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I hadn't yet joined the SWP when the Mandel case arose but read old Militants and discussion bulletins discussing it (some or all of which are now online). A couple points worth noting: * The SWP launched a civil liberties campaign around his exclusion; * The case was a reminder that the fading of McCarthyism had not eliminated the possibility of such obvious and flagrant violations of free speech (and after all during this period Panthers were getting shot down in cold blood); and * The government used for its own purposes the debate within the Fourth International on guerrilla warfare to slander and bar Mandel. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
