[PEN-L] from Juan Cole: judicial coup for oil law?

Parliamentarians from the Sadr Bloc vowed that they would resist Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's plans to dismiss 5 out of 6 cabinet ministers from their party. The Sadrists have 32 seats in the Iraqi legislature, and their support was key to the election of al-Maliki last spring.

[PEN-L] Nihilism in Iraq

Bomb Shatters Baghdad's Storied Literary Street Dozens Are Killed; Area Once Known For Liberal Ideas By Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, March 6, 2007; A10 BAGHDAD, Mar. 5 -- Two firemen emerged from the thick curtain of black smoke that covered the pavement on Monday,

[PEN-L] Labor conflict at CSU Sacramento

Strike vote begins at CSU Faculty cast ballots amid debate within union over public perception By Eric Stern - Bee Staff Writer Last Updated 6:15 am PST Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Story appeared in METRO section, Page B1 Eric Vega supervises a ballot box at CSU Sacramento on Monday, where faculty

Re: [PEN-L] Nihilism in Iraq

All we do is sell books, said Amer Kasim, 38, struggling for an explanation. . It not about the books. It's about oil, and the Washington Post KNOWS that, but they don't dare say it, because they were party to the the 'backgrounder' of this story by purporting to tell the truth to the

Re: [PEN-L] Nihilism in Iraq

On 3/6/07, Leigh Meyers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All we do is sell books, said Amer Kasim, 38, struggling for an explanation. It not about the books. It's about oil, and the Washington Post KNOWS that It's about oil, books, and everything else, from the POV of international jihadists.

Re: [PEN-L] Nihilism in Iraq

Sorry Yoshie, I don't buy it. We are the international jihadists. We destroyed Iraq's schools and libraries, allowed them to be looted while we guarded the Iraqi oil ministry. We rebuilt one in a hundred and said WOW! ain't Bechtel doing great! Pushed school textbooks on Iraq's educational

Re: [PEN-L] Labor conflict at CSU Sacramento

the strike vote is happening at all the CSUs. On 3/6/07, Seth Sandronsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Strike vote begins at CSU Faculty cast ballots amid debate within union over public perception By Eric Stern - Bee Staff Writer Last Updated 6:15 am PST Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Story appeared in

[PEN-L] Libby guilty of perjury

Tuesday, March 06, 2007 Libby found guilty in CIA leak trial Alexis Unkovic at 12:08 PM ET Photo source or description [JURIST]breaking story The jury presiding over the perjury trial of former vice-presidential aide I. Lewis Scooter Libby [defense website; JURIST news archive] returned a

[PEN-L] Juan Cole on the 'nihilism' thing

The murderousness and determination to destroy Iraqi culture apparent in the al-Mutanabbi bombing provoked one observer, speaking to to compare these days to those of Mongol conqueror Hulagu ,

[PEN-L] Weak real estate market causes tax bill blues

Weak real estate market causes tax bill blues Many owners say values are inflated http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070306/NEWS05/703060306/10 07/ March 6, 2007 BY GINA DAMRON and JOHN WISELY FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS Dave Bean has had it with the more than $18,000 in annual

[PEN-L] Erik Olin Wright's “Envisioning Real Utopias“

I had kicked around the idea of responding to sociologist Erik Olin Wright’s manuscript-in-progress “Envisioning Real Utopias“ a few months ago, but decided against it mainly out of respect for Wright’s overall scholarship. Although I have big problems with Analytical Marxism (his

[PEN-L] query: apocryphal?

is the following story apocryphal? In the 1960s, economists flew into an African country to advise its government. To the advisers' total surprise the country's later economic performance fit their predictions exactly! It turned out that the government had used the prediction, because it was the

Re: [PEN-L] Nihilism in Iraq

On 3/6/07, Leigh Meyers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry Yoshie, I don't buy it. We are the international jihadists. We destroyed Iraq's schools and libraries, allowed them to be looted while we guarded the Iraqi oil ministry. We rebuilt one in a hundred and said WOW! ain't Bechtel doing great!

Re: [PEN-L] query: apocryphal?

I think it fits the predictions. Gene Coyle On Mar 6, 2007, at 11:05 AM, Jim Devine wrote: is the following story apocryphal? In the 1960s, economists flew into an African country to advise its government. To the advisers' total surprise the country's later economic performance fit their

[PEN-L] Hersh: U.S. Funds Being Secretly Funneled to Violent Al Qaeda-Linked Groups

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/25/hersh-qaeda/ Hersh: U.S. Funds Being Secretly Funneled To Violent Al Qaeda-Linked Groups New Yorker columnist Sy Hersh says the single most explosive element of his latest article involves an effort by the Bush administration to stem the growth of Shiite

[PEN-L] CFR thinking on war between the sects

March 4, 2007/New York TIMES MAGAZINE Choosing a Sect By NOAH FELDMAN As the Sunni-Shiite conflict in Iraq polarizes Muslims across the globe, the United States finds itself in the odd position of seeming to favor a Shiite government in Iraq and Sunni leaders everywhere else. As a result, there

Re: [PEN-L] CFR thinking on war between the sects

On 3/6/07, Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: March 4, 2007/New York TIMES MAGAZINE Choosing a Sect By NOAH FELDMAN snip This would undercut the core realist principle that a country's allies are those who act in its interests, not those whom it prefers on the basis of race or creed. In this

[PEN-L] hah

Free Scooter Libby and All Political Prisoners! -- Jim Devine / The truth is more important than the facts. -- Frank Lloyd Wright

Re: [PEN-L] from Juan Cole: judicial coup for oil law?

A commentator on Cole's blog points out that there is a provision in the constitution for replacing MPs. The faction from which the MP comes simply appoints the missing MP. Of course I suppose Maliki could try and act fast and push the oil bill through before appointments were made but I expect it

Re: [PEN-L] Nihilism in Iraq

...Because when we do leave, Iraq will be a wasteland or it will be a satrap. Everyone you call an 'international jihadist' is making a bet on 'satrap', only our physical presence will be gone, and that will help some, but... well how long did it take to execute or assassinate all of the Native

Re: [PEN-L] Libby guilty of perjury

Why did the judge not add a 12 juror? Why could the trial proceed with only 11 jurors? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com

Re: [PEN-L] Libby guilty of perjury

At around 6/3/07 9:33 pm, Michael Perelman wrote: Why did the judge not add a 12 juror? Why could the trial proceed with only 11 jurors? Easy out for a mistrial or some such, similar to the Microsoft anti-trust fiasco? --ravi (conspiracies r'us!)

Re: [PEN-L] Libby guilty of perjury

The judge asserted tht the 2 and a half days the jury had been deliberating b efore the juror was dismissed would be wasted. The new twelve would have to start over. I assume the judge knew it was legal to go with 11. The prosecutor argued for 12 and lost. Gene On Mar 6, 2007, at 6:33

Re: [PEN-L] Libby guilty of perjury

No alternates were available? -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com

Re: [PEN-L] Libby guilty of perjury

There were alternates but they had not been in the deliberations. So they would not know what the others had discussed, hence everything would have tostart over. At least that was the judge's statement. On Mar 6, 2007, at 7:47 PM, Michael Perelman wrote: No alternates were available? --