Did I hear General Clarke right? He says the pilot who attacked the train
bridge 'intently' looked at his monitor, and noticed the train on the
bridge only at the last second, when it was no longer possible to divert or
abort.
The bit where I spill my morning cuppa follows: the 'same thing'
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If anyone has come across anything interesting on the Blackstone Group
a/k/a Blackstone Capital Partners II or a Veritas Capital and their
interest in the steel industry, please, send it along to me.
For professional reasons or confidentiality you are encouraged to replay
off-list if necessary.
Actually, most were Serbs 'ethnically cleansed by the atrocities of
the Albanians', a fact conveniently ignored by our apologist for
NATO bombing.
Paul Phillips
Makes sense. I should have thought of that. In fact, the propagandistic
equation of Kosovo with ethnic Albanians, with which we've
excuse more shameless self-promotion...again, feel free (be encouraged)
to forward to folks who/lists that might be interested...appears
publication will now be at beginning of June...Michael Hoover
The publisher, VERSO, April 9, 1999
ENDORSEMENTS
CITY ON FIRE: HONG KONG CINEMA,
Wojtek wrote:
3. Given that NGOs are an expresion of social changes brought about by
capitalist development, they are the most promising platform for Left
organizing. Unfortunately, that field has been hopelessly dominated by
foundation liberals with Left almost totally absent. Thus, the left
Does anyone have this book -- *The Migration of Serbs and Montenegrins from
Kosovo and Metohija: Results of the Survey Conducted in 1985-1986* by Ruéza
Petroviâc?
Yoshie
Here's a note I sent to Henwood a bit ago, on this issue. At the time I
was a bit more agnostic on NGOs; now I'm a good bit more critical. I have
been looking at micro-finance NGOs, and I can't but come to the conclusion
that they foreclose on a lot of progressive potential, but turning
April 14, 1999
NATO May Have Hit Refugees
Filed at 3:04 p.m. EDT
By The Associated Press
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) -- As NATO warplanes hammered Serb targets in
Kosovo today, Yugoslavia said one of the strikes hit a convoy of ethnic
Albanian refugees, killing at least 64 and wounding 20.
April 14, 1999
Antiunion Group Tries to Use Nafta
To Push for Teams at Nonunion Firms
By GLENN BURKINS
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
WASHINGTON In a move that could open up a longstanding
dispute between business and labor, a leading antiunion group is
using the North American
Jim,
It was not the German Nazis but the puppet
Ustashe regime in Croatia under Ante Pavelic
that attempted to carry out a genocide against
the Serbs at the concentration camp of Jasenovic.
That camp also saw the slaughter of Jews and gypsies.
Barkley Rosser
-Original Message-
From:
Oedipa Maas wrote:
There's nothing like the ground shaking beneath you.
Nothing? Don't you mean NADA?
regards,
Tom Walker
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/timework/covenant.htm
Will the Asian economic crisis spell the
end of Hong Kong cinema and the beginning of brain drains? Yoshie
CITY ON FIRE: HONG KONG CINEMA, Lisa Odham Stokes and Michael Hoover
attempted cross-over to Hollywood (initiated by Terence Chang and John Woo
in 1991) preceded economic
[Thanks to Professor Chandler-Burns [Mexico], one of our oldest
subscribers to PNEWS (Progressive News Views). Not old in years, but a
member here for almost a decade. It is always a pleasure to receive his
analysis. -- TheGolem]
From: "Prof. R.M. Chandler-Burns" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
The Canadian Press Wednesday, April 14,
1999
GERMANY PROPOSES PLAN FOR PEACE IN KOSOVO BASED ON USE OF U.N. FORCES
White House reiterates U.S. insistence that peacekeeping
forces in Kosovo be under NATO command.
BELGRADE (CP) Yugoslavia
THIS IS LONG BUT VERY RICH IN DETAIL, THOUGHTFUL IN ANALYSIS, AND WORTH THE
EFFORT.
_
CTHEORY THEORY, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTUREVOL 22, NO 1-2
Event-scene 78 99/04/12 Editors: Arthur and Marilouise
A founder of the Blackstone Group is Pete Peterson, a rabid attacker of
Social Security.
Gene Coyle
Tom Lehman wrote:
If anyone has come across anything interesting on the Blackstone Group
a/k/a Blackstone Capital Partners II or a Veritas Capital and their
interest in the steel industry,
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Wednesday, April 14, 1999
REPORTER CHALLENGES REPORTS OF MASSACRES IN PRISTINA
"There is no evidence that such a thing happened in Pristina"
Paul Watson, journalist for the Los Angeles Times
By Marcus Gee
One of the
I'll try to answer numerous concerns raised in replies to the original
posting in this thread.
1. Most people who responded agree that NGOs can be many diffrent things,
some of them better than others. That is precisely the point I tried to
get across. NGOs are not predestined to be a tool of
Dear people, I have read Robert Saute's message regarding Louis Proyect's
critique of the SSC and its handling of panels that its organizers admit
they openly despise. There aresimply too many holes in this story.
I may have been the one who stopped Robert in the hall to alert him that
we were
Doug Henwood wrote:
Max Sawicky wrote:
O.
Shouldn't that be 0. ?
regards,
Tom Walker
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/timework/covenant.htm
Max Sawicky wrote:
O.
Have you moved from Rambouillet to Roissy?
Doug
Oedipa Maas wrote:
There's nothing like the ground shaking beneath you.
Nothing? Don't you mean NADA?
regards,
Tom Walker
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/timework/covenant.htm
No.
O.
http://www.YoYodyne.com
"Of all modern antiheroes, none surpasses Tyrone Slothrop, an
American
lieutenant stationed in London during World War II's blitz. The
lieutenant
possesses a bizarre gift: his erections anticipate German rocket
launchings.
. ."
Regards,
Tom Walker
There's nothing like the ground shaking
I already sent this to lbo-talk but goofed on
the address for pen-l and deleted it. So, here is
a modified version.
This is in extended response to Max Sawicky's
query yesterday about what would happen if the
bombing were to stop.
First I note that no more non-Kosmet Yugoslav
Didn't the German racial hierarchy consider Slavs as inferior people (inferior to
Germans) ?
The holocaust against 20 million Soviets had enough of a racist motive mixed in to be
genocide. Many Slavs were killed because they were Slavs, even if there were other
motives as well. That's
"Of all modern antiheroes, none surpasses Tyrone Slothrop, an American
lieutenant stationed in London during World War II's blitz. The lieutenant
possesses a bizarre gift: his erections anticipate German rocket launchings.
.. ."
Regards,
Tom Walker
someone may have already posted this but just in case they have not the
following to sites
give news in English from the Serbian point of view
http://www.borba.co.yu/daily.html
http://www.tanjug.co.yu/
Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
Here is what I see as an important issue, as far as Left organizing is
concerned. The enclosed posting argues that the development of NGOs (in
Latin America, but the argument can be extended to other regions as well)
has a detrimental effect on Left organizing,
They [the Nazis] also attempted to wipe out other "undesirable" ethnic
groups such as gypsies and Serbs.
I never heard of Nazi genocide against the Serbs. Wouldn't it be more
accurate to say that the Nazis used brutal tactics to wipe out the Serb
anti-Nazi insurgencies?
Jim Devine [EMAIL
One of the defining characteristics of dogmatic Marxism is its refusal to
see the class struggle as it is, rather than as it should be. It is always
looking for the leaders of mass movements fighting against capitalist rule
to come from central casting rather than real life. They search for
Wotjek,
The following is an old post of mine that, perhaps, addresses some of your ideas about
the factory regime being modified or socially fragmented by the development of
capitalism in recent decades. I'm not sure whether it supports or opposes your thesis
about the importance of NGO's,
"Seth Sandronsky" [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/14/99 11:17AM
Charles,
This seems to be the "we do US imperialism better" (i.e., more cost
effective) view of the ruling class, no?
Seth
Chas.:
Seth,
I just came across this, so I can't "definitively" answer your
4. In that light, the Left should stop dreaming about "organizing the
masses" and instead devlop "middle-range" strategies for using NGOs (also
called "civil society") as an organizing platform.
Any comments?
Wojtek
Wojtek is really arguing against socialist revolution. I can understand why
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"Why a Cold War Budget Without a Cold War?"
Dr. Lawrence Korb, the former Assistant Secretary of
"Why a Cold War Budget Without a Cold War?"
Dr. Lawrence Korb, the former Assistant Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan, has
outlined an alternative Pentagon budget that would reduce spending by more than 17%
per year ($48 billion). Dr. Korb's study was sponsored by Business Leaders for
The Cold War is Over (Isn't It?) March 10, 1999
Looking for Waste in Government?
Start With the Pentagon March 10, 1999
Business group urges cut in defense spending
Favors pouring more resources into education
WASHINGTON (CNNfn) - If a group of U.S. businessmen has its way, the
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When did the NDP change its position? I just heard a report on the debate in
parliament that said that all the parties supported NATO. Not long ago Robinson
suggested that only ground troops could stop Milosevic.
Actually, most were Serbs 'ethnically cleansed by the atrocities of
the Albanians', a fact conveniently ignored by our apologist for
NATO bombing.
Paul Phillips
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From: Yoshie
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