[PEN-L] Iraqi officials cannot account for $8 billion during the past 3 years

That's billion with a 'B': Iraq loses $8 billion through corruption http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070404/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_corruption_2 By BASSEM MROUE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press Writers Wed Apr 4, 3:48 PM ET Iraq's top corruption fighter said Wednesday that $8 billion in

Re: [PEN-L] Iraq the Philippines: US occupations compared

There is still rebellion in the Philippines. Although the HUK rebellion was quashed the NPA (New Peoples Army) is still in virtual control in quite a few areas of Luzon and the Visayas and separatist movements such as the MLF control parts of Mindanao. The government of Arroyo is corrupt and its

Re: [PEN-L] Build It Now

Jim Devine wrote: Marx's CAPITAL = the Torah BEYOND CAPITAL = the Talmud BUILD IT NOW = the Kabbalah. Marx, though, claimed to have substituted science for mystical apocalyptic messianism. As a science of capitalism, this was an account of how capitalist conditions worked to create a subject

Re: [PEN-L] Build It Now

me: Marx's CAPITAL = the Torah BEYOND CAPITAL = the Talmud BUILD IT NOW = the Kabbalah. Ted Winslow wrote: Marx, though, claimed to have substituted science for mystical apocalyptic messianism. Ted, look up the word joke in the dictionary. -- Jim Devine / Segui il tuo corso, e lascia

Re: [PEN-L] Build It Now

Jim Devine wrote: Ted, look up the word joke in the dictionary. Jim, look up Freud's Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious. Ted

[PEN-L] info query: anti-war referenda in Illinois... and beyond?

In Illinois there is a provision of law that allows members of the public to place advisory referenda on the ballot simply by showing up to an annual township meeting, proposing it, and carrying a majority of people present. This can be quite easy to do, because it may well be that the folks who

[PEN-L] Quote of the Day

Like the sinking of the Titanic, catastrophes are not democratic . A much higher fraction of passengers from the cheaper decks were lost. We'll see the same phenomenon with global warming. -- Henry I. Miller, of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, tells Andrew C. Revkin of The New

Re: [PEN-L] Build It Now

so you think that linking Mike's book (which, BTW, I praised to the stars) to the Kabbalah.somehow represents unconscious urges and/or childhood experience on my part? Now, that helps define joke. On 4/5/07, Ted Winslow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim Devine wrote: Ted, look up the word joke in

Re: [PEN-L] Quote of the Day

someone at the Hoover Institute said this?? _the_ Hoover Institute? Like the sinking of the Titanic, catastrophes are not democratic. A much higher fraction of passengers from the cheaper decks were lost. We'll see the same phenomenon with global warming. -- Henry I. Miller, of the Hoover

[PEN-L] intellectual property isn't always the perfect solution -- Varian

April 5, 2007/New York TIMES Economic Scene Why That Hoodie Your Son Wears Isn't Trademarked By HAL R. VARIAN The growth of the Internet has created significant challenges for intellectual property law. Virtually every day there is another story about online copyright infringement of some form

[PEN-L] A Monstrous War Crime

ZNet | Europe | A Monstrous War Crime A Monstrous War Crime With more than 650,000 civilians dead in Iraq, our government must take responsibility for its lies by Richard Horton; Guardian; April 04, 2007 Our collective failure has been to take our political leaders at their word. This week the

[PEN-L] Conspiracy Du Jour

No Arson Proof at N.Y. Synagogue Blaze By PAT MILTON, Associated Press Writer Tuesday, April 3, 2007 (04-03) 11:10 PDT Monsey, N.Y. (AP) -- Investigators said Tuesday they hadn't found any evidence of arson in the fire that destroyed an anti-Zionist Jewish group's synagogue. The fire gutted

[PEN-L] Pánfilo Reséndiz free in Querétaro

As a result of a 2-year long popular struggle to liberate him, Pánfilo Reséndiz was finally released. He was in prison for helping the working poor in Querétaro, México organize and struggle for decent housing and other public services. Pánfilo Reséndiz spoke recent in a rally in Querétaro.

Re: [PEN-L] [PEN-L] Pánfilo Reséndiz free in Querétaro

Are the two environmentalists who were jailed a few years ago still incarcerated? On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 12:00:02PM -0400, Julio Huato wrote: As a result of a 2-year long popular struggle to liberate him, Pánfilo Reséndiz was finally released. He was in prison for helping the working poor

[PEN-L] The Halls of Nepotism

NY Times, April 5, 2007 College Officers Profited by Sale of Lender Stock By JONATHAN D. GLATER The directors of financial aid at Columbia University, the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Southern California held shares in a student loan company that each of the

[PEN-L] From the director of Sacco and Vanzetti

April 5, 2007 A Letter from the Filmmaker Sacco and Vanzetti Continues at NY's Quad Cinema; Opens in Los Angeles Dear Friends: Thanks so much to all of you who came to see Sacco and Vanzetti this week at the Quad Cinema in New York. Because of the enthusiastic response to the film, the Quad

[PEN-L] Michigan Dems want tax overhaul, some health care

State Dems want tax overhaul, some health care State lawmakers seek tax overhaul April 5, 2007 BY DAWSON BELL and KATHLEEN GRAY FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS House Democrats plan to introduce another set of proposals today for dealing with the state's budget crisis, including significant tax

[PEN-L] American Monetary Act

I hope this ain't a LaRouchite or something. They like to take pretty good positions and spoil them by their act of taking them. Abolish interest ! De-privatize the Fed ! De-privatize moneymaking (smile) ! Is the bulk of our money created when banks make loans or currencies are traded ? What

Re: [PEN-L] Financiers' activities and wealth creation

Here's an article about the private-equity firm Blackstone's expected bid for Chrysler: http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/02/magazines/fortune/benner_blackstone.fortune/index.htm It provides a candid discussion of exactly what value the PE firms bring to the table (Hint: It has nothing to do with

Re: [PEN-L] American Monetary Act

On Apr 5, 2007, at 6:01 PM, Charles Brown wrote: I hope this ain't a LaRouchite or something. They like to take pretty good positions and spoil them by their act of taking them. Abolish interest ! Charles, what kind of Marxist are you? Abolish interest without abolishing the profit system?

[PEN-L] The American Monetary Act Conference

Stephen Zarlenga,Please visit AMI’s website for latest conference info: Director http://www.monetary.org Important New Speakers At the 2007 Conference include: Richard C. Cook, former U.S. Treasury official and author

[PEN-L] Sylvio Gesell. Natural Economic Order.

[Page from Wikipedia explaining the ideas of Gesell' eg., markets without capitalism.] Sylvio Gesell. Natural Economic Order. Available online at http://www.systemfehler.de/en/neo/, this is a classic book on Monetary Reform. This is the classic non-Marxist critique of capitalism by an

[PEN-L] Labor dispute at CSU Sacramento

Penners: Here is a link to my story on a labor dispute at CSU Sacramento: http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=305855 Seth Sandronsky _ MSN is giving away a trip to Vegas to see Elton John. Enter to win today.

Re: [PEN-L] American Monetary Act

On 4/5/07, Charles Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope this ain't a LaRouchite or something. That was my take... not that they're affiliated, but the 'pitch' is similar in some way that I just can't place... Leigh