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19846 [lbo-talk] Name That Leader! -- rank: 1000

[Gallup doesn't seem to break down US opinion towards Israel by religion. But in searching for data I came across this old nugget...] Gallup - March 04, 2003 Can Americans Name Key Foreign Leaders? by Darren K. Carlson, Government and Politics Editor If you think you have a sharp mind for facts on world affairs, then you might want to try these questions on for size: Who's the current U.S. Secretary of State? Who's the prime minister of Canada? How about the leader of Cuba? Can you name the Russ ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Aug 20 12:42:05 PDT 2005

19847 [lbo-talk] War protests in LA area -- rank: 1000

Carl Remick wrote: >JFK was the most avid at this. I recall he had a particularly >high-wattage assembly of cultural dignitaries at the White House >once and delivered a line that someone had written for him about the >gathering being the most impressive show of talent there since >Thomas Jefferson had dined at the White House alone. The line is >kind of spoiled, though, when you think that Mr. American >Renaissance Man wouldn't have been dining alone, exactly, but >sur ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Aug 20 12:24:03 PDT 2005

19848 [lbo-talk] Re:jews and zionism -- rank: 1000

Frank Scott wrote: >israeli lobby is not composed of gentiles,but it does a fine job of >controlling the american government policy re israel That American government, such a pushover! Esp when it's up against those secretive, plotting, rich Jews. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Aug 20 12:22:21 PDT 2005

19849 [lbo-talk] martial law in US -- rank: 1000

Wojtek Sokolowski wrote: >Doug: >> > Mozambique, Angola, Nicaragua, Grenada, El Salvador? >> >> yeah, and look what happened to them > >Not much really beyond what had already been wrong with them. They were all >backward semi-feudal countries, revolution was a desperate attempt to >overthrow the hated ruling classes, but did little to change the effects of >centuries of backwardness. Their effect was similar to that of aspirin on a >HIV patient. ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Aug 12 15:46:29 PDT 2005

19850 [lbo-talk] India's Tech Sector -- rank: 1000

Cseniornyc at aol.com wrote: >Doug Henwood wrote: >Unlike other poor countries, India has a very dynamic tech sector >that's not just about outsourcing. Seems like the boosters want to >focus only on that, and the gloomsters on rural immiseration, when >both things are true at once, and more." >Comment: Hopefully it is a very dynamic sector, but can we find >stats, data supporting this claim?,i.e, the % of GDP attributed to >it, value added by the sector, the % of t ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Aug 12 15:44:28 PDT 2005

19851 [lbo-talk] away -- rank: 1000

I'm off on a little vacation. It started at the in-laws in Massachusetts, where I've enjoyed their newly installed wireless Internet access. But tomorrow, I'm heading north to Vermont, Montreal, and Quebec City, where connections may be spotty, and so might my attentions. So I'll probably be checking in occasionally. Administrative tasks and such might have to wait a few days. In the meantime, don't solve the transformation problem without me. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Aug 12 13:44:08 PDT 2005

19852 [lbo-talk] Re:why doesn't anyone talk about_______ -- rank: 1000

Cseniornyc at aol.com wrote: >According to Frank Scott, a warm summer in Siberia is more worth >talking about than the shooting of Mexicans crossing the southern >border by the Minutemen and other Neo-Nazi groups that Mr Scott >supports. Shame on you! Man, is that ever a tendentious version of events, and I'm no fan of Mr Scott's work in general, or his specific comments on the Minutemen. If "a warm summer in Siberia" is the result of accelerated global warming, then that's ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Aug 12 10:03:02 PDT 2005

19853 [lbo-talk] Palagummi Sainath and Pankaj Mishra on Farmers' Suicides in India -- rank: 1000

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: >Is there any reason to hype India's economy other than the size of >its potential market? Unlike other poor countries, India has a very dynamic tech sector that's not just about outsourcing. Seems like the boosters want to focus only on that, and the gloomsters on rural immiseration, when both things are true at once, and more. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Aug 12 10:00:00 PDT 2005

19854 [lbo-talk] Why WBAI Has No Money -- rank: 1000

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > So, my advice to WBAI is make money on xxx-rated sex and spend it >on such high-minded (and only occasionally salacious) programs as >Doug's. :-> Ha, love your idea. Except that WBAI briefly had a sex program hosted by a professional domiantrix. But they cancelled it because it wasn't "political" or "serious" and it demeaned women or some such. Classic hybrid of left prudery and 70s feminism. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Aug 12 09:57:30 PDT 2005

19855 [lbo-talk] Alex Cockburn on India: wrong? (was, U.N. seeks aid...) -- rank: 1000

Cseniornyc at aol.com wrote: >Comment : not so fast Mr Ulhas. The use Of PPP figures by he WB has >been severely questioned in an internationally acclaimed research >paper ,by Indian economist Sanjay Reddy and by Thomas Pogge of >Barnard College titled "How Not To Count The Poor" (2002), >forcefully argue that the WB's PPP's estimates are "neither >meaningful or reliable." The emphasis is on the WB's research team >"employing a misleading and inaccur ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Aug 12 09:43:51 PDT 2005

19856 [lbo-talk] Alex Cockburn on India: wrong? (was, U.N. seeks aid...) -- rank: 1000

uvj at vsnl.com wrote: >China , India and Indonesia became independent about 50 years ago. >It's last 50 years that matter. That's when the capital accumulation >really begins on a significant scale. That's too short period to >draw any conclusions. Anyway, the point was about the denial of >growth in absolute terms, not the relative ranking. India's GDP >today is 7 t0 8 times its GDP in 1950. That's hardly a picture of >stagnation and decline. Never claimed it was. I'm not ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Aug 12 09:39:35 PDT 2005

19857 [lbo-talk] WBAI scores with holocaust denalist's premium -- rank: 1000

Chuck0 wrote: >My take on 9-11 is that it was an instance of blowback perpetrated >by angry people of color from the colonies. Isn't it interesting that the conspiracists can't admit that Arabs could plan 9/11? It just had to be the great white fathers, orchestrating all. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Aug 11 15:00:31 PDT 2005

19858 [lbo-talk] WBAI scores with holocaust denalist's premium -- rank: 1000

I don't know who you are, beyond your signature ID, but I'm not sure how much of you I'll put up with after this. Bob English wrote: >Further, the fact that Guns and Butter couldn’t >have "rebroadcast (it) on KPFA" because "it" >doesn't exist, adds another layer of personal >and intellectual dishonesty and laziness on >Lilley's part. I know Sasha and her work, and this is bullshit - there's nothing dishonest or lazy about her. If you're flinging about charges l ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Aug 11 14:25:26 PDT 2005

19859 [lbo-talk] martial law in US -- rank: 1000

Michael Pugliese wrote: >On 8/11/05, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:hardly another >revolution in the > > so-called Third World afterwards. > > Mozambique, Angola, Nicaragua, Grenada, El Salvador? yeah, and look what happened to them

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Aug 11 12:01:18 PDT 2005

19860 [lbo-talk] Job Opportunity! -- rank: 1000

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Pacifica Foundation - Berkeley, California Pacifica Foundation, the oldest network of non-commercial, community-based radio stations in the United States, is committed to peace, social justice, and progressive social change. Founded in 1946, Pacifica provides alternative, community-based, free speech, listener-sponsored radio and does not accept corporate underwriting. Pacifica owns and operates five stations, and distributes news, public affairs, and other programs to non-com ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu Aug 11 11:52:07 PDT 2005