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Book Reviews: Hella Pick's "Guilty Victim: Austria from the Holocaust to Haider" (235pp, IB Tauris, £24.50). reviewed by Martin Woollacott (The Guardian), 12 Aug 00 Movie Review: Jose Luis Cuerda's "The Butterfly." reviewed by Lorenza Munoz (Los Angeles Times), 10 Aug 00 Art Review: Dinos and Jake Chapman's "Hell." reviewed by Roger Boyes (The Times [of London]), "British Holocaust art shocks Germans," 11 Aug 00 Material On Lieberman Sharon Samber (JTA), "Lieberman draws no line between religion, policy," 7 Aug 00 Index to Three FTP Supplements On Lieberman Real Political Correctness: Rightwing Quote of the Week: What's Worth Checking: 10 stories -------------------------------------------------------------------------- LATEST ANTI-FASCIST READINGS UPGRADED AT <anti-fascism.org> We've updated the section at <http://www.anti-fascism.org> that carries the latest journals of interest to anti-fascists and others opposed to action- oriented hatred and bigotry. 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In addition, you can read the latest technical e-journals like the Center for Democracy and Technology's Police Post, EPIC from the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Netaction Notes, and Net Future. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEB SITES OF INTEREST: Ireland and the Spanish Civil War -- No Pasaran! <http://members.tripod.co.uk/spanishcivilwar/> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOOK REVIEW: Mislaying Hitler: ... Austria's struggle to forget in Hella Pick's Guilty Victim: Austria from the Holocaust to Haider Martin Woollacott (The Guardian) 12 Aug 00 Guilty Victim: Austria from the Holocaust to Haider by Hella Pick 235pp, IB Tauris, £24.50 In the late summer of 1943, British and American intelligence analysts thought they had detected signs that Austria was turning against the Germans. Italy had surrendered, Austria was being seriously bombed for the first time, the casualty lists from the eastern front were lengthening and there was much complaining in what the Nazis called the Ostmark. In an attempt to induce a rising - or at least to cause trouble - the Allies issued the Moscow Declaration, which described Austria as "the first free country to fall victim to Hitlerite aggression", pledged to establish an independent Austria after the war and called on Austrians to contribute to their own liberation. It fell on deaf ears. There was no revolt, and no great increase in an internal resistance that had always been modest in scale. But the Moscow Declaration proved of extraordinary significance once peace came. It was the birth certificate of post-war Austria, enshrining a fiction which both the Allies and the Austrians knew to be untrue, but which everybody found so useful that it was maintained for decades. Its consequences are still with us today. In her timely book, Hella Pick skilfully traces the line that, through the twists and turns of nearly 60 years of Austrian and international politics, connects the Declaration to Jorg Haider today. A child refugee from Austria who was brought up in England, Pick later frequently returned as a Guardian correspondent to the country of her birth. She has been on close terms with some of its great men, including Bruno Kreisky and Simon Wiesenthal. One virtue of her account is that it demonstrates how the concept of Austria as victim of the Nazis was, stage by stage, a product of collusion between the new state and its western friends. Another is that it shows how Austria's denial of its Nazi past, and continuing appeasement of those Austrians who clung to that past, perplexingly coexisted with a genuinely humane tradition. That tradition made it a country of refuge for hundreds of thousands fleeing the eastern bloc, a neutral state which took courageous diplomatic initiatives and an admired social and economic model. The Declaration was wrong on every count. Austria was not a free country in 1938, but its citizens freely welcomed the Nazis - and with an enthusiasm that went beyond anything seen in Germany. The Austrian Nazis enrolled proportionally more members during the war years than the party did in Germany. According to one analysis, Austrians, who constituted 8 per cent of the population of Greater Germany, provided 14 per cent of the SS and an amazing 40 per cent of the men in killing units such as those at concentration camps. When the post-war Austrian leadership looked at the problem of de-Nazification it recoiled in horror, for registered Nazis and their families constituted a third of the population. Many of them, of course, were ordinary men and women who could be defined as victims of their times. But the public reconciliation between Austrian conservatives and social demo crats, whose hostility to one another had contributed so much to the country's inter-war troubles, was matched by a hidden compromise with this ex-Nazi constituency. Austrians, the author writes, "mentally mislaid the Hitler years", a trick which allowed politicians to work with the parties that drew on that constituency. As she shows, political arrangements with the Freedom Party and its predecessors are nothing new. They were in and out of bed with the Social Democratic Party for nearly 40 years, until Chancellor Franz Vranitzky brought the alliance to an end when Haider became the Freedom Party leader. Perhaps it is understandable that the Freedom Party complains about being pilloried today for doing what the Social Democratic Party did in the past with only intermittent controversy, both inside and outside Austria. But Haider is a different kind of leader from his predecessors, and the party is no longer on the margins of Austrian politics. What is more, the reasons why the world turned a blind eye have all but disappeared. The cold war is over, Austria is in the European Union, the understanding of the second world war and of the fate of the Jews has shifted and the dangers of xenophobic nationalism have been freshly demonstrated in the Balkans. Furthermore, right-wing extremism is a significant problem in several western democracies. From the mid-80s on, with the scandal over Kurt Waldheim's election as president, the Austrian political establishment has increasingly been ready to face the truth about the past and, belatedly, to offer some restitution. The unhappy fact is that these are precisely the years in which Haider and the Freedom Party have prospered. The problem this represents is not Austria's alone. As in the past, the theatre of Austrian politics is both that of a small and rather provincial country and that of the world - a difficult combination for both sides, as this book makes amply clear. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOVIE REVIEW: Spanish director targets war's impact on his people Lorenza Munoz (Los Angeles Times) 10 Aug 00 Jose Luis Cuerda, the director of "The Butterfly," is not accustomed to Hollywood. This is, after all, his first U.S. release. Born in Albacete, in Spain's region of La Mancha, Cuerda, 53, doesn't speak English. But his Spanish is laced with self-deprecating humor and congeniality. Cuerda had an unorthodox childhood -- his father was a professional poker player. Although it was illegal in Spain then to gamble, Cuerda's father made a decent living. When Cuerda turned 14, the family moved to a new home in Madrid -- a flat his father had won in a poker game. The family remained in Madrid, where Cuerda began writing short stories. As an adult, he found film to be a natural extension of storytelling. From 1969 to 1987, he worked as a television director and writer. But by 1988 he was making movies full time. "The Butterfly," which opens Friday in the South Bay, is based on author Manuel Rivas' prize-winning collection of stories. It is a coming-of-age tale about losing innocence and the moral dilemmas people face during wartime. Told from the perspective of an 8-year-old child, the story begins as a tale of friendship between the young, frail boy and his grandfatherly schoolteacher, played by the legendary Spanish actor Fernando Fernan Gomez (who was recently hospitalized with cancer but is recuperating). With guidance from his teacher, Moncho, played by Manuel Lozano, learns about growing up, including how to woo girls, avoid fights and discover the wonders of nature in the forests of Galicia. "At one point people suggested that if I changed my ending, more people would come and see the movie. But it would not have made sense to have the boy become a hero, that he become John Wayne. I don't make movies with comfortable situations, I make them to reflect a reality," Cuerda said. "War is very impacting. It's not common to have the internal and spiritual consequences of war explored in a film. . . . I just think that is lamentable. I mean a dead man is a dead man. Death should be one of the most horrible things you can see." The film is set in the 1930s, and soon the dark shadow of fascism clouds everybody's life. Cuerda, who owns land in Galicia, was mindful of the particular nature of Galicia and Gallegos (people from that region). A poor region with spectacular natural surroundings, it was one of the first regions of Spain to fall under fascism. All cast members, with the exception of Fernan Gomez and two other actors, are natives. To find the right boy for the part, Cuerda interviewed thousands of children in the region's elementary schools. He found Lozano, who had no acting experience. Cuerda, who directed such films as "Captain Estrada's Widow" (1991) and "The Animated Forest" (1987), says he wanted to explore how fear and survival can bring out the worst in people. The Spanish Civil War has been a common theme in Spanish cinema recently. After nearly 40 years under Francisco Franco's iron grip, Cuerda says it is important for Spaniards to come to terms with their past. Perhaps through cinema a national dialogue can heal wounds, he said. "In Galicia things are still not talked about," he said. "I mean if you live there and you look around you, it may be that your neighbor killed your uncle, so it's better not to talk about it. There are people in Spain who say, `Enough about the Civil War!' "But these are the people who did things that they don't want people to know about. Not talking about it would be to put a Band-Aid on the wound." Rated: R (nudity, a brief sex scene, violence) Director: José Luis Cuerda Writer: Rafael Azcona, based on a short story collection by Manuel Rivas Cast: Fernando Fernan Gomez, Manuel Lozano, Uxia Blanco, Gonzalo Uriarte, Alexis de los Santos, Jesus Castejon Running time: 1 hour, 36 minutes In Spanish, with English subtitles -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ART REVIEW: Hell Dinos and Jake Chapman British Holocaust art shocks Germans Roger Boyes (The Times [of London]) 11 Aug 00 BERLIN -- A British attempt to shatter Holocaust taboos is shocking Germans who are unaccustomed to seeing models of Nazis and their victims in graphic poses. Piles of corpses, bloody limbs, people who have been hanged, castrated or raped are on view at the Kunst-Werke Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition, entitled Hell, is being mounted by the controversial artists Dinos and Jake Chapman. The photographs of the plastic models, taken by Norbert Schöner, who does fashion shoots for Prada and Vogue, are supposed to provide a foretaste for the main work, which is to be shown in London this autumn. The Chapman brothers took more than two years to construct an 8 sq metre hollowed-out swastika filled with models performing scenes from the Holocaust: bodies shovelled into a crematorium; the shooting of civilians. The large colour photographs of this Hieronymous Bosch-like inferno now occupy the walls of the gallery. Upstairs there are Chapman versions of Goya's sketches Disasters of War; the horror of Goya's almost journalistic drawings still trumps the Chapmans' lurid vision. "I am deeply, deeply upset, please don't talk to me," a teacher who had visited the gallery to see if she could bring her class there for an outing said. "I would never take children here." The Social Democrats recently held their summer party in the gallery without realising that the Chapman brothers were in control of the walls. As the guests looked up at the pictures, party chatter died away. Some were fascinated, others shocked to the point of being sick. The exhibition's director, Anselm Franke, admits: "There have been a few cases of shock." He emphasises that the exhibition tends to polarise visitors. Many stare silently at the photographs, go upstairs to see the Goya prints and the Chapman versions, then come back to see the photographs again as if to put the Nazi models in perspective. "This is all about how the Holocaust should be depicted and the Chapmans have provided a very precise commentary," Herr Franke says. "They are playing with fantasies that already exist." Art critics here are equally stunned. "Pictures of chopped-up tin soldiers in SS uniforms who are being castrated by skinhead mutations certainly adhere to the British preference for sensation, Nazi-trash and sexploitation," says Harald Fricke, of Tageszeitung. Another critic spoke of "splatter art", the logical if perverted continuation of a trend begun with the pickled sheep of Damien Hirst and the soiled sheets of Tracey Emin. Nine photographs are on display. One wall shows Nazis as criminals, another shows the systematic killing (with victims and criminals bearing remarkably similar faces) and a third shows the retribution in Hell: cloned monsters ripping to pieces the Nazis who experimented upon them. The shock comes from the precision of the painting and the poses of the models. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATERIAL ON LIEBERMAN Lieberman draws no line between religion, policy Sharon Samber (JTA) 7 Aug 00 WASHINGTON D.C. -- Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) has been in public life a long time and has left an extensive public trail of votes and positions on the issues. But when Al Gore named the two-term U.S. senator and former Connecticut attorney general as his running mate this week, as much was initially made of Lieberman's religion as his record on the issues. Lieberman, who is Orthodox, will be the first Jew in U.S. history to be named to a major national party ticket. Perhaps this scrutiny on his religion comes because Lieberman's religious convictions form the base for his political beliefs. His record shows him to be a moderate Democrat who crosses party lines on certain issues. His moderate approach fits most of the agendas supported by mainstream Jewish organizations. On many domestic issues, such as gun control, abortion and hate crimes, Lieberman supports much of what those organizations stand for: some increased gun control, the right of a woman to choose and national hate crimes legislation. One issue that may define him as a candidate — and at the same time divides the American Jewish community — is school vouchers, government money that could be used for private schools. Lieberman co-sponsored legislation in 1995 that would have provided vouchers to low-income parents so they could choose to send their children to attend public, private or parochial schools. Most Jewish organizations oppose school vouchers, fearing even indirect government funding of parochial schools would still violate the separation between church and state. But Orthodox groups side with Lieberman. "Certainly he has been one of the key champions of school choice in the Senate," said Abba Cohen, director and counsel of the Washington office of Agudath Israel of America. Lieberman's plan doesn't directly provide vouchers, but it is an incentive program and an "important step," according to Cohen. Another issue that may demonstrate Lieberman's pragmatic approach is his stance on prayer in public schools. While he generally opposes such prayer, in 1992 Lieberman spoke out against a Supreme Court decision that struck down prayer in school graduation ceremonies. "Students who are graduating will lose much more than they will gain from the prohibition of prayer at their graduation," he said. The Supreme Court this year said student-led prayers at high school football games are not constitutional. The court is expected to address the issue of student-led prayers at graduations in the coming term. Lieberman also takes a centrist approach to foreign policy. A strong supporter of Israel and foreign aid to the Jewish state, Lieberman did not want to put pressure on the administration to advance an American peace plan while Israeli-Palestinian negotiations were going on last year. In a letter to the administration from 81 senators led by Lieberman, he said, "It would be a serious mistake for the United States to change from its traditional role as facilitator of the peace process to using public pressure against Israel." The letter praised Israel's support of the Oslo accords and cited Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat's threats of violence. Nevertheless, at the National Prayer Breakfast last year, Lieberman, over objections from some American Jewish groups and congressional lawmakers, welcomed Arafat and prayed that God would guide him and Israeli leaders in the path to peace. Lieberman also has showed his disapproval for the administration's use of a waiver to postpone moving the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in the interests of national security. In 1999, Lieberman and nine other senators sent a letter sternly warning President Clinton against invoking the waiver, saying it would be inconsistent with the intent of Congress. "Non-fulfillment of the law does no good to the U.S.-Israeli relationship or to prospects for Arab-Israeli peace," the letter stated. Clinton exercised the waiver at that time, but he indicated after the failed Camp David summit last month that the administration would reconsider its position. Lieberman's Orthodoxy plays a major role in his politics and he is not afraid to say so. "One of the great values of American society, which I believe is shared by most all Americans, is a belief in God," Lieberman once said. In an interview several years ago with Reuters, Lieberman said that his religious upbringing and religious education contribute to his identity. "And who I am determines how I vote on particular issues," Lieberman said. Lieberman has said he would break Shabbat in cases of an emergency and he has walked from his Georgetown home to the Senate, several miles across Washington. But one of the most memorable stands that Lieberman took was not on a policy issue, but rather on Clinton's behavior during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. In September 1998, just a few weeks after Clinton admitted he had a sexual relationship with Lewinsky, Lieberman was one of the first Democrats to speak out and he chose the Senate floor as his venue. He called Clinton's behavior "disgraceful" and said the implications of the Clinton scandal were so serious that he felt a responsibility to his constituents and his conscience to voice his concerns publicly. "Such behavior is not just inappropriate. It is immoral. And it is harmful, for it sends a message of what is acceptable behavior to the larger American family," Lieberman said. "I am afraid that the misconduct the president has admitted may be reinforcing one of the worst messages being delivered by our popular culture, which is that values are fungible. And I am concerned that his misconduct may help to blur some of the most important bright lines of right and wrong in our society," he said. Lieberman's strong moral stand showed his character, many analysts say, and will help Gore distance his ticket from the problems of the Clinton administration. But even as he rebuked the president, Lieberman showed his loyalty to the Democratic Party and to Clinton, an old friend. "Let us as a nation honestly confront the damage that the president's actions over the last seven months have caused, but not to the exclusion of the good that his leadership has done over the past six years, nor at the expense of our common interest as Americans," he said. While Lieberman said that Clinton's behavior should be followed by "some measure of public rebuke and accountability," Lieberman eventually voted against convicting Clinton on the two impeachment articles that he faced in the Senate in 1999. - - - - - INDEX TO THREE FTP SUPPLEMENTS ON LIEBERMAN The Internet Anti-Fascist: Saurday, 12 August 2000 FTP SUpplement #161 (#451) -- Part 1 Lieberman: Dealing With Anti-Semites; Dealing With Religious Conservatives 1) Lieberman Pick As Gore Running Mate -- Behind the Mask: V.P. Candidate's Role As Virtuecrat, Dangerous Record On State-Church Issue & "Tipper Stickers" Raises Concerns American Atheists News 7 Aug 00 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/tinaf/tinaf451.txt> - - - - - The Internet Anti-Fascist: Sunday, 13 August 2000 FTP SUpplement #162 (#452) -- Part 2 Lieberman: Dealing With Anti-Semites; Dealing With Religious Conservatives 2) Reuters, "NAACP Chief Denounces Member for Lieberman Remarks," 9 Aug 00 3) Michael Carney (Reuters), "Anti-Semites Use Internet to Attack Lieberman," 8 Aug 00 4) Alan Elsner (Reuters), "Lieberman Brings God Squarely Into Campaign," 8 Aug 00 5) AP, "Remark On Lieberman troubles NAACP," 9 Aug 00 6) American Atheists News, "Media, Political 'Churn' OVer Lieberman Pick Continues Along State-Church Questions," 9 Aug 00 7) Anick Jesdanun (AP), "Web Co's Combat Anti-Semitism," 9 Aug 00 <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/tinaf/tinaf452.txt> - - - - - The Internet Anti-Fascist: Monday, 14 August 2000 FTP SUpplement #163 (#453) -- Part 3 Lieberman: Dealing With Anti-Semites; Dealing With Religious Conservatives 8) Brooks Boliek (The Hollywood Reporter), "Lieberman eyes 'X-rated world'," 9 Aug 00 9) Pamela McClintock (Variety), "Lieberman to continue crusade vs. Hollywood," 9 Aug 00 10) Christian Boone (Sonic Net), "Al Gore's Choice For Running Mate Sounds Sour Note With Music Industry," 11 Aug 00 11) Elsa C. Arnett (San Jose Mercury News), "Lieberman pick shows fragile black-Jewish ties," 11 Aug 00 12) Anthony Boadle (Reuters), "Lieberman a Close Ally of Miami's Cuban Exiles," 14 Aug 00 13) Subject: Lieberman=Antichrist? / Date: 08/08/2000 / From: Chump <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> / Usenet post to: <alt.bible.prophecy> 14) Subject: Lieberman: America's Final Litmus Test / Date: 12 Aug 00 / From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yitzhak Shitsack) / Usenet post to: <alt.politics.white-power>, <alt.politics.nationalism.white> <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/tinaf/tinaf453.txt> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT'S WORTH CHECKING stories via <ftp://ftp.nyct.net/pub/users/tallpaul/publish/story6/> APBnews.com, "FBI Claims E-mail Snooper Protects Privacy," 21 Jul 00, "The FBI today defended its controversial e-mail snooper, saying it protects the privacy of innocent people because, unlike conventional wiretaps, it can be configured to identify only the senders' and recipients' addresses." <1621.txt> Norman Solomon, "Convention Hospitality and Police Brutality," 24 Jul 00, "Once again, Americans will be watching the extravaganzas known as the Republican and Democratic national conventions, this time in Philadelphia and Los Angeles. Both events are underwritten by business patrons; both cities are notorious for police misconduct. Hospitality and brutality -- the contrasts could hardly be more extreme. As thousands of delegates and journalists converge on the City of Brotherly Love in eastern Pennsylvania, the welcome mat is embossed with great riches. The Republican convention beginning Monday is brought to you by movers and shakers of Wall Street. The Grand Old Party's jamboree will cost in excess of $50 million, mostly supplied via corporate donations. The same sort of financing is in the pipeline for the Democratic convention (estimated price: $35 million) a couple of weeks later. The symmetry of the largess is breathtaking." <1622.txt> Paul Weinberg (IPS), "World Governments Move to Stifle Protest, Says Activist," 18 Jun 00, "Governments around the world are moving more aggressively to pre-empt protest, a trend that has been highlig hted by recent episodes of harassment of free trade and globalisation protesters, sa ys activist Amit Srivastava. Srivastava, climate justice co-co-ordinator for the San Francisco-based Corporate Watch, was one of two US non governmental organisation (NGO ) workers who were prevented from attending a counter teach-in on the oil indus try at the start of last week's World Petroleum Congress in Calgary. The latter event was attended by industry officials, energy experts and government representatives." <1623.txt> Feminist ALERT, "Oppose Attempts to Gut Critical Clinic Violence Amendment," 20 Jun 00, "As you read this, the U.S. Senate is determining the fate of an important amendment to combat violence at reproductive health facilities. The amendment, authored by Senator Charles Schumer (D- NY), and passed 80-17 by the Senate earlier this year, would prevent those who commit acts of clinic violence from using bankruptcy proceedings to escape paying the penalties for their violent acts. Now, as Senators negotiate a final version of bankruptcy reform legislation, anti-choice leaders are attempting to water down the Schumer amendment to the point of meaninglessness." <1624.txt> AP, "Anarchists, police clash a year after riot," 19 Jun 00, "Police fired beanbag rounds and arrested at least 12 people to break up a march by about 80 anarchists who took to the streets last night after smashing an effigy of a police officer. Marking the first anniversary of an anarchist riot here, anarchists marched through downtown Eugene, moving from the Lane County Jail and the city's main post office before heading into a business district. Dozens of officers in full riot gear broke up a crowd of anarchists playing a game in the street, firing several beanbag rounds from shotguns before dividing the crowd into smaller groups." <1625.txt> Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting, "Does Rush Know Sports? Recent broadcast showcases Limbaugh's trouble separating sports & politics," 19 Jun 00, "ABC Sports' audition of Rush Limbaugh for the job of Monday Night Football color commentator has sparked much discussion in the media. Some reports say that Limbaugh will not be hired unless ABC has assurances that he won't bring his ideological bent into his sports analysis. The following excerpt- -a factually misleading analysis of professional tennis from a recent Limbaugh show (6/8/00)-- suggests that he might have a problem separating the two:..." <1626.txt> Amnesty International, "Increase in executions and amputations [in Arab Countries]," 19 Jun 00, "Executions in Saudi Arabia are continuing at an alarming rate. Eight foreign nationals, including a woman, were executed or had limbs amputated between 16 and 19 June. Five were executed on the same day. So far this year Saudi Arabia has executed 60 people, 25 of them in the past month. It is impossible to know the names of all those on death row or how many face execution in the next few days and weeks. Of those executed this year 19 have been Saudi Arabian and 37 foreign nationals, from Nigeria, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen, the Philippines, Ethiopia, Egypt and Iraq. The nationality of four others is not known. The number of reported amputations as punishment has also increased significantly this year. To date Amnesty International has recorded 24 amputations, seven of which have been cross amputations - amputation of the right hand and left foot. The organization recorded two amputations in the whole of 1999." <1627.txt> Earl Ofari Hutchinson ( Los Angeles Times), "The hinge of America's racial divide is its brutal mistreatment of blacks: Congress Must Apologize for Lasting Evils of Slavery," 20 Jun 00, "A couple of years ago, when Rep. Tony Hall (D-Ohio) asked Congress to officially apologize for slavery, he was blasted from pillar to post. Irate whites called his resolution wasteful and racist. Many blacks ridiculed it as much too little and much too late. On Monday, Hall reintroduced the resolution, which has been expanded. Hall wants Congress not only to apologize for slavery but to set up a commission to examine slavery's legacy, fund education programs to study slavery's effects and establish a national slavery museum. Almost certainly he'll be hammered again with the argument that it's unfair to blame today's whites for slavery, and that blacks have had a century and a half to shake off its horrors. This is a wrong-headed and fallacious argument." <1628.txt> Dave Silver (New York Times, Letter), "Peru and U.S. Imperialism," 3 Jul 00 <1629.txt> Reuters, "UN Says Sanctions Have Killed Some 500,000 Iraqi Children," 21 Jul 00, "A senior U.N. official said Friday about half a million children under the age of 5 have died in Iraq since the imposition of U.N. sanctions 10 years ago. Anupama Rao Singh, country director for the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF), made the estimate in an interview with Reuters." <1630.txt> * * * * * In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. __________________________________________________________________________ FASCISM: We have no ethical right to forgive, no historical right to forget. 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