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12271 [lbo-talk] Zizek on Iran -- rank: 46

Doug wrote: > Yeah, the U.S. destroyed Iraq, but it can't really rule it. In a nutshell that's what Michael Mann says in a book I picked up from the library last night. He calls what we have Incoherent Empire. Here's some excerpts from an interview: http://globetrotter ...

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Author:	Dennis Claxton
Date:	Wed Jun 24 15:42:42 PDT 2009

12272 [lbo-talk] Zizek on Iran -- rank: 46

Iraq is for the Iraqis? Who are they? The Kurds think Irag or the part in the north with oil should be for the Kurds and even an independent state. The Sunnis think it should be ruled by the Sunnis and the Shia by the Shia. The US thinks it should ...

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Author:	ken hanly
Date:	Thu Jun 25 19:49:57 PDT 2009

12273 [lbo-talk] Tell them we are democrats (was: freedom to swim) -- rank: 46

Dennis Claxton wrote: > It's curious to me that you have such a dim view of voting in your > own country but in the case of Iran you find it so meaningful. and the funny thing, it's such a crucial part of the story! Moaveni had this great passage on ...

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Author:	shag carpet bomb
Date:	Fri Jun 26 09:41:40 PDT 2009

12274 [lbo-talk] PostGlobal - Weisbrot: Was Iran's Election Stolen? -- rank: 46

http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/needtoknow/2009/06/was_irans_election_stolen.html Guest Voices Was Iran's Election Stolen? By Mark Weisbrot co-director, Center for Economic and Policy Research Since the Iranian presidential election of June 12, allegations that the announced winner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory was stolen have ...

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Author:	Robert Naiman
Date:	Fri Jun 26 12:44:29 PDT 2009

12275 [lbo-talk] Fwd: Was the Iranian Election Stolen? Does It Matter? -- rank: 46

This is from Mark Weisbrot: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Mark Weisbrot, CEPR" <weisbrot at cepr.net> Date: Jun 26, 2009 4:35 PM Subject: Was the Iranian Election Stolen? Does It Matter? To: <juliohuato at gmail.com> CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH Was the Iranian Election Stolen? Does It Matter? By ...

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Author:	Julio Huato
Date:	Fri Jun 26 14:09:20 PDT 2009

12276 [lbo-talk] MacDonald: China today compared with US in the 1920s -- rank: 46

On Jun 27, 2009, at 1:27 PM, Michael Pollak wrote: > Lessons from the Jazz Age for creditor nations > By James Macdonald > > snip > In 1928, the music stopped. The American stock market boom sucked > money away from Europe and into securities loans at juicy interest > rates. Deprived of credit, Germany lost ...

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Author:	martin
Date:	Sat Jun 27 14:13:14 PDT 2009

12277 [lbo-talk] Tell them we are democrats (was: freedom to swim) -- rank: 46

Doug wrote: Quoting Slavoj Zizek from memory: During the struggle against apartheid, the ANC spoke of universal values, and Buthelezi, in the pay of the CIA, always talked about special African conceptions of human rights. ......... An important point. While it's undeniable that cultures differ -- what receives a lot of attention ...

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Author:	Dwayne Monroe
Date:	Sun Jun 28 12:12:28 PDT 2009

12278 [lbo-talk] Taliban Losses Are No Sure Gain for Pakistanis -- rank: 46

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/world/asia/28swat.html?em The New York Times Taliban Losses Are No Sure Gain for Pakistanis By JANE PERLEZ and PIR ZUBAIR SHAH Published: June 27, 2009 MARDAN, Pakistan For the past month and a half, the Pakistani military has claimed success in ...

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Author:	Sujeet Bhatt
Date:	Mon Jun 29 03:51:36 PDT 2009

12279 [lbo-talk] MacDonald: China today compared with US in the 1920s -- rank: 46

... there is a balance. Supposing that the role of 'global > police' has value equal to US debt. Is that the trade ...

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Author:	Michael Pollak
Date:	Tue Jun 30 11:53:48 PDT 2009

12280 [lbo-talk] IT innovation and "the Markets" -- rank: 46

... libraries, public roads, national parks, the internet, basic scientific research, police service, fire service, health care, pension funds, public utilities, etc ...

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Author:	Miles Jackson
Date:	Tue Mar 3 19:15:59 PST 2009

12281 [lbo-talk] IT innovation and "the Markets" -- rank: 46

... libraries, public roads, national parks, > the internet, basic scientific research, police service, fire service, > health care, pension funds, public utilities, etc ...

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Author:	Philip Pilkington
Date:	Tue Mar 3 19:24:43 PST 2009

12282 [lbo-talk] IT innovation and "the Markets" -- rank: 46

... libraries, public roads, national > parks, the internet, basic scientific research, police service, fire > service, health care, pension funds, public utilities, etc ...

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Author:	Eubulides
Date:	Tue Mar 3 20:00:58 PST 2009

12283 [lbo-talk] Slumdog success helps Chinese critics to complain about lack of freedom -- rank: 46

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Slumdog-success-helps-Chinese-critics-to-complain-about-lack-of-freedom/articleshow/4213610.cms The Times of India Slumdog success helps Chinese critics to complain about lack of freedom 2 Mar 2009, 1748 hrs IST, Saibal Dasgupta, TNN BEIJING: Chinese critics believe that Slumdog Millionaire won ...

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Author:	Sujeet Bhatt
Date:	Tue Mar 3 21:32:50 PST 2009

12284 [lbo-talk] IT innovation and "the Markets" -- rank: 46

... libraries, public roads, > national parks, the internet, basic scientific research, > police service, fire service, health care, pension funds, > public utilities, etc ...

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Author:	Chris Doss
Date:	Wed Mar 4 01:16:59 PST 2009

12285 [lbo-talk] IT innovation and "the Markets" -- rank: 46

... libraries, public roads, national > parks, the internet, basic scientific research, police service, fire > service, health care, pension funds, public utilities, etc ...

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Author:	John Thornton
Date:	Wed Mar 4 10:35:45 PST 2009