[PEN-L] The thorny road to Tehran

Back on 26 April the following steps were envisaged for raid of Tehran "they really need to bomb but the costs are great for now: 1.they have emasculate Hezbollah 2. they to quarantine the Syrians 3.they have to have Iraqi Resistance contained by Iraqi forces 4. they have to discredit hamas

[PEN-L] Bolivian Gas Fields Revisited

Pen-lers may remember our discussions, in May, when the Morales government announced a full nationalization (with payment) of the major gas fields within 60 days along with large price/tax increases for the for the gas (mostly going to Brazil's Petrobas, plus a bit to Argentina). On Pen-l we poin

[PEN-L] FW: Call for articles on "Less Energy"

    -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 10:28 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Call for articles on "Less Energy"   Call for articles on "Less Energy"   Dear Green activist, Two overwhelming catastrophes

[PEN-L] FW: Voting in the US

Interesting observations -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Alavi Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 1:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Sosfbay-discuss] Facts about Voting in the US 20 Amazing Facts About Voting in the USA by Angry

[PEN-L] So, Osama Walks into This Bar, See? and Bush says, "Whad'l'ya have, pardner?"

Am I saying there's no danger, no threat? Sure there is: 46 million Americans don't have health insurance. IBM is legally stealing from its employees' pension plan and United Airlines has dumped its pensions altogether. Four-million three-hundred thousand Americans were injured, made sick or kille

[PEN-L] GMOs (Genetically Mutated Organisms), Hot Dogs, And You...

Here's a little cutting edge GM technology at work: . Extracts from hot dogs bought from the supermarket, when mixed with nitrites, resulted in what appeared to be these DNA-mutating compounds. When added to Salmonella bacteria, hot dog extracts treated with nitrites doubled to quadrupled their n

[PEN-L] Keeping abreast of changes in standard measurements

Important note on a common measure: Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 18:57:11 -0400 Reply-To: Computer-assisted Reporting & Research <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sender: Computer-assisted Reporting & Research <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Subject: furlong Content-type: m

Re: [PEN-L] FW: Call for articles on "Less Energy"

On 8/15/06, Mark Lause <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 10:28 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Call for articles on "Less Energy" Call for articles on "Less Energy" Dear Gr

[PEN-L] FT: A closed mind about an open world

[Trackback URL: http://platosbeard.org/archives/156/trackback/] http://www.ft.com/cms/s/64167124-263d-11db-afa1-779e2340.html > A closed mind about an open world By James Boyle > > Over the past 15 years, a group of scholars has finally persuaded > economists to believe something non-economis

Re: [PEN-L] FW: Call for articles on "Less Energy"

Sorry that last message was supposed to be a forward to another address but I pushed the wrong button. -- Sandwichman

[PEN-L] Just Foreign Policy News, August 15, 2006

Just Foreign Policy News August 15, 2006 In this issue: Contents: 1) Rewriting the Geneva Conventions Editorial, New York Times August 14, 2006 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/14/opinion/14mon1.html When creating the camp at Guantánamo for prisoners from Afghanistan, Bush said he would be "adheri

[PEN-L] Scary Similarities between 2006 and 1987

The Scary Similarities between 2006 and 1987 By Nouriel Roubini   In my recent “recession call” blog I made the observation that current economic and financial conditions in the U.S. eerily resemble those that led to the stock market crash in October 1987. Let me elaborate on the quite worrisome a

[PEN-L] Open Democracy, Karl Marx and Hezbollah

Opendemocracy.net can best be described as Harry's Place for the cognoscenti. With lavish funding from such sources as the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation and the Rockfeller Fund and editorial guidance by such wretches as Todd Gitlin and Danny Postel, Roger Scruton (the British philosopher

[PEN-L] CBS 60 Minutes Ahmadinejad/Wallace (Narrative) Interview Transcript

"You still have not answered the question. You still have not answered the question. Israel must be wiped off the map. Why?" "Well, don't be hasty sir," the president said. "I'm going to get to that. I think that the Israeli government is a fabricated government." "Fabricated" following the H

[PEN-L] Engels Gives Up on Arabic and Struggles to Lean Persian

Engels Gives Up on Arabic and Struggles to Lean Persian "Since I am in any case tied up with the eastern mummery for some weeks, I have made use of the opportunity to learn Persian. I am put off Arabic, partly by my inborn hatred of Semitic languages, partly by the impossibility of getting anywhe

Re: [PEN-L] CBS 60 Minutes Ahmadinejad/Wallace (Narrative) Interview Transcript

On 8/15/06, Leigh Meyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "You still have not answered the question. You still have not answered > the question. Israel must be wiped off the map. Why?" > > "Well, don't be hasty sir," the president said. "I'm going to get to > that. I think that the Israeli government

Re: [PEN-L] CBS 60 Minutes Ahmadinejad/Wallace (Narrative) Interview Transcript

I wish the voice of ordinary Americans counted for something -- then, there would be neither sanctions nor wars on Iran. But those good-hearted Americans who want dialogues rather than more wars do not yet know how to stop their rulers. -- Yoshie The Washington Times August 15, 2006 Tuesday Sup

Re: [PEN-L] CBS 60 Minutes Ahmadinejad/Wallace (Narrative) Interview Transcript

Louis Proyect wrote: I wish the voice of ordinary Americans counted for something -- then, there would be neither sanctions nor wars on Iran. But those good-hearted Americans who want dialogues rather than more wars do not yet know how to stop their rulers. -- Yoshie The Washington Times Augus

[PEN-L] Tim Hector biography

Tim Hector: A Caribbean Radical’s Story By Paul Buhle University Press of Mississippi ISBN 1-57806-851-7, hardback $32.00 Book News for Immediate Release C. L. R. James had radical, faithful follower in Caribbean journalist Tim Hector Assigning a single occupation to Tim Hector (1

[PEN-L] Money Grab: US freezes assets of two Syrian officials

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060815/ts_nm/mideast_usa_syria_dc The United States froze the U.S. assets of two Syrian officials on Tuesday, saying they had played a key role in the country's policies to support terrorism and destabilize the Middle East. The Treasury Department said it had blocked any U

[PEN-L] The Blue Lady has beached today... and Indian laborers are in peril

See also: Sorry Sahib… We’re not breaking this one: India turns away toxic aircraft carrier [Includes a Foreign Policy pictorial backgrounder on the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh:] http://leighm.net/blog/?p=99 2006/08/15 BBC NEWS 'Toxic ship' docks in Indian port A controversial asbesto

[PEN-L] Jesus Never Existed?

PEN-Lers, Counterpunch today highlighted this "website of the day" which speaks bitterness about Jesus. Christ! Much of material surrounding Christianity is indeed syncretic myth gingerly borrowed (Samir Amin posits the virgin birth is borrowed from Islam). But what about this claim that JC is als

[PEN-L] Orblando Uses Decoys to Nab Beggars

Use of decoys to nab beggars draws scrutiny Mark Schlueb | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted August 14, 2006 Orlando police are using undercover stings to nab panhandlers downtown, a largely unknown practice now coming under scrutiny as the debate over the homeless in the City Beautiful heats up. Th

Re: [PEN-L] Jesus Never Existed?

Brian McKenna wrote: PEN-Lers, Counterpunch today highlighted this "website of the day" which speaks bitterness about Jesus. Christ! Much of material surrounding Christianity is indeed syncretic myth gingerly borrowed (Samir Amin posits the virgin birth is borrowed from Islam). But what about th

Re: [PEN-L] Orblando Uses Decoys to Nab Beggars

On 8/15/06, Michael Hoover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Use of decoys to nab beggars draws scrutiny Mark Schlueb | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted August 14, 2006 Orlando police are using undercover stings to nab panhandlers downtown, a largely unknown practice now coming under scrutiny as the debat

Re: [PEN-L] Jesus Never Existed?

Could evidence that Jesus never existed really undermine the faith of the truly devout? Jayson Funke Graduate School of Geography Clark University 950 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610 -Original Message- From: PEN-L list [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian McKenna Sent: Tuesday, A

[PEN-L] Iran: World Bank Gender Stats

The World Bank Gender Stats for Iran should be useful, for it allows us to comare it with those in the "Middle East & North Africa" and "Lower Middle Income": . -- Yoshie

[PEN-L] UN Troops in Lebanon, in Time for Sanctions on Iran?

The deadline for Iran to stop nuclear enrichment is 31 August 2006. Then, another UN SC resolution on Iran will come. Washington is unlikely to try anything military against Iran before that, at least. It is said that the power elite are assembling a UN force for Lebanon at a greater speed than u

Re: [PEN-L] Jesus Never Existed?

The virgin birth was Greek in origins and those of us who went to grade school back when world history was still taught will remember that Islam started AFTER Christianity by several centuries.  And Islam views Jesus as a prophet, though not THE prophet.   ML  

Re: [PEN-L] Jesus Never Existed?

Christianity certainly predates the virgin birth story by a bit, but I haven't found anyone who thinks it was adopted any time after the 4th Century. (Samir Amin posits the virgin birth is > borrowed from Islam). >

[PEN-L] Loyalty Oath in Ohio!

Aug. 15 Are You Now or Have You Ever... If you want to take a job at some public universities in Ohio, you'll need to fill out a form declaring that you have no ties (as described in six broad questions) to any terrorist groups as defined by the U.S. State Department. The form was created this y