[PEN-L:12078] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: On the pretentions ofMax Sawicky

At 12:29 PM 09/30/1999 -0700, you wrote: >John Vascancellos. One of the few good guys in politics. Not a radical, >but not a tool of capital. Michael, It's funny how distance puts a glow around some politicians. Here in CA, I know John V. as a shrewd and able liberal who is not above playin

[PEN-L:12079] NWU: Building on Victory - Your Union Needs You

TASINI V. THE NEW YORK TIMES RULING - WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR WRITERS? On September 24, 1999, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal district court decision against the plaintiffs in Tasini et al. v. New York Times et al. The appeals court ruled that the reuse of freelance work on d

[PEN-L:11449] [Fwd: Re: Senate Resolution 172]

FYI-- > > There are no lack of issues. > > > > This week, the Senate Rules committee plans to address Senator Sam > > Brownback's Senate Resolution 172 "To establish a special committee > > of the Senate to address the cultural crisis facing America." The > > notion of a Culture Committee

[PEN-L:10656] New Face of CA Labor Force

Workplace Revolution In California Only one in three holds a traditional job, study finds Kenneth Howe, Chronicle Staff WriterMonday, September 6, 1999 The nature of work is undergoing a profound and, at times, wrenching, transformation, according to a major new study of the Califor

[PEN-L:10652] Job Gains/Losses Over Last Decade; Not Rosy for All on LaborDay

U.S. Job Gains in Last 10 Years By The Associated Press Sunday, September 5, 1999; 1:28 p.m. EDT The change in number of Americans on company payrolls, full or part time, from July 1989 to July 1999, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Figures exclude proprietors, the self-employed, fa

[PEN-L:10651] Americans Work the Longest Hours; OSHA Inspections Falling;Pro-Union Sentiment Growing

IN THIS MESSAGE: Americans Work the Longest Hours; OSHA Inspections Falling; Pro-Union Sentiment Growing Study: Americans Work Longest Hours By Geir Moulson Associated Press Writer Sunday, September 5, 1999; 8:01 p.m. EDT GENEVA (AP) -- Americans work the longest hours in the industrialized w

[PEN-L:10473] MAI & Y2K

Date: Sat, 07 Aug 1999 12:33:31 -0700 Resent-from: Patrick Kerans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Candice Mitchell - General Manager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (by way of Connie Fogal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) Subject: Y2K&MAI Hello Connie, It was a pleasure chatting with you...Here are some interesting links

[PEN-L:10428] MALAYSIA Calls for 1-yr. Postponement of WTO Round; MoreDeaths in Timor

IN THIS MESSAGE: MALAYSIA Calls for 1-yr. Postponement of WTO Round; More Deaths in Timor >From BRIDGES Weekly Trade News Digest Vol. 3, Number 32 MALAYSIA CALLS FOR ONE-YEAR POSTPONEMENT FOR NEW WTO ROUND The Group of 15 developing countries (G-15) is to meet in Bangalore, India from 17 Aug

[PEN-L:10303] Friday's news ,FW: JPS19990820-1

THE ANTI-LABOR OFFFENSIVE IN JAPAN CONTINUES One: Holding companies, backers of Japan's war for world conquest, outlawed at Japans defeat, have been re-legalized by the U.S.puppet Obuchi government. Two: Steel and transport companies schemes to force workers to quit so they won't get compens

[PEN-L:9915] Fwd: Call for papers

>Below please find the call for papers for next year's AFL-CIO/UCLEA Annual >Education Conference. Please forward it to any and all list serves, >organizations, and individuals which you think might be appropriate. I >have also attached both a Word and Wordperfect version of the call so that

[PEN-L:9863] AFP: Wife of top US anti-drug official in Colombia on drugcharge

> > << === > AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE > > Friday, 6 August 1999 > > Wife of top US anti-drug official > in Colombia on drug charge > - > > NEW YORK -- The w

[PEN-L:9855] KPFA Back on the Air

Embattled Calif. ``free speech'' radio back on air 02:36 p.m Aug 05, 1999 Eastern BERKELEY, Calif., Aug 5 (Reuters) - Free speech redoubt KPFA-FM in Berkeley went back on the air Thursday after a lengthy lock-out sparked by debate over the future of America's oldest listener-supported radio stat

[PEN-L:9843] What To Do With The Surplus?

http://www.thenewrepublic.com/magazines/tnr/archive/0899/080999/coverstory08 0999.html AUGUST 9, 1999 ISSUE THE NEW REPUBLIC AMERICAN PIE American Pie What to do with the $2.9 trillion surplus? Opposing opinions by Barry Bluestone, Alan S. Blinder & Amity Shlaes 1. Spend It By Barry Bluestone

[PEN-L:9834] Not so new economy

Wednesday August 4 1999 Financial Times Euro European Performance League Not so new economy Managers from Mars Comment / Columnists Not so new economy Computers may have revolutionised the workplace, but they have not had much impact on productivity in the US The US economy of tod

[PEN-L:9821] Broken Locks Delay KPFA Live Broadcasts; 10,000 Rally for KPFA

IN THIS MESSAGE: Broken Locks Delay KPFA Live Broadcasts; 10,000 Rally for KPFA Confusion Over Locks Snarls KPFA's Return to Live Broadcasts Charles Burress, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, August 3, 1999 The official return to work at Berkeley's embattled KPFA radio hit a snag yesterday when

[PEN-L:9675] Re: Virus warning

When I recevied this two days ago, I went to McAfee.com, a premier virus protection software manufacturer, to check on it. At that time there was NO listing, advisory, or warning about this so-called virus. Before you clutter cyberspace with this, check for yourself. Michael At 12:45 PM 07

[PEN-L:9552] NAFTA case; Clinton Pursues Fast Track Authority Again

Thursday, July 22, 1999 Obscure Lawsuit Could Alter U.S. Trade Policy By EVELYN IRITANI, Los Angeles Times Trade advocates are bracing for a ruling by a federal judge in Alabama in a little-noticed lawsuit whose outcome could dramatically alter the way the U.S. has conducted its trade policy ove

[PEN-L:9473] KPFA on the Internet Live; Democracy Now - Latest CensorshipTarget

[apologies for duplicates through cross-posting] Subject: KPFA TO BE BROADCAST LIVE OVER INTERNET To: "undisclosed-recipients:;" KPFA TO BE BROADCAST LIVE OVER INTERNET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sameer Parekh 650 812 9400x134> 510 291 2283 Within the next few days, KPFA programmers will

[PEN-L:9465] Re: Re: Re: Re: Let's slow down here

>Are there still political provisions in American labor law or law in >general? The anti-communist charter of T-H was an appendage to the Smith >Act, no? I'm no lawyer, but my recollection is that the anti-communist affidavit provision was in Taft-Hartley itself, not the Smith Act. Getting T-H

[PEN-L:9403] Re: Re: Let's slow down here

>BY LAW, unions in the USA and those who work in >administrative positions in those unions must declare themselves to be >against communism or they GO TO JAIL (Taft-Hartley Act). NOT SO! The non-communist affidavit of T-H was thrown out by the Supreme Court many years ago. I believe the case

[PEN-L:9332] Re: The disastrous effects of Russian Ag. Reform

WARNING! The attachment that came with this file (final ag art.doc) is infected with a virus. DO NOT OPEN it. Destroy the attachment at once and warn all those who may have received it. In solidarity, Michael

[PEN-L:9235] High Tech Temps Begin to Organize

Labor Group Wants to Organize Tech Temp Workers It seeks benefits, security for Microsoft `permatemps' Ilana DeBare, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, July 16, 1999 Mark Turner is a lifelong Republican who used to have nothing but contempt for labor unions, including the teachers un

[PEN-L:8816] cost of imperialism/globalization (U'wa) & "natives & moon"

Date: Sun, 7 Mar 1999 12:12:57 + From: Paul Swann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: The cost of globalization Please read to the end of this message. Thank you. (With apologies for cross-postings) ~~~ Banking on earth, light, water Berito Kuwar U'wa of the U'wa people __

[PEN-L:8812] Petition against WTO trade liberalization

Date: Sun, 11 Apr 1999 06:58:20 +1200 From: Carol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (by way of Makere Harawira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) Subject: TRADE: PETITION TO STOP MILLENNIUM ROUND Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 23:50:54 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Dolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: TRADE: PETITION TO STOP MILLENNIUM ROUND

[PEN-L:8644] ECONOMY: US Aid Chief Blasts Hypocrisy of Globalisation

/* Written 9:08 PM Jun 29, 1999 by newsdesk in igc:ips.english */ /* -- "ECONOMY: US Aid Chief Blasts Hypocr" -- */ Copyright 1999 InterPress Service, all rights reserved. Worldwide distribution via the APC networks. *** 29-Jun-99 *** Titl

[PEN-L:8358] [RRE]Intelligence

[This is a greatly abridged sample issue of the outstanding newsletter Intelligence.] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= This message was forwarded through the Red Rock Eater News Service (RRE). Send any replies to the original author, listed in the From: fi

[PEN-L:8356] White House Feuding with CIA Over Guatemala Killings;Globalism's Worst,Yet to Come; Fresh Proof of Operation Condor; PeaceNetwork to Address Globalization Founded

IN THIS MESSAGE: White House Feuding with CIA Over Guatemala Killings; Globalism's Worst,Yet to Come; Fresh Proof of Operation Condor; Peace Network to Address Globalization Founded /* Written 9:03 PM Jun 14, 1999 by newsdesk in igc:ips.english */ /* -- "POLITICS: White House Feuding

[PEN-L:8120] Nation's Experts Give Up

Nation's Experts Give Up: "From now on, you're on your own," say experts http://www.theonion.com/onion3523/nations_experts_give_up.html Nation's Experts Give Up: "From now on, you're on your own," say experts June 16 WASHINGTON, DC--Citing years of frustration over their advice being misunde

[PEN-L:8119] Text of US/Russian Kosovo Pact

U.S.-Russia Kosovo Agreement Text By The Associated Press Friday, June 18, 1999; 6:49 p.m. EDT Text of Kosovo peacekeeping agreement between Russia and the United States: It is agreed by the Secretary of Defense of the United States and the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation: To

[PEN-L:8005] TWILIGHT OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT (1 of 2)

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 16:48:10 -0700 From: Sid Shniad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: THE TWILIGHT OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT (long, but very important analysis) THE TWILIGHT OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT By Peter Gowan in CounterPunch In the midst of the bombing campaign it is impossible for us

[PEN-L:8006] TWILIGHT OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT (2 of 2)

Most people assume that the Serbian government refused to sign, because the 'Agreement' would lead to the independence of Kosovo. The 'Agreement' did involve a de facto NATO Protectorate (not, by the way, a democratic entity. The Chief of the Implementation Force could dictate to the Kosovo go

[PEN-L:7999] Kosovo, the Post Cold War World & the Left

Kosovo, the Post Cold War World & the Left By Carl Bloice The following is adapted and updated from a talk presented to the Center for Political Education in San Francisco, May 4, 1999. After my four-year stint as a correspondent in Moscow which coincided with the closing down of the Union of

[PEN-L:7882] The Price of NATO's "Humanitarianism"

June 8, 1999 Dow Jones Newswires NATO Strikes Killed 2,000, Wounded 5,000 - Tanjug BELGRADE (AP)--More than 2,000 civilians have been killed and more than 5,000 wounded in 11 weeks of NATO air raids on Yugoslavia, the official Tanjug news agency reported Wednesday. The agency said the victims

[PEN-L:7747] Re: Getting George Going...

Your question suggests a wider issue: how unions ought to do politics. The traditional approach of business unionism is top-down lobbying, policy work by technocrats, voter registration and mobilization to vote, candidate endorsements, and PAC contributions. These techniques are wholly inadequat

[PEN-L:7661] Western Left & Yugoslavia; Belgrade's Bunker Mentality

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 18:26:17 + From: "S. P. Udayakumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Western Left & Yugoslavia From: "Jayati Ghosh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date sent:Thu, 3 Jun 1999 00:55:11 +0530 This is a very important article that was recently published in people's Demo

[PEN-L:7523] Donors Plan Central America's 'Transformation'; Meanwhile, inAfrica....

[Here is a foretaste of what we can expect when the financial wizards of the "New World Order" meet to "reconstruct" devastated Yugoslavia. -- Tom C] Title: ECONOMY: Donors Plan Central America's 'Transformation' By Abid Aslam WASHINGTON, May 24 (IPS) - Donors and creditors are holding talks th

[PEN-L:7491] Answer of Serbian NGOs to pro-NATO letter from HelsinkiFederation for Human Rights; Nation Editor Responds to Critics

Answer of Serbian NGOs to pro-NATO letter from Helsinki Federation for Human Rights ; Nation Editor Responds to Critics AGAINST THE LOGIC OF WAR LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL HELSINKI FEDERATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Dear Friends and Esteemed Colleagues, This letter is an answer to a "request

[PEN-L:7490] Answer of Serbian NGOs to pro-NATO letter from HelsinkiFederation for Human Rights

Answer of Serbian NGOs to pro-NATO letter from Helsinki Federation for Human Rights AGAINST THE LOGIC OF WAR LETTER TO THE INTERNATIONAL HELSINKI FEDERATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Dear Friends and Esteemed Colleagues, This letter is an answer to a "request" made by our associates and friend

[PEN-L:7489] Is a New Cold War in the Offing?

[THIS KUTTNER COMMENTARY SOUNDS LIKE A CALL FOR WHAT AMOUNTS TO A NEW COLD WAR.] China policy needs toughening By Robert Kuttner, 05/30/99 The revelations in the Cox report about two decades of Chinese nuclear spying impeach the most basic premises of the China policy of four US administratio

[PEN-L:7463] Michael Moore on Colorado & Kosovo

http://www.zmag.org/colokos.htm > > Back to ZNet Kosovo/Nato > Contents > Back to ZNet Top Page > > > > A Letter From Michael Moore... > > April 22, 1999 > > Dear Friends, > > There he was, The Great Co

[PEN-L:7276] WHAT THIS WAR IS REALLY ABOUT; Soldier of Fortune FightsAlongside KLA; The Business of War; Bombing as Serious State Terrorism

IN THIS MESSAGE: WHAT THIS WAR IS REALLY ABOUT; Soldier of Fortune Fights Alongside KLA; The Business of War; Bombing as Serious State Terrorism The Globe and Mail Wednesday, May 26, 1999 WHAT THIS WAR IS REALLY ABOUT By Marcus Gee Belgrade -- Hats off to Lieuten

[PEN-L:7307] valuable essay

POSTED TO H-NET A sharp essay by Bob Buzzanco "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE NEW LEFT? TOWARD A RADICAL READING OF AMERICAN FOREIGN RELATIONS," 1999 Stuart L. Bernath Lecture, and scheduled to be published in the Fall issue of the journal DIPLOMATIC HISTORY, is invaluable as a teaching and analytical chec

[PEN-L:7188] Gore Wants Churches to Get Govt. Money

Gore: Church Should Get Gov't Funds By Sandra Sobieraj Associated Press Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- Treading on traditional Republican territory, Vice President Al Gore said Monday that churches and other faith-based organizations -- where ``the client is not a number, but a child of God'' --

[PEN-L:7193] cj#946> Bilderberger update...; Croat General Commands KLA

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 18:39:32 +1200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Bilderberg Meeting - media blackout continues >From http://www.the-news.net/ & http://www.the-news.net/archives/bilburg22-5.ht

[PEN-L:7184] Gap Demo TONIGHT, 20/20 Expose 8PM

TONIGHT ABC's 20/20 will be airing a scathing expose of labor abuses in Saipan (see today's Washington Post story below for more details of these abuses) at 8pm on channel 7. Join us TONIGHT to watch this report in front of Gap Chairman Donald Fisher's Pacific Heights home, 3456 Washington at Lau

[PEN-L:7180] NATO members email and URL's

hackers of the world, unite! [K.] --- NATO MEMBER NATIONS' HEADS OF STATE ADDRESSES / E-MAIL ADDRESSES / WEB PAGES M. Jean-Luc Dehaene Premier Ministre rue de la Loi 16 B-1000 Brussels Belgium phone 02-501-02-11 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] webpage http://belgium.fgov.b

[PEN-L:7151] KLA Hit by Bombs, but Whose?; KLA Wants Seat at Table; Makeupof Peace Force at Issue

IN THIS MESSAGE: KLA Hit by Bombs, but Whose?; KLA Wants Seat at Table; Makeup of Peace Force at Issue Kosovo Rebels Bombed NATO Error Possible By R. Jeffrey Smith Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, May 22, 1999; Page A15 KUKES, Albania, May 21Three bombs were dropped with high preci

[PEN-L:7148] NATO's Unintended Targets List Grows; Thailand Cancels Intl.Labor Conference

IN THIS MESSAGE: NATO's Unintended Targets List Grows; Thailand Cancels Intl. Labor Conference NATO's Unintended Targets By The Associated Press Some NATO bombing mistakes and missile attacks against unintended targets. Casualty figures were reported by Serbs and not independently confir

[PEN-L:7146] They Call It "Intelligence"; NATO Refuses to Release Evidencein Bombing Mishap; Italian Fishermen Net Bombs; NATO Bombs JailHolding KLA Fighters

IN THIS MESSAGE: They Call It "Intelligence"; NATO Refuses to Release Evidence in Bombing Mishap; Italian Fishermen Net Bombs; NATO Bombs Jail Holding KLA Fighters Human Error By Barbara Starr -- ABCNEWS.com W A S H I N G T O N, May 20, 9:37am PT The United States mistakenly bombed the Chin

[PEN-L:7064] Clinton Open to Using Ground Troops; Milosevic Okays"Principles" of Peace Plan; NATO Mission Changing; Envir. Damage inYugoslavia Disputed

IN THIS MESSAGE: Clinton Open to Using Ground Troops; Milosevic Okays "Principles" of Peace Plan; NATO Mission Changing Clinton Says He Might Send Ground Troops By John F. Harris Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 19, 1999; Page A01 President Clinton declared for the first time

[PEN-L:6949] The FINANCIAL TIMES - World's richest 6m get richer

The FINANCIAL TIMES May 17 1999 World's richest 6m get richer By George Graham, Banking Editor The world's estimated 6m millionaires have shrugged off the effects of last year's financial turmoil and are getting richer by the day. New research by

[PEN-L:6948] WTO Leadership Race Exposes Deepening Polarisation OverGlobalisation

MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE USE 16 May 1999 GATT WATCHDOG, PO BOX 1905, CHRISTCHURCH, NZ. PH (03)3662803 WTO Leadership Race Exposes Deepening Polarisation Over Globalisation "There is a message to be learnt from the acrimony surrounding the unresolved Mike Moore-Supachai Panitchpakdi race fo

[PEN-L:6800] Gregor Gysi letter to Slobodan Milosevic

=- A Letter from Gregor Gysi* to Slobodan Milosevic Translation: Eric Canepa (Source: the PDS's weekly press report, Pressedienst, No. 18, 1999 (May 7), in internet at: www.pds- online.de/1/pressedienst/9918/) *Gregor Gysi is the chair of the delegation of the Party of Democrati

[PEN-L:6797] (no subject)

>From New Scientist, 15 May 1999 Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 20:39:41 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Camp Responsible Tech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (by way of Michael Eisenscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) Subject: New Scientist: The chips are down Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Tr

[PEN-L:6798] Court Rules in Favor of MS Permatemps

You have received this mailing from the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers. For information about subscribing or unsubscribing, skip to the end of this mail. -- May 12, 1999 COURT: MICROSOFT PERMATEMPS CAN PURCHASE STOCK AT DISCOUNT A federal

[PEN-L:6748] Re: NATO Losses -Reply

At 01:50 PM 5/12/99 -0700, you wrote: >This seems like a very important message - if it's at all true. >Michael Eisenscher - what is the URL from whence this message >came, and what is the International Strategic Studies >Association? Came from THE GOLEM site: http:/

[PEN-L:6728] Reception for Farmworker Exhibit at Meany Center

The George Meany Center is hosting a reception and Chatauqua discussion for the photography exhibit, Every Worker is an Organizer - Farm Labor and the Resurgence of the United Farm Workers. David Bacon, the photographer, will talk about how and why the photographs were taken, and the current situ

[PEN-L:6707] NATO Losses

NATO Losses [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Message Board ] Posted by TheGolem on May 11, 1999 at 23:15:03: What they're not telling us. This is from The International Strategic Studies Association. NATO Losses and the Military Costs: It is clear from the amount and quality of intelligenc

[PEN-L:6703] Forward: Han Young Strike In Danger!

This message is forwarded from the Support Committee for Maquiladora Workers: URGENT NEWS FLASH!!! On the morning of May 11, 150 members of the Tijuana and Baja California police removed the strike flags at the Han Young factory, and escorted a group of strike- breakers into the plant. This ac

[PEN-L:6689] The UN Goes to Market

It used to be that the United Nations was a thorn in the side of multinational corporations. No more. Earlier this year, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called for a partnership to be forged between the UN and global business. To defeat an emerging backlash against economic globalization, big cor

[PEN-L:6623] POST-WAR DISILLUSIONMENT AHEAD; Yugoslav Army Orders KosovoPullout; Chicano POWs Return; Clinton Quest for Appearance of Victory

IN THIS MESSAGE: POST-WAR DISILLUSIONMENT AHEAD; Yugoslav Army Orders Kosovo Pullout; Chicano POWs Return; Clinton Quest for Appearance of Victory The National Post Monday, May 10, 1999 POST-WAR DISILLUSIONMENT AHEAD We've reached such a level of callousne

[PEN-L:6621] Re: Re: Re: Fwd: RE: Was it a mistake?

get that >physically resembles the embassy and is very near it. > Do you imagine that for all of the thousands of targets >they hit they ask, "oh by the way, has the Chinese embassy >relocated near this site (or any of a bunch of other embassies >or other possible embarrassments

[PEN-L:6585] civilian casualties in Yugoslavia

Michael, I pulled this off of the Counterpunch page but have seen it on other anti war web sites. I think it comes from Yug sources. I thought your list might be interested. - Sam COUNT: The Civilian Casualties of Nato's Bombing During the first month of the war on Yugoslavia, t

[PEN-L:6581] Re: Fwd: RE: Was it a mistake?

While I have no doubt that Jim Craven's contact provided this information, the argument is just plain unbelievable. The US has satellites that they claim can pinpoint a terrorist picking his nose while riding a camel across an Iraqi desert, but it can't find an embassy of a major global protagoni

[PEN-L:6552] The Jackpot Economy

The Los Angeles Times Sunday, May 9, 1999 The Jackpot Economy Widening wage inequality is not just a function of a better education or great technological skill. Dumb luck may be even more important. By DAVID FRIEDMAN Amid soaring stocks and tightening labor markets, last month's dis

[PEN-L:6540] From El Salvador To Kosovo:The US Bloody Trail

Meet Mr. Massacre Posted By: Anonymously Date: Friday, 4/30/99, at 9:35 a.m. by Mark Ames and Matt Taibbi Years from now, when the war in Serbia is over and the dust has settled, historians will point to January 15, 1999 as the day the American Death Star became fully operational. That was

[PEN-L:6522] Brecher Resigns From Sander's Staff Over War; Peace Plan Fraud

IN THIS MESSAGE: Brecher Resigns From Sander's Staff Over War; Peace Plan Fraud May 4, 1999 Congressman Bernie Sanders 2202 Rayburn Building Washington, DC, 20515 Dear Bernie, This letter explains the matters of conscience that have led me to resign from your staff. I believe that every i

[PEN-L:6506] ecological catastrophe & some hope; FAIR Analysis of Coverage

Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 17:39:46 + To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Paul Swann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Two very disturbing reports...and some hope for united action. Paul http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/The_Paper/Daily/Story/0,3604,47314,00.html Nuclear war, courtesy of Nato Kosovo, like Vietnam, ha

[PEN-L:6494] 6 Former Union Officials Charged

May 6, 1999 6 Former Union Officials Charged in Theft of Funds Forum Join a Discussion on Unions and the Labor Movement By STEVEN GREENHOUSE rosecutors Wednesday announced the indictments of six former officials of a large New York City union local, who are accused of stealing

[PEN-L:6455] #1 - Direct from Belgrade; Diplomat's Assessment Available

Dear Contacts, This from Belgrade. It's the first of several emails I'm sending today to this list, separately to make it easier to sort and select. Altho' any war has scenes of destruction, this is the US's war, so I think we need to look at these scenes. To quote the friend who s

[PEN-L:6454] RE: Balkans Drug Trade

Here's a story from Italy's top-selling weekly your readers might find interesting: Source-Date: 05/02/1999 Milan Paper Views Balkan Arms, Drugs Route MS2904142799 Milan Famiglia Cristiana in Italian 2 May 99 pp 31-32 [Guglielmo Sasinini report: "With the Money[0] From Drugs[0]."] [FBIS Tran

[PEN-L:6453] Lights Out in Belgrade / Testing the Waters / More...

M O J O U R N A L News from the MoJo Wire and Mother Jones magazine Week of May 4 - May 10, 1999 http://www.motherjones.com/ K O S O V O C O V E R A G E

[PEN-L:6421] IMF ready to offer financial help, structural reforms to theBalkans - Javier Solana

The National Post Monday, May 03, 1999 NATO: UNITED TO SUCCEED The International Monetary Fund and Group of Seven industrialized countries stand ready to offer financial help to the countries of the Balkans. This help should go hand in hand

[PEN-L:6420] Sanders v. progressives on NATO bombing; Crisis in Yugoslavia& It's Relation to Global Fascism (long)

IN THIS MESSAGE: Sanders v. progressives on NATO bombing; Crisis in Yugoslavia & It's Relation to Global Fascism (long) People interested in the response of Bernie Sanders political constituency (at a Sanders Town Meeting) to his pro-war stance on the U.S./NATO bombing of Yugoslavia might want

[PEN-L:6386] FWD: Appendix B to Rambouillet Accord proposal; Kosovo'sGlittering Prize

IN THIS MESSAGE: Appendix B to Rambouillet Accord proposal; Kosovo's Glittering Prize Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 11:55:56 +0900 From: Hendrik Subject: [NS] Interpreting the Rambouillet Accord proposal Here are some excerpts from the Rambouillet accord proposal interspersed with some comments. (A

[PEN-L:6375] NATO's Moral Responsibility; Appeal from Yugoslavia

"We have a moral responsibility to act to defend our values once the efforts of diplomacy have failed." "Our strategy is working." Javier Solana, NATO Secretary-General This statement was

[PEN-L:6377] Balkans War: The 4th International View

Dear Jim, I read both your email and that of David in response. Thanks for the discussion - we should have an organized one. SO and the FI have focused on the war as a war against the workers of Yugoslavia - going back to the horrendous destruction of the economy through imposition of the IMF d

[PEN-L:6376] NATO heads of state - addresses

Date: Mon, 3 May 1999 10:20:01 + From: Paul Swann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: NATO heads of state - addresses Suggestion:- Copy & paste list of email addresses below and send a message with the subject line: STOP BOMBING NOW Repeat in the body of the message and sign underneath, includ

[PEN-L:6369] ANALYSIS--Labor/inflation theory nears last breath; 3rd WorldMust Do With Less; Undemocratic Regimes Get Billions; NicaraguanPolice/Army Called Out Against Strikers

IN THIS MESSAGE: ANALYSIS--Labor/inflation theory nears last breath; 3rd World Must Do With Less; Undemocratic Regimes Get Billions; Nicaraguan Police/Army Called Out Against Strikers Monday May 3, 3:15 pm Eastern Time ANALYSIS--Labor/inflation theory nears last breath By Isabelle Clary N

[PEN-L:5815] US State Department Documents on KLA Kosovo Liberation Army

US State Department Documents on KLA Kosovo Liberation Army Author: George Orwell, alias Big Brother ANDRE GUNDER FRANK 1. 11/10/98: Situation in Kosovo Source http://secretary.state.gov/www/briefings/statements/1998/ps981110.html Key Passage "Provocations from one side do no

[PEN-L:5814] Are We Heading Towards Another Vietnam?; Serbs Reject AtrocityClaims; NATO Bombing Destroys Schools

IN THIS MESSAGE: Are We Heading Towards Another Vietnam?; Serbs Reject Atrocity Claims; NATO Bombing Destroys Schools >From Economic Reform, Volume 11, No. 5 May 1999 Are We Heading Towards Another Vietnam? During its first few days of its bombardment of Yugoslavia NATO's smart missiles were re

[PEN-L:5816] New Left Review: Danger of a Wider War....

http://www.newleftreview.com/kosovo.html The Danger of a Wider War and the Chance for a Wider Peace Robin Blackburn Kosovan Albanians and Serbian civilians have already paid a sad price for the limited war between NATO and Yugoslavia. Because NATO has not achieved its objectives and has actuall

[PEN-L:5813] NATO Bombs Don't Stop Long Distance Calling;Confession of the Bombs; Prep for Ground Troops

IN THIS MESSAGE: NATO Bombs Don't Stop Long Distance Calling; Confession of the Bombs; Prep for Ground Troops friend sent me below, Michael Hoover > (04/21/99, 12:17 p.m. ET) > > U.S.-based long distance carriers that serve Yugoslavia aren't > experiencing big service delays, even though NAT

[PEN-L:5741] Defense of National Sovereignty

Wherein the further left swallows its own tail . . . Socialist Workers Party (US) denounces Pinochet arrest By David Walsh 5 November 1998 The lead editorial in the November 2 edition of the Militant, the weekly ne

[PEN-L:5687] Clinton on Violence/Is he listening to himself?

"We do know that we must do more to reach out to our children and teach them to express their anger and to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons," -Bill Clinton, April, 20, 1999

[PEN-L:5684] AFL Statement on Kosovo; LCLAA Statement on Kosovo; MilitaryBombing Practice Kills Civilian in Puerto Rico

IN THIS MESSAGE: AFL Statement on Kosovo; LCLAA Statement on Kosovo; Military Bombing Practice Kills Civilian in Puerto Rico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AFL-CIO CONDEMNS "ETHNIC CLEANSING" IN KOSOV PROTESTS MURDERS OF LABOR LEADERS BY SERBS WASHINGTO

[PEN-L:5686] Serbs "not an easy target"

Serbs Rule in Kosovo's Vacant Villages By Michael Dobbs Washington Post Foreign Service Saturday, April 17, 1999; Page A1 BREZOVICA, Yugoslavia, April 16 – A tank is camouflaged inside a haystack, its gun turret hidden by pieces of straw. At checkpoints, Yugoslav soldiers and policemen carryin

[PEN-L:5434] Greenspan Decries Rising Protectionism; WTO Data HandbookAvailable

IN THIS MESSAGE: Greenspan Decries Rising Protectionism; WTO Data Handbook Available Greenspan Lashes Out Against Protectionism 02:51 p.m Apr 16, 1999 Eastern By Marcus Kabel DALLAS (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Friday lashed out against a risi

[PEN-L:5423] REPORTERS PRESENTING DISTORTED VIEW OF WAR IN KOSOVO; CoveringUp NATO's Balkan Blunder

IN THIS MESSAGE: REPORTERS PRESENTING DISTORTED VIEW OF WAR IN KOSOVO; Covering Up NATO's Balkan Blunder The Vancouver Sun April 15, 1999 A Soldier's View: REPORTERS PRESENTING DISTORTED VIEW OF WAR IN KOSOVO

[PEN-L:5424] Letter from a Yugo factory worker

[Read this letter from a worker in the now destroyed auto plant in Yugoslavia. Ask yourself, what would you do in his place? Who are the real victims? Who are the villains? Who are the heroes? Who are the humanitarians? What is the real U.S./NATO objective? What is the price of my silence?

[PEN-L:5421] Stop NATO Bombing National Call-In Week

"I think right now, it is difficult to say that we have prevented one act of brutality at this stage." -- Pentagon spokesperson Kenneth Bacon Stop NATO Bombing National Call-In Week April 19-23, 1999 Call President Clinton (202) 456- Call Congress (202) 224-3121 Tell them to: 1

[PEN-L:5415] [BRC-NEWS] Media: Marching Off To War

MARCHING TO THE BEAT OF AN INDIFFERENT DRUM By Norman Solomon The war coverage is becoming routine. Missiles fly, bombs fall. Live briefings from the Pentagon -- featuring talkative generals, colorful charts and gray videos -- appear on cable television like clockwork. The war on Yugosla

[PEN-L:5412] Rambouillet Agreement Attached; Was a Peaceful SolutionRejected?

--=_24545942==_ Greetings: Attached is the Rambouillet Agreement which, because Yugoslavia refused to sign it, became the pretext / excuse for US bombing of their country. == Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 11:57:14 -0700 (PDT)

[PEN-L:5414] Stop Uranium Mine in Australia's Kakadu National Park

Attn: Global Response Quick Response Network: This urgent (gotta do it right away!) appeal comes from Friends of the Earth - Australia. Please send a quick fax to US Secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbitt, before he meets with Australian aboriginal representative Yvonne Margarula April 20. T

[PEN-L:5413] Financial Aid Cutoff for Drug Conviction

Worthy Petition Dear friends, We at the Drug Reform Coordination Network are writing today to ask you to take two short minutes to raise your voice to Congress on an issue of great importance. The Higher Education Act of 1998, signed into law last fall, includes a provision that delays or d

[PEN-L:5397] ESPReport - April 16, 1999; Appeal of the Communist & Workers'Parties

**Please Forward** If you believe that the NATO attack on Yugoslavia is a humanitarian mission, please read: Kosovo: An Effective Humanitarian Mission? and let us know what you think by using the form at the bottom of the essay. I w

[PEN-L:5396] [DW] U.S. National Dialogue on Social Security (fwd)

*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** -- Forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:10:21 -0700 From: Laurie Maak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Press Release-National Dialogue on Social Security NEWS RELEASE

[PEN-L:5395] The Balkans Crisis: A Vet's Perspective & Suggestions forAction

[This commentary by Kim Scipes offers some suggestions on what we can actually DO to shift the direction of policy on this issue. I commend this for your consideration, along with a companion piece by David Bacon, sent separately. Pass these on to others. M.E.] Subject: War Against War-making

[PEN-L:5372] NATO Presses Russia on Another Front-CIS Split

STRATFOR's Global Intelligence Update April 15, 1999 NATO Presses Russia on Another Front Summary: NATO's campaign in Yugoslavia, waged against the fervent objections of Moscow, has once again driven Russia and NATO into opposing camps. NATO has also been pursuing relationships in the Cauca

[PEN-L:5369] April 15: NATO has DETAILED plans for invading Yugoslavia

The ProvinceThursday, April 15, 1999 MARCH ON BELGRADE NEEDS 200,000 WASHINGTON — NATO has detailed plans on how to invade all of Yugoslavia, not just Kosovo. Military and political leaders still hope round-the-clock air strikes will force Y

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