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2003-03-11 Thread soula avramidis
I think in all Hakki's veiws on how society reverts to a patriachial tribal social order in times of crisis, and overall disarticulation are well presented. I really do not know enough about the presonal history of Ocalan and now i do not think that this matters in this context since we know the

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2003-03-11 Thread Hakki Alacakaptan
I didn't open the can of worms willingly, as you will recall. My position is: Know the man for what he is, but the less said the better. I don't advocate the condemnation of Ocalan or the PKK at this point since the Kurds of the Southeast have chosen him as their leader for better or

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2003-03-11 Thread Louis Proyect
soula avramidis wrote: I think in all Hakki's veiws on how society reverts to a patriachial tribal social order in times of crisis, and overall disarticulation are well presented. There was nothing of the sort presented here. This was what we heard from Hakki: Paradoxically, the forcible and

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2003-03-11 Thread Hakki Alacakaptan
|| -Original Message- || From:Louis Proyect || || Paradoxically, the forcible and violent disbanding of Indian tribes || during the founding years of the republic probably helped this process || and was thereforely ultimately beneficial to both the Indians and the || Americans. What

Re: RE: Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: Ocalan - II

2003-03-11 Thread Louis Proyect
Hakki Alacakaptan wrote: What Indians? They were exterminated. Or do you equate the disruption of feudal society with the American indian genocide? Of course. I am not a social Darwinist. I am opposed to Walt Rostow modernization schemas even when they are cloaked in Marxist rhetoric. The notion

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2003-03-11 Thread k hanly
: Hakki Alacakaptan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:28 AM Subject: [PEN-L:35460] RE: Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: Ocalan - II || -Original Message- || From:Louis Proyect || || Paradoxically, the forcible and violent disbanding of Indian tribes || during

Re: Re: Ocalan - II

2003-03-11 Thread phillp2
] Subject:[PEN-L:35469] Re: RE: Re: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: Ocalan - II Date sent: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 14:01:14 -0600 Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the United States alone there are over 100 tribes with populations over one thousand and a total population of over

Re: Re: Re: Ocalan - II

2003-03-11 Thread Doug Henwood
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a footnote to Ken's post, at the time the Europeans invaded North America the total aboriginal population in what is now Canada is estimated at approximately 500,000. If that figure is close to correct, then there are now three times or more aboriginals in Canada than

Re: Re: Ocalan - II

2003-03-11 Thread Bill Lear
On Tuesday, March 11, 2003 at 17:16:56 (-0500) Doug Henwood writes: ... As a footnote to Ken's post, at the time the Europeans invaded North America the total aboriginal population in what is now Canada is estimated at approximately 500,000. If that figure is close to correct, then there are now

Re: Re: Re: Re: Ocalan - II

2003-03-11 Thread phillp2
much so, a contemporary issue. Paul Paul Phillips, Economics, University of Manitoba Date sent: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:16:56 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Doug Henwood [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[PEN-L:35480] Re: Re: Re: Ocalan

RE: Re: Ocalan - II

2003-03-10 Thread Hakki Alacakaptan
|| -Original Message- || From: Louis Proyect || || || Hakki: || You read what the best of the Turkish Marxist left thought of || Ocalan. Now || let's see what investigative reporter Ugur Mumcu had to say. In || 1993, Mumcu || was working on his book The Kurdish Dossier in which he said

Re: RE: Re: Ocalan - II

2003-03-10 Thread Louis Proyect
Hakki: Never heard of Mumcu eh? You're scoring big today. Anyway, since you're obviously slightly less receptive to evidence than Perle is to Blix, I'll call it a day. If anyone's interested in the rest, you got my email. Actually, your best bet would have been to forward information from a

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2003-03-10 Thread Hakki Alacakaptan
|| -Original Message- || From: Louis Proyect || Hakki: || Never heard of Mumcu eh? You're scoring big today. Anyway, since you're || obviously slightly less receptive to evidence than Perle is to || Blix, I'll || call it a day. If anyone's interested in the rest, you got my email. || ||