Put out the flames! This was the title of a plea by Eric Garris and Jared Israel 5 days ago, on antiwar.com. � � It was in response to a growing split over how to interpret the looming Yugoslav elections. The red baiting that started the flare-up, was not the rather sedate commentary that Jared just posted. No. � It was a much nastier and sexist piece, written by Justin Raimondo, entitled 'The Gloria La Riva Syndrome: In Answer to Jared Israel'. � � This phoney copycat Rightist, whose trademark style is to imitate pictorally, Matt Drudge- Right Wing superstar, launched into a shrill abuse of the Workers World Party vice-presidential candidate, as he tried to paint a picture of both Jared and Gloria as being some sort of neo-Mao duo. Jared Israel and Alex Cockburn are just 2 of the many Leftists that have tried to work with the Rightist Libertarian element that inhabits the realm of antiwar.com. � � The fact that they do so, is an act of desperation stemming from the inactivity and refusal to mobilize forces, that characterizes the majority sector of the US Left. � � Especially the trade union and Green Party sectors, but also including many other groups, further still to the left. It is becoming clear, that the US elections and the Yugoslav elections, will both contribute to the complete breakup of this desperate effort to fashion some sort of antiwar activity from the scratch of Nader-like enertia. � � Antiwar.com does not represent a dependible antiwar tendency. � � The problem is... neither does the Green Party. Now might be the time for a Left effort to coalesce some sort of antiwar coalition, centered on opposition to US interventionism in Colombia. All those crowds going to go hear Nader.... where will they be after November when Gore continues the Clintonist program of neo-liberalism, with a gun and a smirk? � � Where will Nader be? � � He'll probably be talking about tires and campaign finance reform. Now is the time to make the effort to unite all LEFT tendencies willing to mobilize in the streets. � � � Redbaiting is to be expected by Rightists, Jared. � � This, they will do. <According to people in Yugoslavia the vote situation is rather good. Don't believe what you read in the papers.> Jared Israel Jared, a fairly evenly split vote while under attack as Yugoslavia is, is a terrible sign of non-support for the Milosevic group. � � Yugoslavs were offered the chance to jettison Milosevic to not get the Iraqi treatment, and a huge percentage went for it. � � There is no overwhelming desire to fight on alone, while the European and US Left turns it back on giving them solidarity. Tony Abdo _______________________________________________ Crashlist resources: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/crashlist
