G'day Hugh,
I see Robert Service's new biography of Lenin is, whilst much more generous
and sublte than, say, Pipes's hatchet job, also pretty damning of Lenin's
philosophying. Reckons he was nothing special as a theorist. That said,
when Lenin got to apply his book-learning to reality, reali
It is clear that since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the
Cold War the middle east is currently of no strategic interest to Washington
and its imperialist subalterns. Consequently Washington is seeking to get
the
Middle East as a security problem out of the way by cobbling up a de
A good read, Hugh - and one I can't do justice on grounds of great dollops
of ignorance and very few dollopettes of spare time. So I leave chunks of
your argument out - point it out if I misrepresent you as a consequence.
I've a few quibbles, anyway, natch.
Just for clarity's sake, here's your t
G'day George,
>Bob you mention Kautsky. Do you where any of his writings can be obtained
>on >the internet. I am also interested in getting my hands on translations
>of >Martov's writings too.
No, mate. Seems the mainstream has forgotten Kautsky, and the left won't
have a bar of him - so he app
