Yes, Gene, good point, and I wouldn't know whether to agree or not with Dr. Harvey, not having the facts myself. It just seemed yet to add yet another grain of sand into what seems to me to be extremely complex and "hidden agenda" heap of reasons to go into this war.
cheers gill ----- Original Message ----- From: gene mock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Gillian Apter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: joni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 9:00 PM Subject: Re: Oh, no, not another f.... ing link!! NJC > thanks gillian, interesting read except for the fact we stopped being a > manufacturing country years ago. we assemble many things here, but the > manufacturing is done out of country. labor is cheaper not to mention the > lack of benefits. we have become a country of consumers. the only > exception is probably munitions---------so perhaps dr. harvey is correct. > thanks again gene > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gillian Apter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "joni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 8:04 AM > Subject: Oh, no, not another f.... ing link!! NJC > > > > I know some (or the silent majority?) are tired of all this back and forth > > about the war (yes, it seems to be a a fait accompli already doesn't it?) > but > > I was sent this link about the possible "real reasons" behind the US > > determination to go into Iraq with blazing saddles. > > > > I don't say I agree or disagree with this... I just found it fascinating > > reading. Here's a quote:- > > > > "In a series of packed lectures in Oxford, Professor David Harvey, one of > the > > world's most distinguished geographers, has provided what may be the first > > comprehensive explanation of the US government's determination to go to > war. > > His analysis suggests that it has little to do with Iraq, less to do with > > weapons of mass destruction and nothing to do with helping the oppressed. > > > > The underlying problem the US confronts is the one which periodically > afflicts > > all successful economies: the over-accumulation of capital. Excessive > > production of any good - be it cars or shoes or bananas - means that > unless > > new markets can be found, the price of that product falls and profits > > collapse. Just as it was in the early 1930s, the US is suffering from > > surpluses of commodities, manufactured products, manufacturing capacity > and > > money. Just as it was then, it is also faced with a surplus of labour, yet > the > > two surpluses, as before, cannot be profitably matched. This problem has > been > > developing in the US since 1973. It has now tried every available means of > > solving it and, by doing so, maintaining its global dominance. The only > > remaining, politically viable option is war. " > > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,897766,00.html > > > > Peace > > Gill (in Madrid
