***** PLEASE REPOST ***** The Brecht Forum and its projects: The New York Marxist School and The Institute for Popular Education presents The Debacle of the New World Order: The Middle East Today a talk by Sungur Savran Thursday, December 5 at 7:30 pm Recent events in the Middle East (developments in Iraqi Kurdistan, the state of the Israeli-Palestinian "peace process", etc.) have shaken the New World Order in the region to its very foundations, leaving the U.S. gains from the Persian Gulf War in shambles. What are the prospects for the near future? What solidarities exist for the liberation of the oppressed of the Middle East, in particular the Palestinians and the Kurds? Sungur Savran--an economist, teacher, and writer--is a political activist in the Turkish left. He is currently involved in the movement to stop the genocidal government attacks against the Kurdish people. Admission is $6. The Brecht Forum is located at: 122 West 27 Street, 10 floor New York, New York 10001 Phone: (212) 242-4201 Fax: (212) 741-4563 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] //30