[PEN-L:7496] WHY NATO CONSENSUS IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY - Lewis Mackenzie

1999-05-31 Thread Sid Shniad
THE VANCOUVER SUN SATURDAY MAY 29, 1999 A Soldier's View: WHY NATO CONSENSUS IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY By Lewis Mackenzie OTTAWA — On Thursday a relatively long column of mine ap- peared on the practicality of NATO launching a ground invasion of Kosovo before

[PEN-L:7495] NATO'S BARBARISM - James Bissett, former Canadian ambassadorto Yugoslavia

1999-05-31 Thread Sid Shniad
The National Post Monday, May 31, 1999 NATO'S BARBARISM By James Bissett It is time for NATO's political leaders to admit their unjust and unnecessary war against Yugoslavia has been a colossal failure. It is time to put an immediate end to the

[PEN-L:7494] Important article from Chinese People's Daily

1999-05-31 Thread Sid Shniad
People's Daily (China) May 27, 1999 This Observer commentary excerpted: The US-led NATO's wanton bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its outrageous missile attack on the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia have aroused the great indignation of the

[PEN-L:7493] Civilian population in Kosovo may be about to crack, but itdoesn't look that way - Daily Telegraph

1999-05-31 Thread Sid Shniad
The Daily Telegraph May 31, 1999 SUFFERING TURNS SERB BULLIES INTO MARTYRS It may be that civilian population in Kosovo is about to crack. It is just that it doesn't look that way here. By Boris Johnson Something went bang

[PEN-L:7492] SUGGESTED SCRIPT FOR AN UPCOMING MASTER CARD COMMERCIAL

1999-05-31 Thread Sid Shniad
SUGGESTED SCRIPT FOR AN UPCOMING MASTER CARD COMMERCIAL: Lockheed F-16 Fighting Falcon - $25 million dollars Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter - $45 million dollars. Boeing B-52 Stratofortress - $74 million dollars. Brand new B-2 Stealth Bomber - $2.1 billion dollars. A decent map of

[PEN-L:7461] Apparent Movement on Diplomatic Front

1999-05-28 Thread Sid Shniad
Stratfor Commentary 990528 2054gmt Apparent Movement on Diplomatic Front In surprising news out of Belgrade, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has reportedly accepted the basic principles of the G-8 proposal for peace in Kosovo and has agreed

[PEN-L:7460] What is the real reason for NATO's bombing campaign?

1999-05-28 Thread Sid Shniad
NOTE: NATO spokespeople now claim to be bombing Kosovo to put a stop to ethnic cleansing by Serbia. Put aside for a moment the issue of whether the bombing has had this effect or whether it in fact _speeded up_ the expulsion of the Kosovars. The following chronology released by AFP today shows

[PEN-L:7459] Indictment of Milosevic a Cover for the Real Story -International Action Center

1999-05-28 Thread Sid Shniad
From: "iacenter" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 Subject: CLINTON SENDING 90,000 GROUND TROOPS TO YUGOSLAVIA Emergency Mobilization to Stop the War 39 West 14th St., #206 New York, NY 10011 (212) 633-6646 fax: (212) 633-2889 http://www.iacenter.org email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:7456] LOSING THE MORAL WAR - San Jose Mercury editorial

1999-05-28 Thread Sid Shniad
The San Jose Mercury News Friday, May 28, 1999 Editorial LOSING THE MORAL WAR President Clinton should be ashamed of the attacks on civilians Admittedly, the line separating the justifiable from the inexcusable in NATO's bombing of Yugoslavia is not

[PEN-L:4576] ASHAMED TO BE A CANADIAN

1999-03-26 Thread Sid Shniad
The National Post Friday, March 26, 1999 ASHAMED TO BE A CANADIAN By Michael Bliss Canadian aircraft have bombed targets in Yugoslavia. Our country has committed acts of war against a sovereign European nation. We and our NATO

Happy International Women's Day (fwd)

1998-03-08 Thread Sid Shniad
Subject: Happy International Women's Day "Sure I think Fred Astair was a good dancer. But, Ginger Rogers was good too. And she did what Fred Astair did, only she did it backwards and in high heels." Happy International Women's Day

MAI Int Women's Day (fwd)

1998-03-07 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 20:10:09 -0500 Subject: MAI Targets Women's Jobs -- CUPE NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY CANADIAN CORPORATE NEWS MARCH 6, 1998 MAI Targets Women's Jobs and The Services They Depend On OTTAWA, ONTARIO--In a statement released for International Women's

Technologies of Surveillance and Control (fwd)

1998-03-07 Thread Sid Shniad
http://www.telepolis.de/tp/deutsch/inhalt/te/1393/anchor1.html An Appraisal of Technologies of Political Control SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS ASSESSMENT STOA AN APPRAISAL OF TECHNOLOGIES OF POLITICAL CONTROL Working document (Consultation version) Luxembourg, 6

Green Alternatives to the MAI (fwd)

1998-03-07 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Wed, 04 Mar 1998 00:19:33 -0500 From: Brian Milani [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Green Alternatives to the MAI A new essay on alternatives to globalization and possible grassroots strategy: A Green Perspective on the MAI: Beyond Globalization:

Re: E.U.-U.S.A. free trade in the works

1998-03-06 Thread Sid Shniad
strategy. If Penners are interested, I'll shortly have completed an analysis that I'm co-authoring on the MAI and its effect on Canadian telecommunications. It includes a lot of background on the various trade forums and agreements and how they interrelate. Sid Shniad At 11:47 AM 3/6/98 -0800

Judge to GM: Do I Have to Arrest You? (fwd)

1998-03-06 Thread Sid Shniad
Subject: Judge to GM: Do I Have to Arrest You? Sometimes it takes a threat of jail time for corporate lawyers to abide by the law. Attorneys for General Motors, threatened with imprisonment for contempt, last month turned over internal documents that are likely to undermine the giant

WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE (fwd)

1998-03-06 Thread Sid Shniad
Written 10:56 PM Feb 4, 1998 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] in labr.organize */ /* -- "Sex Trade Workers Organize" -- */ Jan-Feb 98 Washington Free Press Sex Trade Workers Organize Lawsuits filed in Washington State and Minnesota; Labor Union formed in California by

E.U.-U.S.A. free trade in the works

1998-03-06 Thread Sid Shniad
The GuardianMarch 4, 1998 EU-US TRADE ZONE LAUNCHED Asian crisis spurs plan for transatlantic common market pounds 60 billion benefits of lifting barriers Ambitious proposals that could revolutionise trade relations between the United

BC Government takes strong stand against MAI

1998-03-06 Thread Sid Shniad
The Vancouver Sun Friday 6 March 1998 CLARK JOINS OPPONENTS OF MAI B.C.'s premier says the treaty, negotiated largely in secret, will garner more detractors as details of the deal become public. By Petti Fong With the May deadline

Check Out Issue #5 (fwd)

1998-03-04 Thread Sid Shniad
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Mar 3 18:06:50 1998 Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 17:55:37 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (MCR Online) Subject: Check Out Issue #5 MEDIACULTURE REVIEW ONLINE! http://www.mediademocracy.org/MediaCultureReview MediaCulture Review, the

DEVELOPMENT: Global Struggle Declar (fwd)

1998-03-04 Thread Sid Shniad
/* Written 3:16 PM Feb 28, 1998 by igc:newsdesk in web:ips.english */ /* -- "DEVELOPMENT: Global Struggle Declar" -- */ Copyright 1998 InterPress Service, all rights reserved. Worldwide distribution via the APC networks. ***

[Fwd: (Fwd) France Says NO! MAI

1998-03-04 Thread Sid Shniad
Dear friends, News from Paris France Date 26 02 1998 Thanks to international pressure and a very stong national opposition from all sectors - social - cultural - environmental - development - the french government stated yesterday at the Parliament that France is not going to engaged

RIGHTS-MEXICO: Impunity for Hundreds of Murderers

1998-03-04 Thread Sid Shniad
/* Written 3:28 PM Feb 27, 1998 by igc:newsdesk in web:ips.english */ /* -- "RIGHTS-MEXICO: Impunity for Hundred" -- */ Copyright 1998 InterPress Service, all rights reserved. Worldwide distribution via the APC networks. ***

Harper Collins and China

1998-03-04 Thread Sid Shniad
From: Daniel Cohn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: HarperCollins and China Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 09:48:39 -0500 (EST) In the last couple of days there have been a number of reports from reputable media sources in the United Kingdom (including the BBC and the Times) that HarperCollins was

The March issue of Labour Left Briefing (fwd)

1998-03-04 Thread Sid Shniad
Hi The March 98 issue of LLB is now on-line. Below is a list of the articles in this issue and their URL's: *** http://www.llb.labournet.org.uk/1998/march/news1.html Don't bomb Iraq Will McMahon, Hackney North and Stoke Newington CLP, argues that key motives for the latest US

McUnion Busting, McCl (fwd)

1998-03-03 Thread Sid Shniad
Subject: McUnion Busting, McClosure in Quebec Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 From: Patrick Borden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Montreal, 14 Feb 1998 Friday the 13th brought bad luck to McDonald's workers in St-Hubert, Quebec. Midnight saw management permanently close the store they were close to

Re: environmental issues

1998-03-03 Thread Sid Shniad
Hey Mike -- how about stripping out the machine language before you forward articles? That would make it lots easier to share with others. Thnx. Sid

Ronald McDonald Burned in Effigy at McDonalds Protest (fwd)

1998-03-03 Thread Sid Shniad
Subject: Ronald McDonald Burned in Effigy at McDonalds Protest Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 From: Aaron Koleszar [EMAIL PROTECTED] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Ronald McDonald Burned in Effigy at McDonalds Protest CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI - At 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 18, six

NZ - Union Journal Editor Sacked over MAI (fwd)

1998-03-03 Thread Sid Shniad
From: GATT WATCHDOG Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: NZ - Union Journal Editor Sacked over MAI PSA Editor sacked, escorted from work - Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand; 26/2/98 - Mark Stevens Employment Reporter The editor of the Public Service Association journal has been sacked

EU Parliament Opposes MAI (fwd)

1998-03-02 Thread Sid Shniad
As reported in this message, forwarded from Holland, a committee of the European Parliament recommends that: The European Court of Justice should examine thoroughly the Multilateral Agreement on Investments (MAI) before it is signed by the EU member states. Date:

pl.fwd..Chiapas: Indicators of Impending War (fwd)

1998-03-02 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 01:52:07 -0800 (PST) From: John Shafer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Chiapas: Indicators of Impending War Subject: Your help urgently Needed For Chiapas World-Wide Online Campaign! ***Please immediately forward this message to all progressive

The Legal Assault on Workers' Rights (fwd)

1998-02-28 Thread Sid Shniad
Thursday, February 26, 1998 COLUMN LEFT / ALEXANDER COCKBURN Will a Tsunami of Suits Sink Dockworkers? The Pacific Maritime Assn. is targeting union locals and picket sympathizers to break solidarity. By ALEXANDER COCKBURN Jack Heyman, a member of Local 10 of the International

Wallerstein's view of wages

1998-02-27 Thread Sid Shniad
toward an increase in the average price of labour worldwide and 2) that there is a secular trend for the average rate of profit to decrease as a result. Sid Shniad

Deaths Blamed on IBM

1998-02-27 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 11:18:51 -0800 (PST) From: "Camp. Resp. Tech." [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Deaths Blamed on IBM--JOIN OUR LIST-SERVE Published Monday, February 23, 1998, in the San Jose Mercury News Deaths blamed on IBM: Its workers allegedly were exposed to cancer-causing

Krugman on the Asia crisis

1998-02-26 Thread Sid Shniad
Fortune MagazineMarch 2, 1998 ASIA: WHAT WENT WRONG Paul Krugman There is a part of me that is excited, even happy, about Asia's financial crisis. You see, financial disasters are one of my specialties. The very first serious economics

New York Times Hi-Tech Spy System (fwd)

1998-02-26 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 22:02:00 -0800 (PST) Subject: Chilling Portrait of Technology Uses February 24, 1998 By BRUNO GIUSSANI European Study Paints a Chilling Portrait of Technology's Uses A massive telecommunications interception network operates within Europe and, according

Visa and The Anti-Child Support Act (fwd)

1998-02-26 Thread Sid Shniad
From: Robert Weissman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Visa and The Anti-Child Support Act Call it the Anti-Child Support Act. It is the product of a full-throttled campaign by the credit card companies and financial services industry to

Fwd: NYC Demo Against IMF Indonesia Bailout (fwd)

1998-02-26 Thread Sid Shniad
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 1998 CONTACT: Jane Guskin, 212-674-9499 [EMAIL PROTECTED] NEW YORKERS PROTEST IMF INDONESIA BAILOUT On Friday, Feb. 13 a group of 75 people rallied in New York's midtown area to protest the bailout of Indonesia's Suharto dictatorship by the

Fwd: BT: In defence of the IMF (fwd)

1998-02-26 Thread Sid Shniad
BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 1998/02/24 IMF-bashing will not help Asia By Vikram Khanna BACK in 1988, as a relatively green IMF staffer, I attended a conference in Chicago. I found myself seated next to an Argentine academic and I struck up a conversation with

MAI Handbook Available (fwd)

1998-02-26 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 16:04:31 -0500 (EST) TO: MAI Activists FR: Friends of the Earth - US RE: Hot Off the Press -- Handbook on the MAI Friends of the Earth has just produced a guidebook to the MAI, called License to Loot: the MAI and How to Stop It!'. The report provides

Inspection of US weapons of mass destruction

1998-02-25 Thread Sid Shniad
Media Advisory For Immediate Release February 24th, 1998 LIBBY DAVIES, M.P., TO LEAD SEARCH FOR U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (Vancouver) Libby Davies, Member of Parliament for Vancouver East, will lead a Citizens' Weapons Inspection Team composed of community and church

Newman Outlines Threat of MAI (fwd)

1998-02-25 Thread Sid Shniad
Peter C. Newman, Macleans Magazine, March 2, 1998 MAI: a time bomb with a very short fuse The inability of negotiators in Paris to finalize the proposed Multilateral Agreement on Investment gives Canada a welcome chance to stand back and consider the treaty's awesome consequences.

Chiapas Refugees Ambushed, 1 Killed (fwd)

1998-02-25 Thread Sid Shniad
The Associated Press 02/23/1998 18:05 EST Chiapas Refugees Ambushed, 1 Killed SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS (AP) -- Attackers ambushed a group of refugees as they returned from a meeting with foreign human rights observers in bloodied Chiapas state, killing one, survivors and

Canadian petition opposing Canada's role in Iraq crisis

1998-02-24 Thread Sid Shniad
If you would like to sign an online petition protesting Canada's role in supporting what the U.S. is doing in the Iraqi crisis, click on the following URL: http://w-3productions.com/cgi-bin/miva?/petition/petition.hts

WHC: APPEAL FOR ASIAN CONFERENCE (fwd)

1998-02-24 Thread Sid Shniad
Subject: WHC: APPEAL FOR ASIAN CONFERENCE Date: Tue, 24 Feb 98 08:03:02 - From: Alan Benjamin [EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTE: The Continuations Committee of the Western Hemisphere Workers¹ Conference Against NAFTA and Privatizations received this ³Appeal for an Asian Conference² from Brother

Re: Red vs Green

1998-02-23 Thread Sid Shniad
ry fragile watersheds, jeopardizing the water supply in areas like the Slocan Valley. The NDP's environmental record may look good from afar. But here on the ground it looks like the shits. Sid Shniad Max talks about the conflict between the coal miners and ecologists in the US. Here

Developments in South Africa

1998-02-23 Thread Sid Shniad
The Daily Telegraph Sunday 22 February 1998 ANC GUERRILLAS TURN TO CRIME By Alec Russell in Johannesburg In a nightmare for post-apartheid South Africa, former African National Congress guerrillas have become disillusioned with their

Solidarity tours for Detroit strikers

1998-02-23 Thread Sid Shniad
SPRING OFFENSIVE TOURS Knocked down but not knocked out. Detroit's locked-out newspaper workers are continuing their thirty-two month long fight against the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press and for their jobs and a good union contract. 2000 Detroit newspaper workers struck the

Linguistic reform in the EU

1998-02-23 Thread Sid Shniad
CREDIT: Lila Kingsland, Calgary The European Union commissioners have announced that agreement has been reached to adopt English as the preferred language for European communications, rather than German, which was the other

(fwd) Union Buster Files Defamation Suit vs Academic Researcher (fwd)

1998-02-22 Thread Sid Shniad
From: "Ellen Dannin [EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Union Buster Files Defamation Suit vs Academic Researcher Date: 21 Feb 1998 20:04:46 GMT Statement of Protest On February 9, 1998, Beverly Enterprises, a company with a deplorable record in labor relations matters

janitors march (fwd)

1998-02-22 Thread Sid Shniad
SACRAMENTO JANITORS 11-DAY MARCH FOR JUSTICE By David Bacon SACRAMENTO, CA (2/21/98) -- This week, Sacramento janitors took their long-running war to end their poverty-level wages and conditions to the doorstep of the corporation they hold responsible for them - Hewlett-Packard

Correction of: CALL FOR SOLIDARITY ACTION ! (fwd)

1998-02-22 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 06:16:20 -0100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Correction of: CALL FOR SOLIDARITY ACTION ! GPDI_GERAKAN PENDUKUNG DEMOKRATISASI DI INDONESIA SUPPORTING MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATISATION IN INDONESIA E-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Amerikkkan Democracy at work...

1998-02-21 Thread Sid Shniad
Here's your correction, Maggie: Clinton was opposed to being _drafted_ into the Vietnam War. Sid THE ONLY OPINION THAT REALLY COUNTS IS THE PRESIDENT'S. And he's not going to be affected by a bunch of goofy hecklers." Correct me if my memory is faulty, but wasn't

MAI Booklet (fwd)

1998-02-21 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 15:34:46 -0800 (PST) From: MichaelP [EMAIL PROTECTED] MAI INFORMATIONAL BOOKLETS: Ruth Caplan of the Alliance for Democracy has coordinated the production of informational booklets about the MAI. With input from Public Citizen, Friends of the Earth, AFL-CIO and

Goodbye, Roberta: The CBS-Nike Connection (fwd)

1998-02-20 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 12:29:58 -0500 (EST) From: Robert Weissman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Goodbye, Roberta: The CBS-Nike Connection CBS News reporter Robert Baskin has a problem -- she's not getting along with her boss. In October

Re: Taking Control (fwd)

1998-02-20 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 15:20:55 +1300 (NZDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: campaign against foreign control of aotearoa [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Taking Control 15 February 1998 Chief Reporter THE FIGHTBACK STARTS HERE! FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27 - SUNDAY MARCH 1 KNOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HALL

Who will pay for a united europe? (fwd)

1998-02-19 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 11:32:38 -0500 Sender: Forum on Labor in the Global Economy [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: DK Project [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Who will pay for a united europe? (fwd) WHO WILL PAY THE PRICE OF A NEW UNITED EUROPE? By David Bacon ROME, ITALY (1/15/98)

(Fwd) Universities reap windfall from research (fwd)

1998-02-19 Thread Sid Shniad
Last updated: Wednesday 18 February 1998 http://www.vancouversun.com Universities reap windfall from research BOSTON (AP) - Universities and colleges in the United States and Canada are cashing in on their

Inside U.S. Trade, Feb. 13, 1998 (fwd)

1998-02-19 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 10:57:33 -0500 (EST) From: Chantell Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Inside U.S. Trade, Feb. 13, 1998 The following article in Inside US Trade gives a poltical and technical overview of the pre-negotiation status of

!*COMMENTARY: Middle East quiz (fwd)

1998-02-18 Thread Sid Shniad
Subject: COMMENTARY: Middle East quiz A pop quiz on the Middle East -- answers may surprise you By Charley Reese of The Sentinel Staff Published in The Orlando Sentinel, http://www.orlandosentinel.com February 8, 1998 Just so you can keep up with the perpetual crisis in the Middle East,

Computer Use Splits Between Along Income Lines

1998-02-18 Thread Sid Shniad
Vancouver Sun, Page D06, Wednesday, February 18, 1998 B.C. Net use splits between affluent and poor By Peter Wilson If you live in British Columbia there's about a 50-per-cent chance you've used the Internet at least once. If you go online regularly you're likely to be young, have a

NEW LIST SERVE: STOP-IMF (fwd)

1998-02-18 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 11:37:19 -0500 (EST) From: Robert Weissman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: NEW LIST SERVE: STOP-IMF Stop-IMF is a new moderated listserve that will include clips, essays, updates and urgent actions relating to the International Monetary Fund. It will focus especially

Russian Workers (fwd)

1998-02-17 Thread Sid Shniad
The current issue of the San Francisco Flier contains an article about labor conditions in Russia that begins as follows: Russia: What’s Up, What’s Down, What’s Left At the height of Cold War xenophobia in America there came the occasional heretical suggestion that were we really

European analysis of MAI

1998-02-17 Thread Sid Shniad
This analysis contains a very useful explanation of the origins of the MAI and its relationship to GATT, MIA, WTO, etc., as well as the tensions between the First and Third Worlds that led U.S. and European capital to start promoting an investment treaty through the OECD when they couldn't

Putting deficit reduction in perspective

1998-02-17 Thread Sid Shniad
[Michael Campbell is a right wing media commentator and brother of British Columbia Liberal Party opposition leader Gordon Campbell. He often lectures the social democratic NDP government on the facts of capitalist life.] The Vancouver Sun Tuesday 17 February

Remark by Horta

1998-02-16 Thread Sid Shniad
"Morally and psychologically, the overnight collapse of the 'Asian tiger' economies is the equivalent of the fall of the Berlin wall. But it is not yet the political equivalent." -- Jos. Ramos-Horta, East Timor's Nobel laureate for peace in 1996, quoted by Christopher

The state of the left

1998-02-16 Thread Sid Shniad
1) A recent Economist article entitled "Mr. Blair goes to Washington" included the following quote: "In the manner of Mr. Clinton, he will continue to denouce the social consequences of 18 years of Tory rule, while (with luck) preserving and even extending the essentials of Thatcherism.

Tanks,amphibious and armored vehicles...Chiapas (fwd)

1998-02-16 Thread Sid Shniad
la Jornada, 2-15-98 Translated by Susan Rasco'n for Nuevo Amanecer Press: From: "Marco A." [EMAIL PROTECTED] NAP has not been able to enter La Jornada for two days now; it is reported that other alternative media in the U.S. have not been able to either. La Jornada February

Re: U.S. will not sign MAI (fwd)

1998-02-16 Thread Sid Shniad
So when are you going to provide the salutory corrective, Doug? Sid Politically, I think it's important to defeat things like NAFTA MAI, but I think Bill is right to doubt. All these struggle flare up around documents proposed by bourgeois states, but the processes that lead the law,

(Fwd) (en) Argentina: Historic Tour of Illegal Detention Centr (fwd)

1998-02-15 Thread Sid Shniad
_ ARGENTINA: HISTORIC TOUR OF ILLEGAL DETENTION CENTRE _ Source: PeaceNet newsdesk in cdp:ips.english 14 February 1998

NZ-Govt Irresponsibility, Insincerity, Slammed Over Paris Igotiations (fwd)

1998-02-15 Thread Sid Shniad
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Feb 14 20:30:08 1998 Subject: NZ-Govt Irresponsibility, Insincerity, Slammed Over Paris Igotiations Comments: Gatt Watchdog Date: Sun, 15 Feb 98 17:34:13 +1200 Organization: PlaNet Gaia Otautahi GATT Watchdog [EMAIL PROTECTED] MEDIA RELEASE 15th February

Re: U.S. will not sign MAI (fwd)

1998-02-14 Thread Sid Shniad
Bill, I have a methodological question: why is there a single "real reason" involved? This implies that the real actors are capitalists and that the actions of the little folk in striking, demonstrating,etc. are merely incidental. Or am I missing something? Sid On Fri, 13 Feb

Re: US drops support for MAI: LA Times

1998-02-14 Thread Sid Shniad
See explanatory note from Lori Wallach, debunking the spin that's being put out by the USTR office. Sid

DON'T CELEBRATE YET!! (fwd)

1998-02-14 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 1998 19:00:31 -0500 (EST) From: Chantell Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: DON'T CELEBRATE YET!! US officials have made several announcements implying a withdrawal from MAI negotiations. Let's not be fooled. They can

USTR on MAI (fwd)

1998-02-14 Thread Sid Shniad
Here is the report that willappear in tomorrow's FTL. I think it does reveal a possible negotiating stratey on the part of the USTR. Notice the comparison to the Financial services talks where by holding out the USA did win more. It also shows business is unhappy when Canada and France

URGENT CLARIFICATION! (fwd)

1998-02-14 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 07:05:34 -0500 (EST) From: Chantell Taylor [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: URGENT CLARIFICATION! URGENT CLARIFICATION FROM LORI WALLACH -- NO CHANGE IN US MAI POSITION! A COPY OF A U.S. REUTERS STORY HAS BEEN SENT ALL

FAIR-L: MR. ANCHORMAN, HAVE YOU EVER COMMITTED ADULTERY?

1998-02-13 Thread Sid Shniad
-- FAIR-L Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Media analysis, critiques and news reports --

Computer iconography

1998-02-13 Thread Sid Shniad
We all know those little dumb computer symbols called "emoticons," where :) means a smile and :( is a frown. Well, how about some "assicons"? Here goes: (_!_) a regular ass (__!__)a fat ass (!)a tight ass (_._) a flat

Re: 17 nanograms of fame

1998-02-13 Thread Sid Shniad
Nope. Just to shit on the world on a regular basis. Sid One doesn't have to be paranoid to notice that the International Olympic Committee and the International Monetary Fund both begin with the SAME WORD! Coincidence? Does the IMF ask bankers to pee into a paper cup?

Labour and Workplace Studies position at Manitoba, 1999.

1998-02-13 Thread Sid Shniad
Preliminary informal announcement: Tenure-track position in Labour and Workplace Studies at Manitoba, 1999 The Labour and Workplace Studies Programme at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, will have a tenure-track position open as of July 1999. A formal announcement will be made

Zedillo Interview New York Times (fwd)

1998-02-13 Thread Sid Shniad
COMPLETE NY TIMES INTERVIEW Ernesto Zedillo: New Optimism on Ending Graft in Mexico City By SAM DILLON MEXICO CITY -- One year ago, as Washington was preparing to certify whether Mexico was a reliable partner in the narcotics war, came stunning charges by the Mexican government

Union-Buster Memorial Airport (fwd)\

1998-02-13 Thread Sid Shniad
Maybe they should have called it Union-Busting Memorial National Airport, instead. That would have more appropriately highlighted one of Ronald Reagan's most notorious achievements, the decision to fire 1,800 striking air traffic controllers early in his first term. Congress's

Re: U.S. will not sign MAI (fwd)

1998-02-13 Thread Sid Shniad
Having argued that this may be a tactical retreat, I'm compelled to forward the following, which indicates that the bad guys haven't for a moment given up on their desire to reshape the world along neoliberal lines via international trade deals. Sid The

Re: U.S. will not sign MAI (fwd)

1998-02-13 Thread Sid Shniad
Maybe they were looking for a way to save face by backing out this way Marty, rather than acknowledging the enormous ground swell of opposition to the damned thing. Sid Shniad The following gives no sense of what the US government found objectionable in the MAI treaty as it now stands

U.S. will not sign MAI (fwd)

1998-02-13 Thread Sid Shniad
Friday February 13, 11:34 am Eastern Time U.S. will not sign global investment treaty-Barshefsky WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The United States will not sign a multilateral investment agreement being negotiated by the 29-member Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,

Re: oil

1998-02-12 Thread Sid Shniad
Doug, there's a good, left economist here in Vancouver named Ed Shaffer who's written rather extensively on the subject. Sid I'm rather urgently looking for someone of leftish sensibilities who understands the oil market to yak on the radio. Any volunteers/nominees? Doug -- Doug

For the record (continued)

1998-02-12 Thread Sid Shniad
when he was in charge of Desert Storm. Sid Shniad

Re: David Card

1998-02-11 Thread Sid Shniad
What the fuck's this line of discussion about? (Canadian) Sid Of course. Michael Perelman wrote: I was thinking that we could invite him long but excuse him from some of the more acrimonious aspects of our culture. Why? Because he's Canadian? Doug --

Balancing Valis' kind words about Canada

1998-02-11 Thread Sid Shniad
Valis had some very kind things to say about Canada in response to the comments of General MacKenzie. For the record, the Liberal government in Ottawa is sucking up to Washington big time, proving itself a loyal sycophant when Uncle Sam starts rattling the sabers. (A caller on a talk show I

KCTU delegate conference - on the spot report (fwd)

1998-02-11 Thread Sid Shniad
KCTU delegates reject the "Tripartite Agreement" - Rank and File Revolution in KCTU Delegate Convention KCTU rejected the tripartite agreement in extraordinary delegation convention held in Seoul on February 9. The convention hall was filled with about 270 regular delegates and over 500

Re: Labor econ syllabi

1998-02-11 Thread Sid Shniad
Why not include Mike Yates' and Bruce Nissen's work? Sid Shniad I have just been informed that I will be teaching undergraduate labor econ in the Spring quarter. the last time I got a chance to teach this course was 10 years ago, and I used Bruce Kaufman's book, which is almost entirely

European briefing on the MAI (fwd)

1998-02-10 Thread Sid Shniad
Corporate Europe Observatory, February 1998 We encourage you to spread this briefing or to use the information contained in it. In the latter case we would very much appreciate if you could send us a copy of your article or publication. If you have any questions and/or

Web/email addresses US financial interests (fwd)

1998-02-10 Thread Sid Shniad
The following is courtsey of the soon-to-be affiliate of the NCDM out in Atlanta (Susan Tomlinson [EMAIL PROTECTED])-thanks to them for compiling the list of web site and email addresses for many of the US investment institutions and corporations we are targeting in our campaign. -NCDLJ

Job postings

1998-02-10 Thread Sid Shniad
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 9 19:36:52 1998 Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 22:28:55 EST Reply-To: Forum on Labor in the Global Economy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: Forum on Labor in the Global Economy [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Patricia Lamborn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Friends, I would like

KCTU throws out leadership, rejects deal!! (fwd)

1998-02-10 Thread Sid Shniad
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 9 18:11:33 1998 Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 01:58:31 + Reply-To: Forum on Labor in the Global Economy [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: LabourNet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: KCTU throws out leadership, rejects deal!! From 3 pm. Feb. 2 to 3 am. 9th, the

Urgent Action (fwd)

1998-02-10 Thread Sid Shniad
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 22:05:49 -0800 (PST) To: "undisclosed-recipients:;"@igc.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Compañeros: The war refugees of Chenalhó and the San Cristobal-based organization Enlace Civil are calling for an urgent letter campaign to President Zedillo asking

South Korea: Rank-and-file rebellion in KCTU (fwd)

1998-02-10 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 08:48:30 +0200 Sender: Forum on Labor in the Global Economy [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Eric Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: South Korea: Rank-and-file rebellion in KCTU To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For news of the breaking developments surrounding the decision of

Request to call Senators toll free re: MAI

1998-02-10 Thread Sid Shniad
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 17:55:00 -0500 From: Barbara Larcom [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Fwd: Request to call Senators toll-free @ MAI tomorrow!] To: Bill Harvey [EMAIL PROTECTED], Campaign for Labor Rights [EMAIL PROTECTED], Chris Chase-Dunn [EMAIL PROTECTED], Chuck Johnson

Retired general advises Canada to opt out of Iraqi adventure

1998-02-10 Thread Sid Shniad
Brief excerpt from opinion piece on the Globe and Mail Op-Ed page, February 10, 1998 Bomb Baghdad? Canada should opt out By Lewis MacKenzie .. My experience with sanctions has convinced me that they don't work -- unless you are trying to make life miserable for the general

Well-worth Supporting! (fwd)

1998-02-10 Thread Sid Shniad
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Feb 9 19:42:56 1998 Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 22:39:47 -0500 (EST) From: "Ms. Aikya Param" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "'Art Shostak'" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Women and Money Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 11:07:39 -0800 In February 1998, Women and Money is one-year old.

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