another charity idea for Iraq

2004-06-02 Thread Stephen E Philion
Steve's idea for a new victims compensation fund/charity, this one would be for families that lost property to US soldiers during raids? I have no idea what sexy name to call it though. http://makeashorterlink.com/?C2BB12578

Charity for Occupation

2004-06-02 Thread Stephen E Philion
It looks like a new charity that supports the occupation is up and running. I found out about this on Cooper's blog, which urged everyone on the left to step up and put our money where our mouths were or 'shut up'. Well, I found this 'private sector' 'charity' closely working with the Marines in

Independent journalist in Iraq's appeal for contribution

2004-06-01 Thread Stephen E Philion
This is the kind of appeal I hope some folks out there with the ability to make contributions to worthy causes hopefully will want to make, this guy makes some really valuable reports from Iraq: http://blog.newstandardnews.net/iraqdispatches/archives/000489.html -steve

anyone but pepperoni

2004-04-15 Thread Stephen E Philion
I may run myself on the ticket of the Pepperoni Pizza Party. Devine will be my Secretary of Consumption. mbs --hey, anyone but pepperoni! steve

twin cities bus strike blogger

2004-03-22 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://babelogue.citypages.com:8080/strikeblog/

Re: DeLong on Paul Sweezy

2004-02-29 Thread Stephen E Philion
bate--Paul Sweezy unknown??? wow!). It's odd that someone whose work really does not receive much serious discussion, and most certainly won't receive much attention after his passing, would take this occasion to attack a fellow scholar. Posted by steve philion at February 29, 2004 04:32 PM

My Review of Lembcke's Tailwind Tale, in Critical Sociology

2004-02-16 Thread Stephen E Philion
below's an excerpt, the full review is at http://tinyurl.com/ywwml It's from this spring edition of Critical Sociology, which is available for subscribers at http://tinyurl.com/ytqc8 The Valley of Death expose´ in June 1998 was a highly promoted kickoff edition of the program NewsStand: CNN

re China's new Marxist left?

2004-01-29 Thread Stephen Philion
Michael L. wroteI think that journal was called "Pursuit of Truth" and no longer exists.   --right, that's the one.    On the other hand, there must be currents within currents in China. Eg., the paper I gave at the Beijing Conference talked about how commodity exchange (while not to

Re: China's new Marxist left

2004-01-29 Thread Stephen Philion
Michael Lebowitz wrote: I was struck by the vigour with which the assembled Chinese Marxist economists were discussing the law of value--- in particular, how to demonstrate that utility yields value and the capitalist is a productive worker.Lou asked: This is ironical, right? --nope, jonathan

hard time keeping this one hidden

2004-01-26 Thread Stephen Philion
http://www.kaleo.org/vnews/display.v?TARGET=showImage&article_id=4014704a457 c1&image_num=1

The Antiwar candidate

2004-01-26 Thread Stephen Philion
Dean said his opposition to the Iraq (news - web sites) war was a significant difference between himself and Kerry, who voted for the resolution authorizing the U.S. invasion. He also criticized the Massachusetts senator for voting against the 1991 Gulf War (news - web sites). "A lot of folks in

an exchange with aaron brown of CNN on David Kay and Scott Ritter

2004-01-25 Thread Stephen Philion
Steve begins exchange with: comments: Mr. Brown, Now that it is clear that Mr. Ritter was right, will you let him back on your program and concede to him that he should have been an expert analyst at CNN? Imagine if CNN had used him instead of Ken Pollack as an expert witness, how smart you guys

re China's new Marxist left

2004-01-25 Thread Stephen Philion
The unfortunate thing about the NYT article is it doesn't really feature any Marxists.  Dai Jianzhong is a fine and rare type of labor scholar in China, I"ve met him in Beijing and he counts quite a few Marxists as friends, but he's not a person who would categorize himself as Marxist. Wang

steve from minneapolis strikes again...

2004-01-22 Thread Stephen Philion
a good exchange today with neil conan on NPR Talk of the Nation on the wmd search in Iraq. begins at minute 10:45 http://tinyurl.com/38zgb I called the media on their way too late critical take on the so-called "WMDs" in Iraq that they used to sell the war to the public. steve

MPR Perle unnerved URL

2004-01-21 Thread Stephen Philion
If you go to minute 16, you can hear my question and then Perle's angry retort, "What do YOU know about my family?!" http://tinyurl.com/3a28y

Perle snaps at Steve from Minneapolis, "What do YOU know about my family??!!"

2004-01-21 Thread Stephen Philion
Found an effective way to get under Richard Perle's skin this morning.  He was on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning program this morning, a call inshow, pushing his new book calling for endless war.I asked him how come, if the war on terror is such an important war that all americans shou

Close, but no cigar

2004-01-14 Thread Stephen Philion
In another incident Tuesday, grenade rounds were fired at a compound near Fallouja where ABC journalist Ted Koppel was reporting. U.S. soldiers returned fire, and at least three Iraqis were wounded, said Darley, the military spokesman. Koppel and his "Nightline" crew were traveling with the Army's

another day in baghdad, another family liberated from tyranny

2004-01-12 Thread Stephen Philion
http://tinyurl.com/3fvda G.I.'s Fire on Family in Car, Killing 2, Witnesses Say By EDWARD WONG Published: January 13, 2004 AGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 12 - American soldiers on Monday night killed an Iraqi man and a boy and wounded four others in a car that was driving behind their convoy after a roadsi

re No safety net for programmers

2004-01-12 Thread Stephen Philion
Have an old friend in Phoenix who I hadn't contacted for almost a decade, I figured he should be a millionaire by now given his age and level of computer skills developed during the mid-1980's.  He, it turns out did do pretty well, but not a millionaire (didn't play the stock markets...for

home is where the garbage is

2004-01-05 Thread Stephen Philion
http://tinyurl.com/3ckveTaji, Iraq -- There are places in Iraq where things are getting better,where people are beginning to step out of the darkness of despotism and warinto, if not the light, then at least glimmers of hope. Taji is not one ofthose places.In this tiny suburb on the outskirt

Interview with Jerry Lembcke about CNN's Tailwind Tale: Vietnam's Last Great Myth

2004-01-04 Thread Stephen Philion
An interview with Jerry Lembcke about his new book "CNN's Tailwind Tale: Inside Vietnam's Last Great Myth"   http://tinyurl.com/2qyor

Does Geraldo know where He is?

2001-12-20 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://baltimoresun.com/features/bal-to.geraldo15dec15.story Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: Chinese working class

2001-12-19 Thread Stephen E Philion
door is then open, much more open, to work with non-company unions and/or labor sympathizers/activists in countries such as Mexico or China. Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Oil row in Maoist haven a bad omen

2001-12-19 Thread Stephen E Philion
South China Morning Post Wednesday, December 19, 2001 Oil row in Maoist haven a bad omen REUTERS in Beijing Their battle cry was ''Get to Work'' and they came in three shifts, but the Chinese oil drillers weren't brandishing their crowbars and wooden sticks as tools. The 400-man brigade swarm

Abu jamal death sentence thrown out

2001-12-18 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20011218/us/mumia_abu_jamal.html Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

LA Times: Taliban's Fall No Insurance of Peace

2001-12-16 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-121701endgame.story Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Peasants to bear brunt of open grain market

2001-12-12 Thread Stephen E Philion
ll how joining the WTO will affect China's countryside. One certainty is that as China enters another era of change, farmers including Mr Zhang will be asked to make the largest sacrifices. Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Spread of AIDS in Rural China Ignites Protests (fwd)

2001-12-11 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/11/health/11AIDS.html

In the Failed Mill's Shadow, the Workers Despair

2001-12-09 Thread Stephen E Philion
New York Times December 8, 2001 In the Failed Mill's Shadow, the Workers Despair By ERIK ECKHOLM BAODING, China — For more than three decades after it was founded in 1958, the Baoding No. 1 Paper Mill seemed a model of Chinese socialism. If none of the workers got rich, at least they were pro

Why does Hitchens Call Garzon his ally in the "WOT", Bombings, etc...

2001-12-06 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.zmag.org/garzon.htm http://www.converge.org.nz/pma/rob00113.htm best, steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

can friendly fire be confirmed?

2001-12-05 Thread Stephen E Philion
Hold on here folks, why are we taking for granted that the attack can be confirmed? hasn't Rumsfeld been telling us that it's hard to confirm reports from Afghanistan? Maybe it was an Afghani Taliban Islamic Fascist fighter plan in disguise? Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD

Peace activists disagree with Ward Churchill's comments

2001-12-03 Thread Stephen E Philion
Ward Churchill was invited by Burlinton Peace activists to speak at a rally in opposition to the "war on terrorism". They were taken aback when a Burlington Free Press columnist did some elementary research on Churchill's views on the people who died in the WTC attack. Churchill's view that the

Guardian: US bombs rain death on innocents

2001-12-01 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,610052,00.html

Re: Comment from Rudy Fichtenbaum:

2001-11-29 Thread Stephen E Philion
When I was in China, the Marxist economist (and translator of the nefarious Henwood's book Wall Street I might add) Han Deqiang used quote after quote from Stiglitz in speeches he gave to university audiences to debunk the adoration of the WTO in Chinese academia. There was another person he us

Enron's fall to hurt alternative energy investment?

2001-11-29 Thread Stephen E Philion
ned up the potential for alternative energy research and investment (the former stimulated by the latter). Deregulation of energy would now face big obstacles, which would invariably militate against these trends. I wondered how Ralph Nader would respond to this. Stephen Philion Lecturer/Ph

The Other America

2001-11-28 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.guardian.co.uk/bush/story/0,7369,595460,00.html Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

China: How to Build a Rebellion (fwd)

2001-11-28 Thread Stephen E Philion
Far Eastern Economic Review Issue cover-dated November 29, 2001 AGRICULTURE HOW TO BUILD A REBELLION A BOMB THAT NOW NEEDS TO BE DEFUSED By Bruce Gilley For 100 years, China has chased one "great leap forward" after another, says Shanghai-based scholar Cao Jinqing. Mao Zedong's steel furnace

Re: RE: the great game

2001-11-28 Thread Stephen E Philion
at Mark J. would say, aside from the 'no oil shortage' part. mbs ---He'd end up blaming Henwood. Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: Re: today's new ultimatum

2001-11-27 Thread Stephen E Philion
Shouldn't we be bombing Spain next? What is this knowingly harboring terrorists w/o unconditionally handing them over to the US anyhow? Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822 On Tue, 27 Nov 2001

Re: Re: Re: More on JP Morgan Crashing

2001-11-26 Thread Stephen E Philion
On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Doug Henwood wrote: > Doug Henwood wrote: > > >I think the JPM Chase story is probably way overheated, but that's > >another story. > > By the way, the stock market apparently doesn't see JPM at death's > door: >

Re: Re: Re: Doug tells thetruth..........................

2001-11-23 Thread Stephen E Philion
Actuall Michael, you're too generous. This kind of smear is better suited for M-l I would think than the PEN list. Mark doesn't characterize, he mischaracterizes in the sectarian tradtion of substituting attack for argument. Steve On Fri, 23 Nov 2001, Michael Perelman wrote: > whoa, Mark. Ra

Re: Re: Doug tells the truth..........................

2001-11-23 Thread Stephen E Philion
hallenged the likes of Leo Casey on LBO and Soc. Register List, disagreed with Max Sawicky on the LBO list on the current bombing campaign. Any evidence that Doug supports the current bombing campaign or is this just one more of a series of smears? Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate

arizona fbi flyer story true?

2001-11-20 Thread Stephen E Philion
Is that story about the fbi flyer on how to tell a terorist a true story or another internet hoax? steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: RE: Taliban retreats

2001-11-16 Thread Stephen E Philion
Workers of the world unite, you have nothing to lose but your kites!! Steve On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Brownson, Jamil wrote: > Karl, excellent analysis! Afghan loyalties have alwasy been close to home > but mercenary in relation to outsiders, even when "outside" is at a tribal, > ethnic, or region

Warlords Vie For Kitty

2001-11-16 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://nytimes.com/2001/11/16/international/asia/16AFGH.html Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

US Attacks School of the Americas in Latest Phase of War on Terrorism

2001-11-15 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=90162&group=webcast

Veteran in battle for benefits

2001-11-13 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://starbulletin.com/2001/11/13/news/index.html Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: Limbaugh Defends Maher

2001-11-09 Thread philion
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

re: Nicaragua analysis

2001-11-04 Thread Stephen E Philion
one please translate this phrase from Borge? Thanks. Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Organized Slaughter: North Dakota Meatpacking

2001-10-31 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://citypages.com/databank/22/1090/article9889.asp Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: Re: Re: peter k and hitchens

2001-10-24 Thread Stephen E Philion
My aplogies Michael, I see responding to this thread only carries on the past soap operasI will stop responding... Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: peter k and hitchens

2001-10-24 Thread Stephen E Philion
I can hardly follow that long pointless paragraph. You seem obsessed with this Hitchens thing. I guess you think you're talking to a list filled with c.h fansgo figure. And maybe you just might wanna wake up and smell the coffee, Henwood's been more than sufficiently critical of c.h's bizarr

Tourist in Waikiki detained by FBI

2001-10-22 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2001/Oct/22/ln/ln07a.html This ridiulousness seems to know no end... Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: Re: Re: Globalization and the Arab world

2001-10-18 Thread Stephen E Philion
ities in the range of probably $200,000!<< Jim responded: Like Steve, I'd like to see evidence that he actually said that. --We won't see any, there is none to be found. She's making it up. Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way S

Re: Re: Globalization and the Arab world

2001-10-18 Thread Stephen E Philion
I'm not sure what planet Georgia is from, but we can with certainty that she has made a false claim about Wallerstein, namely that he supported the WTC attack. There really is littl epoint in continuing to debate someone who misstates the position of someone they are challenging. Steve O

Re: Globalization and the Arab world

2001-10-18 Thread Stephen E Philion
which you falsely claim he did, what is the point of debating with you? Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: Media priorities

2001-10-05 Thread Stephen E Philion
Now that's going too far. A lot of hard working journalists busted their ass during the OJ Trial to make sure that nothing ever gets more coverage... Hey, what's OJ's take on 9/11? Sorry, I'm l think Charles, it comes down to the media squeezing as much blood money as it can outta this tragedy.

New American War Motto

2001-10-05 Thread Stephen E Philion
Just read a suggestion for a new National Motto in a ltter to the editor of the Minneapolis Tribune, Oct. 5: "Spend your money--maybe you'll get your job back!" suggeted by James Johnson, Minneapolis. Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 M

Re: Blair's evidence against Bin Laden

2001-10-05 Thread Stephen E Philion
has an article coming out in this months New Yorker. Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822 On Thu, 4 Oct 2001, Ken Hanly wrote: > The evidence is detailed at: http://www.pm.gov.uk/ > > > I woul

laid off NW worker on NWA since 9/11

2001-10-04 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.mndaily.com/story.php?date=20011004&storyID=4094 Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: Re: Re: RE: Evidence against bin Laden

2001-10-02 Thread Stephen E Philion
I foresee at some point a man with a white piece of paper in his hand stating, "I have here the names of dozens of known Bin Laden supporters in the White House." Steve On Tue, 2 Oct 2001, Michael Perelman wrote: > I concur with Jim. We have no need to discuss the bin Laden here, > expeci

chomsky on msnbc now

2001-10-02 Thread Stephen E Philion
chomsky is having a full hour on msnbc, it's remarkable. right now. steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Blair on terrorism

2001-10-02 Thread Stephen E Philion
quent fashion. Everytime I hear Bush on the radio, th e man is so uninspiring with all those uh's, uhhmm's, er'sThis guy should considering standing in as US president... Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg

Duham NAACP Backs up minister

2001-10-02 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.newsobserver.com/tuesday/news/triangle/Story/823471p-815669c.html Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Chomsky on CNBC today

2001-10-02 Thread Stephen E Philion
Chomsky will be on CNBC toady Go to : http://www.msnbc.com/chat/default.asp Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Nephew of WTC Hero Cited By Bush Jr.

2001-09-26 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?ItemId=11963 Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Mechanics irked that NWA still using foreign repair shops

2001-09-26 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://startribune.com/stories/535/714577.html Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

A Widow's Plea for Non-Violence; Killing Civilians; Norwegian BishopsSpeak Ou (fwd)

2001-09-26 Thread Stephen E Philion
This might help for those who are targets of guilt trips for taking anti-war positions at a time like this, especially when their patriotism is called into question, or, to the same effect, their sympathy for victims is made the subject of unecessary doubt. Steve IN THIS MESSAGE: A Widow's Ple

Reformatted: "A Task That Never Ends": Bush Proposes Perpetual War(fwd)

2001-09-25 Thread Stephen E Philion
>From the Indian Journal Frontline Aijaz Ahmad, author of *In Theory: Classes, Nations, and Literature*, Verso Press. "A Task That Never Ends" Bush Proposes Perpetual War * The date of 11 September has a powerful resonance in the annals of modern history. Twenty-eight years ago on this date, t

student who loses friend doesn't want war

2001-09-25 Thread Stephen E Philion
>From today's Minnesota Daily, the college paper at U-Minn. Student loses friend in attack I had a close friend who was on Flight 11, one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center. I am very angry about it, but IÕm not sure who to be angry with. I donÕt think itÕs as simple as the B

NW Air Disingenuous

2001-09-25 Thread Stephen E Philion
y and generously. Northwest owes the nation a focus on security, not irrational panic. Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Growing Chorus Demands Proof

2001-09-24 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-092401proof.story Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Arab/Arab American Passengers Kicked off Flights

2001-09-22 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/22/national/22PASS.html Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: Chomsky must apologize

2001-09-21 Thread Stephen E Philion
then some... Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Teach ins making a comeback

2001-09-21 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1576/703775.html Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

NW Air Kicks Off Arab American From Flight

2001-09-21 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1576/704367.html Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: what's going on

2001-09-19 Thread Stephen E Philion
I can and do. The are usually met with the argument 'too much welfare/bailout will make you unproductive.' steve On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Michael Perelman wrote: > NPR said that the Bushies will meet soon about a bailout for the auto. > industry. They have already tried to bail the nukes. I don't

Northwest Fires Attendants who Test Security System.

2001-09-18 Thread philion
I can't access the original article from Sept. 15th (or I should say I'm too cheap to pay for the archive of the article). But this letter from today's Minneapolis Tribune refers to the article in which Northwest states its intention to fire workers who tested the security system a day or a fe

These guys we can trust w/our civil liberties?

2001-09-17 Thread Stephen E Philion
Lemme get this straight, these are the guys who are to make sure that only terrorists are subjected to prosecution and retaliation? http://boston.com/news/daily/17/profiling.htm

Re: US to withdraw from ABM pact, continue with NMD

2001-09-17 Thread Stephen E Philion
And this is the administration that I'm supposed to trust to only retaliate against the right terrorists and in such a way that future WTC tragedies don't reoccur. Wow, the liberal sense of humor knows no bounds... Steve On Mon, 17 Sep 2001, Ken Hanly wrote: > Obvious things are returning to n

Is it allowed?

2001-09-17 Thread Stephen E Philion
From: Stephen E Philion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Is it allowed? Dear Mr. Conan, I'm not sure if it's allowed to have Robert Sheer on your program, but I've noticed that your analysts seem to be unaware of the history he discusses in his recent colu

NPR trying hard to get ou numbers

2001-09-16 Thread Stephen E Philion
y. But they're prepared just in case On the bright side, at this event they have scheduled a Lutheran Minister to introduce, after a prayer, a rabbi, who after a prayer , will introuduce a Muslim cleric... Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Paying the Price (fwd)

2001-09-15 Thread Stephen E Philion
This is very encouraging, though I'm not at all confident that global managers and its ideologists (whom Krugman is certainly one its more prominent ones) will embrace it. I'm quite certain that it is not something that Bush et al will be willing as a ttradeoff for stepped up militarism...so what

Re: Re: RE: Congress gave him a blank check

2001-09-15 Thread Stephen E Philion
There is excitement among economists on NPR about the blank check for defense spending. One was saying that every time there was a war spending and investment increased and the economy rebounded in times of depression (or what we now call a 'recession'). Maybe there is hope for my ill fated tech

wallerstein on WTC

2001-09-14 Thread Stephen E Philion
AIL PROTECTED]; fax: 1-607-777-4315. These commentaries, published twice monthly, are intended to be reflections on the contemporary world scene, as seen from the perspective not of the immediate headlines but of the long term.] Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Honolulu Advertiser Editorial

2001-09-14 Thread Stephen E Philion
Here's a sign that there might emerge space in the US media for challenging the Bush line. Honolulu isn't the mainland, but it does count as US newspaper... Posted on: Friday, September 14, 2001 Editorial Bush must address new world disorder As the Bush administration gathers evidence, suppor

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2001-09-14 Thread Stephen E Philion
e shaken. The world can't afford it. Citizens were the victims in this act of war, and citizens must be the soldiers fighting back ... with our credit cards and checkbooks. Keep the economy alive. It's the patriotic thing to do. Monique Cole Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate

letter on past terrorism

2001-09-13 Thread Stephen E Philion
To the editor: One horrendous episode was missing from the list of previous terrorist attacks that appeared in today’s New York Times (2001-9-12: A18) – the 1976 mid-air bombing of a Cuban passenger airliner that claimed the lives of all 73 people on board. As President Bush considers retaliati

correction to the letter

2001-09-13 Thread Stephen E Philion
oops, i just noticed where I wrote 'Non-American', I meant to wrtie 'non-Arab American'. Steve

Letter on Anti-Arab sentiment/attacks

2001-09-13 Thread Stephen E Philion
Letter to the editor of The Minneapolis Star Tribune -- Forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 09:47:44 -1000 (HST) From: Stephen E Philion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Letter on Anti-Arab sentiment/attacks Re: Ahmed Tharwat's discomfort

Backlash targets Arab Americans

2001-09-13 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.msnbc.com/news/627565_asp.htm Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: As the dust clears

2001-09-13 Thread Stephen E Philion
er so that they can, indeed, survivve tragedy and live. Otherwise he said, anger only increases the likelihood of early deaths by cancer, heart attacks, etc. which thrive on anger in lieu of constructive response to tragedy. Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology

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2001-09-12 Thread Stephen E Philion
stopped for about 90 minutes, it resumed service. Ê Ê Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

W Post says Americans Ready for War

2001-09-11 Thread Stephen E Philion
Gotta love the last quote... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14420-2001Sep11.html Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Henry K Calls for Blood (fwd)

2001-09-11 Thread Stephen E Philion
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13653-2001Sep11.html Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Re: Re: quick thoughts before I rush off

2001-09-11 Thread Stephen E Philion
of Palestinians might meet with questioning is just not worthy of discussion on NPR, the alternative organ of radio information hmm Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Another CSS warhawk interviewed on attack

2001-09-11 Thread Stephen E Philion
entagon, one of the challenges is that it is so closely situated near national airports, so literally hundreds or thousands of flights fly near or over the Pentagaon on a daily basis. I think that situatioon will be reevaluated in the future, whether we need to cordon off that air space....

NPR Interviews Warhawk on attacks..

2001-09-11 Thread Stephen E Philion
huge resources, etc. etc. to deal with the problem Even though there is no evidence to date who the parties were, Cohen talks confidently about taking care of the Palestinian terrorists, etc. etc... Steve Stephen Philion Lecturer/PhD Candidate Department of Sociology 2424 Maile Way Social Sciences Bldg. # 247 Honolulu, HI 96822

Police pounce on mourners for Mao

2001-09-11 Thread Stephen E Philion
HKiMail 11 September 2001 / 02:11 AM Police pounce on mourners for Mao Agencies POLICE detained four workers following a gathering in the central city of Zhengzhou to mark the 25th anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong, a United States-based labour group said yesterday. China Labour Watch, q

Re: rising real wages in a recession

2001-09-07 Thread Stephen E Philion
What make one of shrub's announcement that to 'help the economy' he would urge more spending cuts next year? Something about that sounded eerily Hooverian to me, not of the J Edgar brand either... Steve On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Jim Devine wrote: > Doug wrote: >real wage growth has actually picked u

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