[PEN-L] Saddam to run for Iraq Presidency

http://www.zaman.org/?bl=internationalalt=trh=20040921hn=12424 INTERNATIONAL 09.21.2004 Tuesday Saddam to Declare Candidacy for Iraqi Elections Overthrown Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who was arrested by US forces last December, reportedly plans to run as a candidate in the Iraqi elections

[PEN-L] Results of recent Canadian Federal Election

some measures against crime. It will be interesting to see how the NDP will act when Harper presents some of his more right wing proposals.Cheers, Ken Hanly

Re: [PEN-L] Results of recent Canadian Federal Election

No. But Harper was the Bush candidate and he was elected. Last time the Canada Steamship Candidate won. In Mexico it was the Coca-Cola candidate..Cheers, Ken HanlyJim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 1/26/06, ken hanly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: I guess there aren't many Canadian

[PEN-L] US aims to catch up and surpass China in Net control

[PEN-L] US aims to catch up and surpass China in Net control

The difference is that being democratic the US will not control it "openly" but secretly. Sorry for the tabula rasa. Cheers, Ken Hanly US plans to 'fight the net' revealed By Adam Brookes BBC Pentagon correspondent A newly declassified document gives a f

Re: [PEN-L] Sokal's Prank and Pomo

Zeilberger just writes stuff that is so transparently wrong and ignorant that one wonders why anyone would consider it worth posting. He says for example that the intersection of sets of great mathematicians or scientists with philosophers is a rapidly decreasing function of time. Two of the

[PEN-L] An oversight in the IAEA statement re Iran?

Item "m" in the text saysm) Recognising that a solution to the Iranian issuewould contribute toglobal non-proliferation efforts and to realising theobjective of a Middle East free of weapons of massdestruction, includingtheir means of delivery,It should readrealising the objective of a

Re: [PEN-L] Stanley Fish on the Cartoon Bruhaha

Why anyone would think such pompous drivel is even worth reprinting amazes me. So FIsh sets up a dogmatically defined liberal who really does not take moral and religious beliefs as a basis for policy or action and then compares them unfavorably to those who still have strong moral beliefs. He

[PEN-L] Iran joins union for politically correct name changes

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060216/D8FQD2FOB.htmlShades of freedom fries! Danish pastries are now flowers of Mohammed or something.

Re: [PEN-L] human wants unlimited question

I really dont understand alll that is going on in this discussion since I am not an economist. But here are a couple of points: 1) Even if the assumption is true that there are unlimited human wants it does not seem to follow that one would have the slighest interest in satisfying the most that

Re: [PEN-L] Query

That prompted a rightwinger to state that there is anunderrepresentation of Marxists in the economics departments because it isa discredited dogma.But surely neo-classical economics is also widely discredited and dogmatic yet it is dominant in economics departments. You should have explained why

Re: [PEN-L] Human rights in the Middle East

Revelations of torture and mistreatment are regarded not as failures of the US (and its allies such as the UK) except as failures in a media war. The solution is not to improve treatment and the human rights record of the US--as by closing Guantanamo and giving accused terrorists the rights to a

Re: [PEN-L] Sticking Up for the Bg Guys

Oh oh. So the CCF is not the C-operative Commonwealth Federation any more but some pro-business front group fooling consumers. The real CCF introduced the first comprehensive medicare programme in North America years ago in Saskatchewan. We now have in Canada the CPC also. The CPC was long

[PEN-L] Ewen Cameron versus Hebb

Hebb was actually a bit player in the CIA funded goings-on. The big player was Ewen Cameron at the Allen Institute. There is a whole CBC programme on the events called the "Sleep Room" and also several books. David Orlikow an NDP , MP sued the US govt. on behalf of his wife who was a subject of

[PEN-L] Vietnamese and South East Asia deforestation

Monday, February 20, 2006 (Manila Times) Vanishing forests result oftimber trafficking in SE Asia HANOI: Vietnam’s forests were once deemed endangered. There is little left now to worry about. The timber industry, having laid waste to the country’s green cover as well as

Re: [PEN-L] Forbes: The Economics of Prostitution

In particular, the assumption that there is no "third way" between wife and whore is problematic, if not outright offensive: "The third alternative, working in a regular job but not marrying, can be ruled out, since we assume that the only downside of marriage for a woman is the forgone

[PEN-L] Editorial opinion from Philippine newspaper

The editorial below appeared today in Malaya a national newspaper. It is leftish but the calls for Arroyo's resignation are coming from left, right, and center. Since Gloria has declared a state of emergency the press may soon be controlled. I was surprised that the Philippines is ranked rather

Re: [PEN-L] Forbes: The Economics of

Certainly there might be questions about some of the ethical presuppositions that seem to underly what Marx says but you simply ignore relevant aspects of the situation that Marx is describing. It is not so much that ugly men (or women?) should not have a shot at a beautiful woman as you put it

Re: [PEN-L] Forbes: The Economics of

As I recall the quote is from the Economic and Philosophical Manuscripts of 1848 the chapter on the Power or Money in Bourgeois Society. Shemano picks specific cases where there is an apparent contradiction between what Marx says and ethical concerns. At the same time he simply ignores those

Re: [PEN-L] Carlin Romano: racist

Oh well there are always the Chinese Communists and the wave of the future: capitalism with chinese characteristics..oops that should be socialism --- Doug Henwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug Henwood wrote: But your characterization of the left as being anti-modernist is only partly

[PEN-L] Statement by publisher of the Manila Daily Tribune

The paper was raided and supposedly shut down. Some authorities aknowledge the raid but some in the govt. seem to know almost nothing about it! Somehow the paper published today though it is supposed to be occupied! Martial law Publisher’s Note 02/26/2006 President Arroyo and her aides may

Re: [PEN-L] shi'ite vs. sunni query

--- Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't know the answer to your queries but I am not sure that the US are favoring the Shi'ites. The Shi'ites are simply reaping the benefits of having won the most seats in the new government as well as having powerful militias (just as the Kurds) who are

Re: [PEN-L] shi'ite vs. sunni query

The status of women under Hussein too is in stark contrast to their position in many neighbouring countries. Even during the interim government their rights were eroded and it is unlikely the constitution will be amended to give them to restore all their rights. --- Leigh Meyers [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L] Statement of Iraqi Women's Group

It says at the end representative abroad. I wonder if this is issued by someone outside Iraq then. I wonder if it is approved by the group or what. Is there some other Sharia Law than Islamic? Cheers, Ken Hanly Make it a day to say No! To Islamic Sharia law in Iraq! For secularism

[PEN-L] State of Emergency in the Philippines

This is from the Daily Tribune in Manila which was raided by police a couple of days ago and is supposed to be shut down!The press has been ordered not to report what is going on! Gloria must think she is in the US. By Gina Peralta-Elorde 02/27/2006 In an apparent withdrawal of support for

[PEN-L] URL for article on US troops in battle against Moros in the Philippines

This article provides excellent background and detail of the conflict in Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago. http://atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/HB25Ae04.html

[PEN-L] Support of Philippine Peso criticised

Stop propping peso, exporters ask BSP 02/27/2006 Stop propping the peso, exporters appealed to monetary officials after expressing alarm over intervention moves of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on the currency. The complaint over a strong peso was brought to the top leadership of the

[PEN-L] No evidence of moderation in tone!

This is the one newspaper that was raided and padlocked briefly under the Philippine State of Emergency proclamation. Seems the publisher is asking to be arrested. Others have decided to avoid arrest including some members of the legislature. 02/28/2006 Issuing Proclamation 1017, even if Gloria

Re: [PEN-L] Old Left/New Left

Surely Shemano is not misrepresenting the Marxist position on capitalism.Capitalism blocks the development of the productive forces. Capitalism itself is superior to feudalism in its development of the productive forces. Marx claims in the 1848 manuscripts even if captilaism involved equal

Re: [PEN-L] US now Cuba's biggest food supplier

Surely it isn't necessary to be saying something when you post an article. The poster may just think the info in the article interesting to the group. If Ulhas wanted to say anything presumably it would be clearer what he was saying if he had appended a statement indicating what he thought about

[PEN-L] U. of Philippines declares itself emergency free zone

NOTE: This is the main campus at Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila. 'DILIMAN REPUBLIC' DECLARES SELF AS EMERGENCY-FREE MANILA, March 1, 2006 (MALAYA) STUDENTS and professors yesterday declared University of the Philippines as a state of emergency-free zone, saying their academic freedom

[PEN-L] Poll of US soldiers in Iraq

Almost 90 per cent think that the war is in retaliation for Hussein's role in 9/11! http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12103.htm

[PEN-L] Shares down with lifting of Philippine state of emergency

It was widely speculated that the declaration would be lifted before Monday when the Supreme Court was to begin hearing arguments on the proclamation's legality. The president feared she would lose face and the court would declare it illegal. Strange no mention of that in this report. Investors

[PEN-L] Gloria sings her praises

No wonder GLoria is less popular than the dictator Marcos, after all she is an economist and educated in the US. Again in this article there is no mention of the upcoming Supreme Court hearings! It will be interesting if the Supreme Court will go ahead anyway but I doubt that will happen. They

[PEN-L] Supreme Court of Philippines requested to rule on legality of State of Emergency

Even though the state of emergency has been lifted, the Supreme Court might still rule on the legality of the order. However, I really doubt that this will happen. In fact many people think that the order was lifted precisely to avoid a possible declaration that it was illegal. SC told to rule on

Re: [PEN-L] ageing US population -- no crisis?

the report should be titled Only the Poor Die Young.. --- Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: March 10, 2006/NY TIMES Census Report Foresees No Crisis Over Aging Generation's Health By RICK LYMAN The next few decades will see an explosion in the percentage of Americans over the age of

[PEN-L] View from India of Philippine situation

Barun Roy: Dangerous ground ASIA FILE Barun Roy / New Delhi March 16, 2006 How could Gloria Macapagal Arroyo so easily forget the Filipino people’s fight against dictatorship of which she herself was a part. When Gloria Macapagal Arroyo replaced disgraced Philippine President Joseph Estrada

[PEN-L] Philippine Left Caucus Seeks protection in Legislature

Accused Philippine Lawmakers Find Refuge in Their Workplace Five vocal critics of the president have been holed up in Congress, hoping to avoid arrest. By Richard C. Paddock, Times Staff Writer March 16, 2006 MANILA — For nearly three weeks, five members of Congress have taken sanctuary in their

[PEN-L] Glorious market on Gloria's side

GMA: GLOBAL MARKET WILL PUNISH RP IF DESTABILIZERS WINS Note: Malaya is a daily newspaper. MANILA, March 17, 2006 (MALAYA) PRESIDENT Arroyo yesterday warned that the Philippines will incur the wrath of the global market if destabilizers succeed in toppling her government. Woe to the

[PEN-L] Case against Gloria filed at UN

GMA faces arbitrary detention raps at UN By Michael Punongbayan The Philippine Star 03/18/2006 President Arroyo has been accused of arbitrary detention by a group of human rights lawyers petitioning the United Nations (UN) Committee on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. The group Counsels for

[PEN-L] Philippine Govt. to use Ad Revenue to influence media

Don't other countries use similar pressure techniques to influence media? Palace to regulate all gov't ad budgets First posted 02:32am (Mla time) Mar 23, 2006 By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr., TJ Burgonio Inquirer Editor's Note: Published on Page A1 of the March 23, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily

[PEN-L] Former election official had fake passport (Philippines)

This is a recent commentary from the Manila Tribune the owner and two reporters are charged with sedition. This was the paper raided during the state of emergency. More troubles are piling up for the president. It is not clear how many more scandals can be tolerated or covered up. 03/24/2006

[PEN-L] US reconstruction aid to be withdrawn from Iraq rather than troops

By Thomas Frank, USA TODAY Fri Mar 24, 6:43 AM ET The head of the U.S.-led program to rebuild Iraq said Thursday that the Iraqi government can no longer count on U.S. funds and must rely on its own revenues and other foreign aid, particularly from Gulf nations. The Iraqi government needs

[PEN-L] Philippine nursing shortage

Not only is the pay for nurses ridiculously low govt. budgets for hospitals is not increasing enough so that more nurses can be hired. There are stories of nurses working for nothing just to get experience so they can get work overseas. My partner's niece's best offer so far as she graduates is to

[PEN-L] Bush refuses to obey the law

Bush shuns Patriot Act requirement In addendum to law, he says oversight rules are not binding By Charlie Savage, Globe Staff | March 24, 2006 WASHINGTON -- When President Bush signed the reauthorization of the USA Patriot Act this month, he included an addendum saying that he did not feel

[PEN-L] Fukuyama on Iraq!

The whole interview with Der Spiegel is available on the Information Clearing House site. Oil and/or advancement of American influence and power is never mentioned once in the interview as a possible reason for the war! Fukuyama: The metaphor I use for the theory the Bush administration was

[PEN-L] Clerical protest expects to be violently dispersed in Manila tomorrow

Notice that a permit was not even applied for. Many groups think that a permit should not be required for demonstrations. The earlier crackdown mentioned did not break any heads but there were clips on TV of a feeble old former vice-president being literally washed away by the powers of the

[PEN-L] Rise in Peso against dollar hurts Philippine exporters

8M Filipinos to lose jobs if peso stays at 51 04/01/2006 The peso at the current level of 51 per dollar will lead to massive bankruptcy among small export firms that would result in the layoff of a total of eight million Filipinos directly and indirectly dependent on export enterprises. This

Re: [PEN-L] All-out assault on UAW

Waistline writes And the UAW is going to be very alone in its efforts to protect the livelihood of its members. It is not like the UAW has a history of compassion towards the unorganized and poorer workers. Being a union means protecting the economic interest of your members at the exclusion of

Re: [PEN-L] British Government in secret talks about strike against Iran

There seems to be a deafening silence in most of the media about the renewal of US policy of pre-emptive war and attacks. The policy ia an obvious violation of the principle that it is simply an act of aggression to attack another country when it is not attacking you.No stretch of the imagination

[PEN-L] A new Cold War with Russia?

Russians Sense the Heat of Cold War Intensifying U.S. Criticism of Government and Its Role in Region Provokes Resentment By Peter Finn Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, April 3, 2006; A14 MOSCOW -- In this city, it's beginning to feel like a new Cold War, driven by what many people here

[PEN-L] Article on Alberta's Third Way health care system

Tillsonburg News is a small town ONtario newspaper Survival of the richest The World is a Circus William Thomas Monday April 03, 2006 The Tillsonburg News — Ralph Klein, the Premier of Alberta has taken time out from his busy schedule of driving around in the back of a limo and yelling at

Re: [PEN-L] A Cuban's take on China

produce a wide stram of essays on many contemporary themes.) The question hangs in the balance: if such huge social differences exist, what kind of socialism is coming about in China? If private enterprise prevails over state ownership, what is left of Karl Marx’s teachings? Is social

[PEN-L] US aid package for the Philippines

Note that a lot of aid is for the military and particularly anti-terrorism activity, including worn out helicopters! There is also a carrot (aka as a bribe) to encourage a ceasefire with the MILF in Mindanao. Bigger aid package from US at $131M

[PEN-L] Fraud in Philippine elections

Poll exec admits massive fraud in 2004 elections Interesting. Zero coverage of this fraud in Western press but lots about Belarus. Sanctions for Belarus but increased aid for Philippines. Cheers, Ken Hanly By Angie M. Rosales 04/04/2006 Election cheating was massive in the 2004 polls

[PEN-L] Pornography and Homeland Security

http://www.tampabays10.com/printfullstory.aspx?storyid=28229

[PEN-L] New Conservative Canadian government sucks up to US

We stand on guard for powerful against weak Canada now in U.S.-Israel camp over Palestinians By Haroon Siddiqui 04/02/06 Toronto Star -- -- We now know where the Harper government stands on the Arab-Israeli issue: squarely with Israel and the United States. Early this month, Canada was the

[PEN-L] Canadian government cuts funding to climate change programs

Tories plan cuts to climate change programs Last Updated Wed, 05 Apr 2006 23:10:06 EDT CBC News Forty per cent of this year's budget for climate change programs has been slashed from the departments of Natural Resources and Environment , CBC News has learned. The cuts include the much-advertised

Re: [PEN-L] Perry Anderson on Fukuyama

I read the whole review. It is pure idealism and discusses ideas with almost no tracing of relationships of them to the underlying economic basis from which they are dialectically related. It is academic intellectualism at its worst. Imagine even when Perry refers to the PNAC he fails to even

[PEN-L] Sitglitz interview with der Spiegel on cost of Iraq war

Trillion Dollar War The War Is Bad for the Economy Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, 63, discusses the true $1 trillion cost of the Iraq conflict, its impact on the oil market and the questions of whether the West can afford to impose sanctions on Iran. By Frank Hornig and Georg

[PEN-L] Now for some virtuous nuclear proliferation!

Bush Administration Unveils Nuclear Weapons Complex Blueprint By Ralph Vartabedian The Los Angeles Times Thursday 06 April 2006 The administration's proposal would modernize the nation's complex of laboratories and factories as well as produce new bombs. The Bush administration

[PEN-L] Rice blocking Chavez influence in Latin America?

Rice moves to block Chavez power play By Philip Sherwell in Washington (Filed: 02/04/2006) Condoleezza Rice, the American Secretary of State, is heading a concerted, but little-publicised, diplomatic effort by Washington to thwart the ambitions of Hugo Chavez, the firebrand Venezuelan President,

[PEN-L] Fertilizer hits fan in the Philippines

NOTE: It is common for important persons such as Bolante to disappear when asked to appear before a Senate investigating committee. Bolante disappeared to the US. The head of the elections committee also pulled a disappearing act when summoned. However the president has also ordered government

[PEN-L] Reconstruction downgraded in future US invasions

Interesting that the reporter can blithely report without even any comment that there will be future US wars obviously involving occupation of other countries! It is certainly unclear how the US could possibly create security and stability while the infrastructure and the basic needs of

Re: [PEN-L] Talk of tactical nuclear strikes against Iran more than bluff

Does the US not realize what this type of talk will have in China and Russia. Without the threat of WMD and massive retaliation no one who opposes US policy can hope for success. An arms race is the only effective counterforce to the PNAC conjoined with weakening US influence in economic terms.

Re: [PEN-L] Seymour Hersh: Bush actively planning to Nuke Iran

Exactly. The article makes it clear that there is no attempt to occupy Iran. The plan is to setback the development of any program to develop a nuclear bomb. At the same time it is hoped that the opposition will somehow rise up and take control of the govt. Just why this would ever happen is not

[PEN-L] The big lie about Iraqi mobile biolabs

This is an excellent example of covering up and ignoring evidence that counted against the WMD hypothesis. The idea that everyone believed on the basis of intelligence evidence that there were WMD is hogwash. What is closer to the truth is that the most important people in the coalition of the

[PEN-L] the war on Iran

The war on Iran All options, including the military one, are on the table. - US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld I announce, officially, that dear Iran has joined the nuclear countries of the world. - President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, saying on Tuesday that Iran had successfully enriched

Re: [PEN-L] Tiebout

But surely this is not at all against standard economic assumptions about preferences. I suppose the poor prefer Cadillacs and steaks to Chevettes and Kraft dinner but their revealed preferences show that they prefer cheap or no cars and cheap foods. Those in areas with few public services are

[PEN-L] Freedom Dies Quietly...John Pilger

Freedom dies quietly The bill marks the end of true parliamentary democracy; it is as significant as Congress abandoning the Bill of Rights By John Pilger 04/13/06 ICH -- -- People ask: can this be happening in Britain? Surely not. A centuries-old democratic constitution cannot be swept away.

[PEN-L] Philippine Bishops: Jesus was a destabiliser etc.

NOTE: President Gloria Arroyo constantly claims that the opposition are destabilizers and economic saboteurs. Here in Legazpi there is a Redemptorist school and monastery..on the fence there are huge banners telling Gloria to resign and commands to oust Gloria. I doubt that the Pope would approve.

[PEN-L] Sample of Monsanto TA (Technology agreement) for Roundup Ready Canola

This is a sample agreement from 2003. It is from a website hostile to GM seeds and there is no reference given, not a very bright idea but from what I can remember from reading Monsanto material some time back it seems to ring true. Note this is just one example. I am sure there are numerous

Re: [PEN-L] Coming to visit the U.S. from Canada? Your Passport please...

It is interesting that Stephen Harper the new Canadian prime minister is pro-Iraq war and pro-Bush but has achieved nothing through his friendlier attitude. The softwood lumber dispute is not resolved and with a new mad cow case an open border for cattle is probably light years away. Stockwell Day

[PEN-L] Many Arabs favor Nuclear Iran

from Reuters Most in the Arab world see the U.S. and European campaign against Iran as hypocritical, while Israel refuses to allow international nuclear inspections and is thought to have some 200 nuclear warheads. I want the whole region free of all nuclear weapons but if the West continues its

[PEN-L] Iraq: Cost of Upkeep of the MIlitary machine

Unforeseen Spending on Materiel Pumps Up Iraq War Bill Senate to Take Up Measure as Military Fights to Keep Guns, Tanks Working By Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, April 20, 2006; A01 With the expected passage this spring of the largest emergency spending bill in

Re: [PEN-L] softwood lumber update

OK. What does it all mean. After reading it it is not at all clear to me that it says a thing about rescinding the duty only recission of a shipper review of some entity called International Forest Products Corp. because it is not the first in the chain that knew the products came from Canada and

[PEN-L] More on Softwood Lumber dispute

The issue is complicated and the US has imposed duties for ages. If it loses a ruling it usually appeals and continues collecting. There also seems to be some conflict between WTO and NAFTA rulings. There was also conflict re wheat but that has been mainly resolved in Canada's favor however the

[PEN-L] Gloria's gag order unconstitutional (philippines)

This will enable the Senate to procede with investigations that were stymied by an inability to call witnesses from Armed Forces, police,and government. This decision may have an impact on two officers who were courtmartialed for appearing before senate against the orders of their superior who

[PEN-L] Letter to Bush from Scientists re US policy on nuclear weapons

The urgency of stopping the next US war in the Middle East is upon us. The US has drawn up plans to level a massive aerial assault against Iran. By Dr. Jorge E. Hirsch 04/23/06 ICH -- -- Thirteen of the nation’s most prominent physicists have written a letter to President Bush, calling U.S.

[PEN-L] Birth of New Iraq Govt.

Commentary by Majid Fiyadi in Iraq's Al-Badil al-Dimoqrati After a long gestation period, the Iraqi elephant gave birth to a masked wolf, to which they gave a loose name: national unity. This baby is not based on sectarianism as they claim, but it has a Shia head, Sunni hands and Kurdish legs...

[PEN-L] A new rationale for occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan

It seems to me that Iran has already virtually won against the US in Iraq! It would be nice if someone could contain the extreme impulses of the US. WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said that the United States must persevere in Iraq and Afghanistan to contain the

[PEN-L] Philippine President's Law restricting rallies unconstitutional

This is the second time within a week the supreme court has struck down proclamations of president Gloria CPR unconstitutional - Supreme Court Says that police cannot break up peaceful rallies MANILA (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out as unconstitutional a government order for

Re: [PEN-L] zero-sum game? [was: Vietnamese economic success]

Actually the term term dark satanic mills is from a poem by Blake and has nothing to do with the industrial revolution: The reference to dark Satanic mills, is not, as many think, a reference to steel or textile mills (which scarcely existed at the time of writing), but a satirical reference to

[PEN-L] softwood lumber update

This is a very slanted article. The US wants to make a deal while it has a Bush clone on the Canadian throne as prime minister. ALthough the article notes that the deal is rejected by some on both sides of the border it does not even mention the Canadian players. The agreement keeps a billion in

[PEN-L] The biggest gas station in the world

The Biggest Gas Station on Earth By Mike Whitney 04/26/06 ICH -- -- Oil finished at $72.35 at the close of the market on Tuesday. The current price per barrel is just one more damning bit of evidence that the Iraq war was waged on a mountain of lies. The oil industry is built on projections;

[PEN-L] Thomas Walkom on Softwood Lumber Deal

Deal ends myth of free trade Apr. 28, 2006. 01:00 AM THOMAS WALKOM Think of the latest deal on softwood lumber as a wake-up call — not just for those Canadians who make their living sawing down trees, but for all of us. It is a wake-up call in two ways. First, it demonstrates the futility of

[PEN-L] American Reality: Rags to rags; riches to riches

America's rags-to-riches dream an illusion: study By Alister Bull 04/27/06 -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - America may still think of itself as the land of opportunity, but the chances of living a rags-to-riches life are a lot lower than elsewhere in the world, according to a new study published on

[PEN-L] Sanitizing the welcome mat in Bulgaria

Sofia Under Siege as Condi Comes to Town Bulgarians rally against war and empire by Raina Borisova Elderly citizens of Bulgaria's capital say they can't remember anything like this even in the 1970s, the time of the Brezhnev Doctrine that followed the 1968 Prague Spring events, when the country

[PEN-L] Police, Armed Forces prepare for May 1 (Labor day) in Philippines

Troops, tanks roll from Bonifacio to Aguinaldo AFP gearing up for Labor Day ‘war’ 04/30/2006 Malacañang’s fears of a critical mass formed through massive rallies on Labor Day Monday by anti-Arroyo groups which could lead to President Arroyo’s ouster in the same fashion that she and her elite

[PEN-L] State Department Criticises Canada re Arar case!

The criticism re the Arar case is outrageous. Arar was yanked off a plane while in transit to Canada, rendered to Syria where he was jailed and tortured. The Canadian govt. had an investigation. The US refused to co-operate at all. They claim he should have been jailed but the Canadian government

[PEN-L] Maher Arar case

INDEPTH: MAHER ARAR Maher Arar: Timeline CBC News Online | Updated Feb. 17, 2006 Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen born in Syria in 1970, came to Canada in 1987. After earning bachelor's and master's degrees in computer engineering, Arar worked in Ottawa as a telecommunications engineer On a

[PEN-L] Excerpt from Iraqi (Riverbend) blog

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article12920.htm Meanwhile, the new puppets (simply a rotation of the same OLD puppets), after taking several months to finally decide who gets to play the role of prime minister, are now wrangling and wrestling over the ‘major’ ministries and which

[PEN-L] collapse of the greenback?

The Inevitable Collapse of the Greenback By Mike Whitney 05/03/06 ICH -- -- Why is George Bush destroying the dollar? Or is it Bush? Maybe, it is the Federal Reserve, the privately owned group of 12 central banks that prints our money and sets the policy? A UK Telegraph article on Tuesday

[PEN-L] MIke Whitney on the housing bubble

I couldnt find much on WHitney except that he writes a lot and is columnist for counterpunch. He is an American renter I gather! This article was written a year ago in July. I thought that Pen-Lers might have comments on his arguments overall. His general arguments seem interesting enough to a

[PEN-L] Bush's Baghdad Palace

Baghdad anger at Bush's undiplomatic palace Daniel McGrory, Baghdad May 04, 2006 THE question puzzles and enrages a city: how is it that the Americans cannot keep the electricity running in Baghdad for more than a couple of hours a day, yet still manage to build the biggest embassy on earth?

[PEN-L] Iranian Oil Bourse (update)

Note: According to what I can find out the bourse is just registered but no announcement was made when it would open. It is already several months behind schedule and there was no mention of who would be using it. There are actually four bourses presently trading oil but Whitney is right that

[PEN-L] Court dismisses rebellion charges against five leftist representatives (philippines)

NOTE: The Batasan (parliament bldg) five are 5 leftist legislators that have been staying in the philippine legislature (Batasan) since Feb. 28. They would be arrested if they left and were under the protective custody of the house under an arrangement with the police. The legislators were

[PEN-L] Expansion of refineries (US)

I have always wondered how you grow businesses such as refineries. This article repeats the refrain that I have read in several articles that one problem is that it is difficult to build refineries because of US regulations and I suppose the NIMBY syndrome. Is there more investment in refineries

[PEN-L] US violates NPT

This is old but still very relevant. It is quite rare that any mention in the mainstream press is made that Israel has nuclear weapons or that Pakistan and India, Iran's neighbours managed to develop them without the West going ballistic but even less rare is any mention that the US is itself a

[PEN-L] Buchanan on Baiting Putin

Why Are We Baiting Putin? by Patrick J. Buchanan (N)o legitimate interest is served when oil and gas become tools of intimidation or blackmail, either by supply management or attempt to monopolize transportation, thundered Vice President Cheney to the international pro-democracy conference in

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