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26521 poor Michael -- rank: 1000

Poor Lerner, a victim of savage editing at the NYT <http://www.tikkun.org/Tikkunmail/index.cfm/action/Tikkunmail/issue/82.html>: >So, at that point, Rabbi Lerner went more public with his criticism of >ANSWER and its role in the anti-war demonstrations. He agreed to >an interview with the New York Times in which he severely criticized >ANSWER's anti-Semitism. Surprisingly, when the Times story came >out it ignored all of his criticism of anti-Semitism and only quoted a >p ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Feb 17 07:56:43 PST 2003

26522 Lerner (presumably) speaks out -- rank: 1000

kelley wrote: >This is what is truly confusing to me. What was the content of >Lerner's criticisms of ANSWER _before_ his consideration as a >speaker on F16? His interview with the NYT happened when, exactly? >And, if anyone has that interview/article, I'd like to read it. Some >of the forwards to the list haven't been clear on timeline issues. The New York Times - January 24, 2003 HEADLINE: THREATS AND RESPONSES: DISSENT; Some War Protesters Uneasy With Others BYLINE: By LYNET ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Feb 17 07:46:55 PST 2003

26523 Fwd: UFPJ phones remain down -- rank: 1000

Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 14:55:39 -0500 From: "L.A. Kauffman" <laklak at erols.com>(by way of Todd Eaton <redscares at mindspring.com>) Subject: UFPJ phones remain down The United for Peace and Justice phones went down yesterday shortly before the rally was scheduled to begin. They came back up after WBAI announced the problem on the air, and then went down again shortly afterwards. Our phone company says the phones may not be working until Tuesday (by which point we're suppo ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Feb 16 18:22:35 PST 2003

26524 Euros as a settlement currency -- rank: 1000

Steven wrote: >All of this has to have the masters of the US fiat currency quite >concerned about USD hegemony. If the world doesn't continue to trade in >USD's, then how in the hell are the 'string pullers' supposed to finance >all this debt? That's a problem, esp as they're about to issue gobs of it. And the euro chart <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=^XEU&d=c&k=c1&a=v&p=s&t=2y&l=on&z=m&q=l> seems to agree. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Feb 16 18:13:40 PST 2003

26525 Seize the Day -- rank: 1000

billbartlett at dodo.com.au wrote: >My impression is that this exactly the sentiment that is emerging. >Clearly there are millions of who are outraged by the notion that >the nation with the superior military might is entitled to impose >its will on the rest of the world. This used to be accepted, today >it is regarded as unacceptable. It seems to me that is a huge >subjective change and one that makes sense historically. Yeah, I think it's important for the antiwar movement t ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Feb 16 17:45:11 PST 2003

26526 Seize the Day -- rank: 1000

Dennis Perrin wrote: >Saddam is not the Sandinistas, nor Salvadoran trade unionists. He is Noriega >times ten. No, not at all. There's no good guys in this fight. But there's no question that no significant progress can be made in the world unless U.S. imperial power is reduced. The Bush admin wants to increase it. I can't think of anything more important than frustrating their attempt. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Feb 16 17:33:43 PST 2003

26527 Vive la France! -- rank: 1000

ChrisD(RJ) wrote: >On Tuesday, the New York Post ran a cover story that >featured stark pictures of white gravestones at >Normandy Which can for a day or two more be seen at <http://www.nypost.com/seven/02102003/index.shtml>. Also worth looking at is the weasels cover, in which the heads of the German and French ambassadors are replaced with weasel heads <http://www.nypost.com/seven/02142003/index.shtml>. I don't think Taibbi said that some other reasons France gets bashed a ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Feb 16 17:21:55 PST 2003

26528 WTO talks deadlocked -- rank: 1000

[Is that global ruling class (in formation) now in deformation?] WTO Talks End in Deadlock, Frustration Up Sun Feb 16,12:12 PM ET TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States and Europe traded barbed comments Sunday after three days of WTO talks exposed deep divisions on agriculture and other issues that could put the latest round of world trade liberalization in jeopardy. Putting a brave face on things, the head of the World Trade Organization (news - web sites) said there was still hope of meeting a Ma ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Feb 16 17:06:58 PST 2003

26529 oh intellectuals! was Re: Bash your own country -- rank: 1000

Thomas Seay wrote: >By the way, anybody know where I can >get a haircoat and cat o' 9 tails Not a haircoat, but <http://www.stockroom.com/sec0501.htm>.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Feb 16 06:52:32 PST 2003

26530 F15: Movement of movements -- rank: 1000

Chuck0 wrote: >Do we all understand now what Tom, I and others are saying when we >talk about a "movement of movements?" > >Good to see that the anti-globalization movement style of dissent >can turn so many people out. Let's hope that folks will stop playing >around with this fiction that a few groups run ONE movement. Who said they did, aside from Cooper and O'Reilly? >This almost feels like Seattle again, if not for those pics of the >people going along with ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Feb 15 19:02:39 PST 2003

26531 NYC 2/15 -- rank: 1000

I've just put up a few words about and 15 pictures of today's antiwar demo in New York: <http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Feb15_intro.html>. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Feb 15 18:52:33 PST 2003

26532 liberal bourgeoisie -- rank: 1000

budge wrote: >On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 at 3:59pm Luke Weiger wrote: > >> Doug wrote: >> >> >> > I keep in touch with liberal bourgeois opinion via my Yale class of >> > '75 listserv. Almost all Dems, most of them fairly liberal (and not >> > fond of unions, which is true of many liberals these days). >> >> Which ones? > >well i dunno if you think clinton(either) is a liberal, but >they'd be a good example... And Robert Reich ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Feb 15 15:01:33 PST 2003

26533 Seize the Day -- rank: 1000

billbartlett at dodo.com.au wrote: >I don't know what's happening over there, but something unusual is >happening in this far corner of the world. Just back home from the march - it wasn't supposed to be a march, it was supposed to be a fixed demo, but we marched anyway. The whole east side of Manhattan was packed with people - the organizers are claiming 500,000, and it seems entirely plausible. About to transfer some photos and make a little web page. It was totally splendidly inspiring. ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Feb 15 14:49:54 PST 2003

26534 coverage -- rank: 1000

I'm going to take the camera along with me to the confined march tomorrow, and I hope to file something to the LBO website by evening. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Feb 14 21:42:55 PST 2003

26535 Anti-war voices gain ground at UN -- rank: 1000

FT.com - February 14, 2003 Anti-war voices gain ground at UN By Guy Dinmore and Mark Turner at the United Nations The US and Britain were on Friday night struggling to sustain their call for early action against Iraq after opponents of war seized on reports by United Nations weapons inspectors to demand more time for Baghdad to disarm peacefully. The eagerly awaited reports appeared to swing a clear majority of the 15 Security Council members behind calls to delay any move to use military force, ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Feb 14 16:02:57 PST 2003