed 19th C. farm wives
depression. I think that farm suicides here might be relatively high, athough some
farmers take their frustration out in voiolence of one kind or another.
POULTRY GROWERS AT MERCY
OF INDUSTRIALIZED AGRICULTURE
AND
If consumer confidence is increasing and purchases are flattening, which is the
leading indicator?
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Adnan Abbas's 'Call to Humanity' (about a young Iraqi artist):
http://montages.blogspot.com/2004/07/adnan-abbass-call-to-humanity.html
--
Yoshie
* Critical Montages: http://montages.blogspot.com/
* Greens for Nader: http://greensfornader.net/
* Bring Them Home Now! http://www.bringthemhomenow.org/
Dugger, Celia. 2004. World Bank Challenged: Are the Poor Really
Helped? New York Times (28 July).
Wealthy nations and international organizations, including the World
Bank, spend more than $55 billion annually to better the lot of the
world's 2.7 billion poor people. Yet they have scant evidence
[See what happens with some encouragement - soon I'll be
overposting! I'll try to make this the last.]
1)Uhlas writes:
Paul was trying to show how PPP numbers
overstate the
economic growth in the developing countries. I am not
sure I understand how he has reached that conclusion.
For India, from
Regarding Paul's suggestion about infant mortality recall the recent study comparing
infant mortality in Harlem and Bangladesh.
--
Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 530-898-5321
E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
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