Can someone tell me why the Indonesians (with power) _want_ East Timor? The
most I've heard is that Indonesia has a large number of islands and if you
let one area go, they rest might follow (the domino theory). But since East
Timor is a recent acquisition, you'd think the powers that be in
On Tuesday, September 7, 1999 at 10:00:38 (-0400) Doug Henwood writes:
Michael Perelman wrote:
How do these people coordinate their signals? Do they check with the
State department?
Yes. That's how elite journalists work. ...
Much of it done, Brit Hume style, over tennis with the
Michael Perelman [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/07/99 12:48AM
How do these people coordinate their signals? Do they check with the
State department?
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Charles: Does a bear ahem in the woods ?
CB
Jim D. asked what the Indonesians want. Bill Lear mentioned oil.
In addition, they fear other separatist movements
Now, the Timorese face a grim choice. Brutality under Indonesia or the
imposition of a neo-liberal regime under the "UN-US" leadership. The brave
fighters deserve a better
Jim Devine wrote:
Can someone tell me why the Indonesians (with power) _want_ East Timor? The
most I've heard is that Indonesia has a large number of islands and if you
let one area go, they rest might follow (the domino theory). But since East
Timor is a recent acquisition, you'd think the
ASIET News Updates - September 7, 1999
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* Race against genocide!
* Bishop attacked as army take over Timor
* Surge of nationalistic, anti-foreigner posturing
* Australian unions imposes sanctions on Indonesia
* Timor's political cleansing
* Army conspires
My only response to this--and the ad hominem speaks for itself and the
intellect/integrity of its author (you have no idea what I am or what I do
or whether or not I am indeed a leftist or a "leftist")--is that nothing I
wrote speaks of a "nostalgia" for ancient cultures (although I must admit
This message was no doubt sent as sarcasm, but as such it fails. It is
merely an abstract of an attempt at model building and therefore impossible
to judge.
There also seems to be some confusion as to the relationship between science
and capitalism and traditional societies.
If by science
Michael,
I can't think of a specific article dealing with that specific topic at
the moment, but I would recommend Rayomond Lau's article on the
implications of the 15th Party congress of *1997* as a major step toward
privatization of public assets, in, I believe, the january 1999 edition of
Is now online at http://www.panix.com/~lnp3/archive99.htm
CHINA AND MAOISM:
--Why the fuss over Mao?
--Propaganda over Pol Pot
--Falung Gong in historical context
--China, Taiwan and imperialist bellicosity
LATIN AMERICA:
--Revolution in Colombia, part 1: historical background
--Revolution in
The full reference on the book I mentioned
yesterday is
Ralph H. Abraham, _Chaos, Gaia, Eros_,
1994, New York: Harper Collins.
He is a mathematician and one of the genuine
founders of chaos theory. But this is a very
speculative book bringing in traditional views from
many cultures in
"The Science of Monetary Policy: A New Keynesian Approach"
BY: RICHARD CLARIDA
Columbia University
JORDI GALI
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Department of Economics and Business
New York University
Department of
In addition to the citations provided by Charles, see:
Beatrice Lumpkin, "The Pyramids: Ancient Showcase of African Science and
Technology," in Ivan Van Sertima (ed.): _Blacks in Science: Ancient and
Modern_, incorporating _Journal of African Civilizations_, April November
1983 issues (vol. 5,
Could we not just say that during times, such as the Vietnam war, the capitalist
class becomes confused about its interest? I did not see anybody talking about
good vs. bad capitalists. Instead, their confidence wains and they become more
vulnerable to challenges.
Johnson's policies were
Carrol Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/07/99 01:50PM
Plato remarked that no revolution would succeed unless
the ruling class became divided against itself.
((
Charles: That's interesting. Seems to me that an undivided ruling class could be
defeated by a fully united oppressed mass
I wrote:
(When the NYT split with Johnson over the
Vietnam war (even about tactics and strategy) and when it split with Nixon
over Watergate, that represented a pretty explicit split in the US ruling
class.)
Carrol writes:
This is of course correct in substance, but I think marxists should
Mr P.A. Van Heusden wrote:
Marx for Beginners is a disgrace, if you ask me. It's a badly written,
confusing account of Marxism. At least the version I read.
I was thinking of "Trotsky for Beginners" by Tariq Ali which is quite
good.
Sam P.
Jim Devine wrote:
(When the NYT split with Johnson over the
Vietnam war (even about tactics and strategy) and when it split with Nixon
over Watergate, that represented a pretty explicit split in the US ruling
class.)
This is of course correct in substance, but I think marxists should be
At 09:30 AM 9/7/99 -0500, you wrote:
On Tuesday, September 7, 1999 at 10:00:38 (-0400) Doug Henwood writes:
Michael Perelman wrote:
How do these people coordinate their signals? Do they check with the
State department?
Yes. That's how elite journalists work. ...
Much of it done, Brit Hume
LP, quoting Steve Shalom:
.. . . But there are some
cases where the level of human rights violation is so massive, where
hundreds of thousands or even millions of lives are at stake, that one
might want to permit some exception to the general prohibition against
humanitarian intervention.
"But
The Democratic Socialist Party calls on all supporters of democracy to
mobilise to demand that the Australian government insist that the United
Nations authorise the immediate dispatch of Australian troops to East
Timor. The task of these troops must be to assist the East Timorese
resistance
On Tuesday, September 7, 1999 at 06:55:07 (-0700) Jim Devine writes:
Can someone tell me why the Indonesians (with power) _want_ East Timor? The
most I've heard is that Indonesia has a large number of islands and if you
let one area go, they rest might follow (the domino theory). But since East
Michael Perelman wrote:
How do these people coordinate their signals? Do they check with the
State department?
Yes. That's how elite journalists work. On public policy and foreign
affairs, their chief sources are government officials, with elite
think tankers and professors coming next. On
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The Internet Anti-Fascist: Friday, 3 September 1999
Vol. 3, Numbers 71 (#324)
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FASCIST ORGANIZING
Eric Cumins reports that anyone in Tennessee prisons declaring
him/herself a Marxist was automatically given the death sentence. Is
this law still on the books?
Sam
Michael Yates wrote:
Next month I will begin teaching a class at a maximum security state
prison in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Be careful.
Short,
clearly writtten articles that illustrate features of the political
econmy might be especially useful. Thanks.
I would recommend *The
ASIET News Updates - September 6, 1999
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* Refugees flee as East Timor burns
* The butchery begins in East Timor
* International community betrays the Timorese people
* Expelled activist tells of Indonesia's payback
* Jakarta's bloody hands: military back
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