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4936 [lbo-talk] The Kalashnikov at 60, Seen through Capitalist Lenses -- rank: 72

<http://video.on.nytimes.com/?fr_story=9236a512489eb9a0633e6f9e29f0088d2a456f6c> The AK-47 at 60 A surreal mix of capitalism and communism surrounds the AK-47 on the rifle's 60th anniversary in Moscow. <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/15/weekinreview/15chivers.html> <http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/15 ...

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Author:	Yoshie Furuhashi
Date:	Thu Jul 19 14:26:55 PDT 2007

4937 [lbo-talk] The problems with the concept of "conspiracy theory"(wasThe Problem of Conspiracy Theorists at the Anti-War Meeting Yesterday) -- rank: 72

Reasons I prefer applying the notion of "conspiracy narrative" to "conspiracy theory". 1) Conspiracy narrative more accurately describes what these conspiracy "theories" usually do. They tell a story about the past and present, that may be wholly fictional and largely true, wholly fictional and partially true, wholly fictional and wholly false ...

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Author:	Jerry Monaco
Date:	Thu Jul 12 13:45:09 PDT 2007

4938 [lbo-talk] IRAQ: we could win, but we won't -- rank: 72

... with Ali Moore. Transcript ALI MOORE: Earlier this evening, Federal Police were granted the right to hold Gold Coast doctor Mohammed ...

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Author:	Bill Bartlett
Date:	Mon Jul 9 21:32:44 PDT 2007

4939 [lbo-talk] NYT: Difficult Choices for the Old Rec Center -- rank: 72

[Apropos chubby kids, an interesting article on the later trajectory of city-centered socialism. Most people who visit NY -- heck, maybe even most people who live here -- don't realize our public pools are still free.] http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/09/nyregion/09recreation.html The New York Times ...

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Author:	Michael Pollak
Date:	Mon Jul 9 07:04:29 PDT 2007

4940 [lbo-talk] Debate on Iran's Role in the Predominantly Arab World -- rank: 72

The basic reality that the Arabs need to confront is that "In the Arab region, there are three main powers (USA/"Israel," Iran, and Turkey) and two projects (US/Zionist and Iranian)," and the political conclusion to be drawn from it is that "The main enemy of all anti-Imperialists, and ...

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Author:	Yoshie Furuhashi
Date:	Sat Jul 7 15:29:26 PDT 2007

4941 [lbo-talk] national health care-breeding ground for terrorism -- rank: 72

On 7/5/07, MICHAEL YATES <mikedjyates at msn.com> wrote: > When we lived in Pittsburgh, we used to watch a local religious TV > station--Cornerstone TV. A frequent guest was a libertarian (on matters > economic not on social issues) guy who later started a local think tank, > advocating the usual ...

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Author:	Yoshie Furuhashi
Date:	Fri Jul 6 05:34:14 PDT 2007

4942 [lbo-talk] "Protest Focuses on Troop Increase for Iraq" -- rank: 72

I don't know if "Protest Focuses on Troop Increase for Iraq" is the title the New York Times will be also using in its print editions tomorrow, but it looks like the paper of record is working hard to frame this protest as opposition to the "Surge," rather than opposition ...

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Author:	Yoshie Furuhashi
Date:	Sat Jan 27 18:43:45 PST 2007

4943 [lbo-talk] Juan Cole op-ed on guerrilla strategy and the centrality of talking to them -- rank: 72

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/editorial/16459277.htm Sun, Jan. 14, 2007 The Mercury News MISREADING THE ENEMY By Juan Cole <snip> Who is the enemy in Iraq, exactly? In the first instance, it is some 50 major Sunni Arab guerrilla groups. These have names such as the 1920 ...

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Author:	Michael Pollak
Date:	Wed Jan 17 18:44:08 PST 2007

4944 [lbo-talk] Saddam Died Beautiful (The eXile gets all misty-eyed over Saddam) -- rank: 72

Several boys die copying Saddam hanging By ANNA JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 30 minutes ago The boys' deaths — scattered in the United States, in Yemen, in Turkey and elsewhere in seemingly isolated horror — had one thing in common: They hanged themselves after watching televised images of Saddam Hussein's ...

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Author:	Mike Ballard
Date:	Sun Jan 14 17:01:20 PST 2007

4945 [lbo-talk] Shulamit Aloni: Indeed there is Apartheid in Israel -- rank: 72

I particularly like the ending of this, thanking "our brothers and sisters in the US". ============================================================================ [Middle East News Service comments: During the summer holiday season in Australia we are operating in a holiday mode. It is envisaged that later this month several compilations dealing with major issues will be posted out ...

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Author:	Seth Kulick
Date:	Wed Jan 3 20:17:26 PST 2007

4946 [lbo-talk] Four killed in Gaza fighting as tensions spiral -- rank: 72

Reuters.com Four killed in Gaza fighting as tensions spiral http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2007-01-03T161124Z_01_L09553221_RTRUKOC_0_US-PALESTINIANS.xml&WTmodLoc=Home-C5-worldNews-5 Wed Jan 3, 2007 By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Clashes erupted between forces loyal to ...

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Author:	uvj at vsnl.com
Date:	Wed Jan 3 16:43:49 PST 2007

4947 [lbo-talk] Fidel -- rank: 72

Chew on this CB.Doug, as a fellow reader of Workers Vanguard, too. http://www.infoshop.org/myep/love6.html Stalinism's Loyal Opposition: The Counter-Revolutionary Politics of Trotsky This article was originally written to refute lies about the history of 20th century revolutionary movements peddled by the comically obnoxious ...

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Author:	Michael Pugliese
Date:	Mon Jan 1 16:04:23 PST 2007

4948 [lbo-talk] oh no! Iranians are gonna blow us up!! -- rank: 72

... Increasing tensions between Washington and Tehran have revived New York Police Department concerns that Iranian agents may already have targeted the ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Feb 27 12:20:13 PST 2007

4949 [lbo-talk] TXPD (was NYPD) act like pigs -- rank: 72

My experience with cops personally has been 65% negative, 35% good. I could give stories -- and these actually have nothing to do with demos, most of them, though there are those, too -- but a lot of cops are into it for the same reason they attract "badge bunny" gals: the love ...

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Author:	B.
Date:	Mon Feb 19 20:04:04 PST 2007

4950 [lbo-talk] lbo-talk Digest, Vol 54, Issue 6 -- rank: 72

... t think activists should be arrested for yelling at > the police, and of course it's legal to do that. But ... I've gotten away with alot when badgering and heckling police officers. I've only been arrested once for this behavior ...

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Author:	Chuck
Date:	Mon Feb 19 19:49:07 PST 2007